Ursa tale # 17 of 64
Ursa Opened His Mouth
Wide. He knew there were pigs in the shed, but not snapping turtles. He saw their huge heads bobbing in the hay mound. Ursa climbed up. The snapping turtles were pale green and soft, without shells. The male lay on his belly in the hay, and the female lay on her belly too, on top of the male. They curled towards each other. The male arched his neck back and stuck his beak into a V-shaped crevice under the female’s chin. Then he arched his tail end back. They fit like a comfy sweater sleeve over a newel post. They made a circle together. The snapping turtles cried with pleasure and rolled over on their sides. They could barely move. They were sweaty. The female grew big in the belly, fast. Ursa took a clean rag, knelt, and dabbed the sweat. Ursa Opened Ver Mouth
Wide. Ve knew there were pigs in the shed, but not snapping turtles. Ve saw their huge heads bobbing in the hay mound. Ursa climbed up. The snapping turtles were pale green and soft, without shells. The male lay on his belly in the hay, and the female lay on her belly too, on top of the male. They curled towards each other. The male arched his neck back and stuck his beak into a V-shaped crevice under the female’s chin. Then he arched his tail end back. They fit like a comfy sweater sleeve over a newel post. They made a circle together. The snapping turtles cried with pleasure and rolled over on their sides. They could barely move. They were sweaty. The female grew big in the belly, fast. Ursa took a clean rag, knelt, and dabbed the sweat. |
Ursa Opened Her Mouth
Wide. She knew there were pigs in the shed, but not snapping turtles. She saw their huge heads bobbing in the hay mound. Ursa climbed up. The snapping turtles were pale green and soft, without shells. The male lay on his belly in the hay, and the female lay on her belly too, on top of the male. They curled towards each other. The male arched his neck back and stuck his beak into a V-shaped crevice under the female’s chin. Then he arched his tail end back. They fit like a comfy sweater sleeve over a newel post. They made a circle together. The snapping turtles cried with pleasure and rolled over on their sides. They could barely move. They were sweaty. The female grew big in the belly, fast. Ursa took a clean rag, knelt, and dabbed the sweat.  COLORING PAGE
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posted 15 April 2012
