Tommy Tortoise Takes a Bath

Tommy Tortoise lives on land; water is not his thing. He stays at the edgeof the water, watching his turtle friends play and splash in the river. Theyinvite him to come in, but he s afraid to try swimming. Tommy stays on dryland, sad and lonely. But his friends see him and understand his problem, so they swim back acrossthe river and climb out. That way they re all able to spend time together! Afterit begins to rain, all the animals are wet, and Tommy flips over and slips towardthe water. With the encouragement of his friends, he decides to be brave andtry something new. Now he can spend time with his friends and enjoy the waterin ways he couldn t before. In this children s story, a tortoise who is afraid of swimming discovers that withhis friends encouragement, he has the courage to try something new.