The Little Turtle

A Recitation for Martha Wakefield, Three Years Old

There was a little turtle. He lived in a box. He swam in a puddle. He climbed on the rocks.

He snapped at a musquito. He snapped at a flea. He snapped at a minnow. And he snapped at me.

He caught the musquito. He caught the flea. He caught the minnow. But he didn’t catch me.