A year after the wedding and the two of us have found ourselves teaching English. At my school, the kids LOVE it when I read them a book. Even though it's not Japanese, they get a kick out of hearing their English teacher tell a story in his native tongue. And of course there's the drawings, too. So, in honor of my beautiful wife, I've decided to write out our story... A brief summation of our story- but interpreted through the eyes of a second grader. Anyway, without further ado, here you have it.
Two Turtles
There once was two turtles.
A boy turtle and a girl turtle.
The two turtles met in college,
and it wasn't very long before the two became best friends.
They studied together, they played together,
they ate lettuce and sang beautiful songs together.
They were, after all, best of friends.
During their time at Turtle University,
the boy Turtle had the chance
of a lifetime to go and study abroad.
He would travel many miles away
to learn about other types of turtles
and all their different and peculiar shells.
He got to experience many new things
and made many new turtle friends.
But eventually, he had to go back
home to Turtle University.
He was sad to leave his new friends
but happy to see his best friend back home.
When he arrived at home
there she was,
waiting.
The two turtles had so much to talk about.
The boy turtle told the other about all his new friends and all the fun and exciting shells he saw.
She too had many exciting and fun things to tell him. So the two stayed up all night and talked...
And when morning came they weren't done talking!
So they continued to talk and tell stories...
laughing and crying,
dancing and singing,
walking and running,
together.
For days...
and weeks...
and months....
In fact, the two turtles kept on all the way till they graduated from college.
And after that they didn't know what to do.
"Should we go find turtle jobs?"
they thought,
"should we go become Turtle professors?"
The thought of being "Dr. Turtle" was appealing;
however, something just wasn't right.
The turtles thought.
...and thought.
Till one day the girl turtle remembered
all those stories they use to tell each other
and all the fun they remembered having.
So the two turtles decided to go
and visit all those places, together!
They packed their bags and brought
as much stuff from home as they
could fit on their shells.
Then they swam.
...and swam.
...and swam.
...and swam.
And when they arrived,
they found a nice shady place to sleep.
They must have been tired.
And when they woke up,
they were amazed to see and experience all the new
and wonderful things around them.
And that was the start
of their turtle adventures together.
The END.
Happy Anniversary Carmon!
I LOVE YOU
Mason, You should be a writer and and illustrator! That was so cute! Will and I have been reading your blog together. We wish we could be in Japan with you both! Good Luck and keep writing!
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