Bella-Anima

The Turtle in The Tree By Kirsty de Paor In my school there is a rule that everybody knows, There is a certain place that you should never, ever go. Down the lane beside the park there is a lonely tree, And in the branches up above, a turtle, big and green. He lives there in a great big nest, and looks out of the tree, And if he sees you walking by, he'll chase you down the street. "Don't go there," the big kids say, "whatever you may do!" The turtle in the apple tree will bite you clean in two!" So we all walk another way, for fear of what may be, Though we have never even seen the turtle in the tree. One day when I was walking home f