1. Turtle Trouble
By Amy Upshaw and Salem de Bezenac
Illustrated by Agnes de Bezenac

2. Mom
asked
me wh
floor i y the
n my
was al room
l wet
.
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3. “ I don’t
know .”
I said .
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4. Mom
the b then
ucket saw
hidden I had
batht in the
ub. “W
bucke hat’s
t doin this
g her
she a e?”
sked
.
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5. “ I don’t
kn ow .” I
said .
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6. Mom
up th then
e tur picked
hidden tle I had
batht in the
ub. “
this t And w
urtle hat’s
here? doing
” she
asked
.
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7. “ I don’t
know .” I
said .
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8. “Buck
ets an
turtle d
just g s don’
et int t
batht o the
ub on
own ” their
. said m
om
.
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9. I fo und the
in the garden,
turtle
was get ting him
and ut then
some water, b
d the wa ter all
I spille
over th e floor .
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10. I don’
t wan
more t any
time-o
I don’ uts
t wan .
to be t mom
upset
.
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11. So I to ld mom
that I wasn’t
going to put
turtles in the
athtub anymore .
b
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12. But she
wasn’t
upset a
bout th
turtle; e
she was
unhappy
because
didn’t t I
ell her
the
truth
.
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13. “I w ould have
helped care for
th e turtle.”
s aid mom.
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14. Think!
Think!
Think!
Oh, I
get it
!
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15. Te lling the
t ruth wo rks much
better th an lying.
I’ll try t hat next
time.
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By Amy Upshaw & Salem De Bezenac
Illustrated by Agnes De Bezenac
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