Week Nine Reading: Congo, Part B

the Turtle and the Man by Richard Edward Dennett (1898).

One day a turtle and a man moved into an uninhabited town. They built it there from scratch. But, when they were done they realized they had no food. The turtle decided to build a large trap with the man. Then, they decided that it was too big. So, they split it in half. But, the turtle's half was better because the next day there was an antelope waiting in his, while the man's was empty. The turtle celebrated his win. In all the commotion, an ox came out of the woods. He asked what the commotion was. The turtle explained and asked if he could help him carrying it to his house. Once at his house, he told the ox to go get some water and he would cut up his share. While the ox was gone, the turtle hid all of it in his house and refused to leave regardless of the ox demanding his share. The ox, then, set out on a revenge course. He was going to destroy his trap. But, he was quickly ensnared and died. Then, the turtle did the same celebration and con game with a leopard. However, when the turtle went to retrieve the leopard, he jumped out of the trap and killed the turtle. Then, he went into his house and ate all the meat he had been harboring.

This is a picture of an African tortoise. Source: Flickr

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