Turtle's Flute
A Brazilian folktale
Once upon a time,
on the banks of a river,
Turtle played her flute.
When Turtle played,
all the animals listened.
Lions, elephants,
butterflies,
snakes and monkeys
danced to Turtle's music.
One day
a man heard Turtle's music.
Ahh, he thought,
that must be Turtle making music.
that must be Turtle making music.
Turtle would taste very good right now."
So he called out,
Turtle!
Show me your beautiful flute.
Turtle
slowly walked to the door
and held out her flute.
But the moment the man saw Turtle,
But the moment the man saw Turtle,
he grabbed her by the neck
and began to run.
Turtle tried to cry for help,
but she couldn't make a sound.
but she couldn't make a sound.
She closed her eyes,
holding tightly to her flute
for good luck.
When the man reached his hut,
he put Turtle
into a cage
and shut it.
Then
he turned to his children:
Don't let Turtle out of her cage.
Don't let Turtle out of her cage.
And off he went to the fields.
And off he went to the fields.
The children began to play outside.
The children began to play outside.
Turtle sat very still inside her cage,
Turtle sat very still inside her cage,
thinking about the father's words.
thinking about the father's words.
She began to play a sweet tune on her flute,
She began to play a sweet tune on her flute,
She began to play a sweet tune on her flute,
and the children ran to the cage.
and the children ran to the cage.
Is that you playing,
Turtle?
they asked,
their eyes wide with wonder.
Yes,
Turtle said.
She kept on playing,
for she could see
the children were delighted.
At last
she stopped.
I can dance even better than I can play, she said.
I can dance even better than I can play, she said.
I can dance even better than I can play, she said.
Would you like to see?
Oh, please! the little boy cried.
I'll show you
how to dance and play at the same time,
how to dance and play at the same time,"
how to dance and play at the same time,"
said Turtle.
But you must open the cage.
But you must open the cage.
There is no room in here."
So the little boy
opened the cage
and Turtle
began to dance and play.
began to dance and play.
The children laughed
and clapped their hands,
for never
had they seen such a wonderful thing.
had they seen such a wonderful thing.
Then Turtle stopped.
Don't stop!
the children cried.
Oh, Turtle groaned.
My legs are stiff.
If I could just walk a little bit to loosen them ...
If I could just walk a little bit to loosen them ..."
Don't go too far,
the little girl cautioned.
Come right back.
Never fear,
said Turtle. "You wait right here."
said Turtle. "You wait right here."
Turtle
crawled off toward the jungle.
crawled off toward the jungle.
The moment
she was out of sight,
she raced all the way back to her house.
she raced all the way back to her house.
Nobody ever found Turtle again.
Nobody ever found Turtle again.
But to this day,
if you stretch your ear, you can listen
if you stretch your ear, you can listen
to the sweet sound of a flute in the forest.
to the sweet sound of a flute in the forest.
to the sweet sound of a flute in the forest.
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