1) The boy finds a turtle in the garden and tries to give it a bath in the bathtub, spilling water all over the floor. 2) When his mother asks why the floor is wet, the boy lies and says he doesn't know. She then discovers the bucket and turtle hidden in the bathtub. 3) The boy realizes he should have told the truth from the beginning, and promises his mother he won't put turtles in the bathtub anymore or lie in the future.

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 .
2

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
.
3

5. “ I don’t
kn ow .” I
said .
4

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
.
5

7. “ I don’t
know .” I
said .
6

8. “Buck
ets an
turtle d
just g s don’
et int t
batht o the
ub on
own ” their
. said m
om
.
7

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
.
9

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
!
13

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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