Rocky the Turtle

by Arianna
(Wisconsin)

When my grandpa was a little boy he had a pet turtle named Rocky. He didn't really know how to take care of a turtle so he just decided to feed it a lot food. And I mean a lot of food. That led to Rocky getting so big, so gigantic, and so strong that he could pull my grandpa around the lake he lived on.

When Rocky pulled my grandpa he also splashed the people sitting on the docks. Since Rocky was so heavy he sunk. Right now Rocky lives on the bottom of the lake. The residents of the lake visit him by tapping Rocky's shell with their boat paddle.

Rocky is also know as "big rock" so the people just visiting the lake think Rocky is a rock, not a turtle.