By: Joseph Jacobs (1912).
This was an interesting story that ended with a valuable lesson.
There was a chatty king who was always talking. Talking so much that nobody could ever get a word in.
One day, these two wild ducks went to the talkative tortoise and asked him if he would like to go back to the Golden Cave where they lived. The tortoise agreed and decided to go with them.
The one condition was that the tortoise had to hold a stick in-between his teeth while the wild ducks each held one end as they flew through the sky. As they were flying, the tortoise couldn't help himself and spoke a word. In doing so, the tortoise let go of the stick and fell to the ground.. breaking into two.
The talkative king saw this and soon realized the tortoise represented himself. He was talking so much that it was ultimately hurting himself and his relationship with others.
Could change: characters
story line (do I want the main characters to be talkative?)
the ending (do I want a character to be injured?)
what type of lesson do I want to convey?
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