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The Turtle Story

Dear Suzane,

I want to let you know that they was a turble trajedy at Mike's house this mornin . When I got over there, I found out that his little sister's turtles, Winky and Pete had both been found diseezed. She said that the older one, Pete, died from new mona cuse he had been coffin and sneezin a lot. And, the smaller one died suddenly when she stepped on it.

Hislittle sster, Margie, told me that the older one was named Pete cause his neck was skinny and reenkled just like her grandpa Pete. And, Winky was named that way cause he was always blinkin his eyes. Margie said they both was just like members of her family cause they had been with her almost 4 weeks. She said she had been teachin them tricks. She had been tryin' to teach them to roll over but they was shaped the wrong way.

When I got there she was sniffin and Mike had his arm around her. He said that he had promised her that we would give winky and Pete a proper barrel. I was glad that I had been with granddaddy to so many funerls. Otherwise I might not know how to do it.

Mike had already dug two holes in the backyard and had Margie's little chair near the holes so she could see good. Me and Mike talked about it for a while, then he went inside and got his mama's Bible from under the coffy table. We had put winky and Pete in two crayon boxes which we had to empty out. But, Margie said she wanted to leave the blue crayon in winky's box, and, she put the yellow one in pete's. She said it was their favorites.

Me and Mike stood up at the graves and said how sorry we was for Margie's believement and for the sudden loss of her favorite turtles. I told Margie that the Bible said that Jesus was in heaven and that he had appeared in heaven with Moses and Elijah. Mike said that now maybe he'll appear with winky and Pete. Margie said that she hopes so.

Anyway, I took the Bible and held it so Mike could put his hand on it. Then I said," Mike, do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, So God may help you?" Now, Mike can really be silly and he likes to laugh and carry on. But, this time he was real serus when he said," I do." Then Mike held the Bible for me to put my hand on it and he said" Charles, do you solemnly swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so God may help you?"" I do."

then, I picked up Pete and handed him to Mike. We knew which was which cause Margie had wrote their names on the boxes. I prayed," oh, lord, we do give Pete the turtle back to you cuz there's not much margie can do with a dead turtle." Then I said," in the name of the father and in the name of the son..." And Mike said," and, into the hole he goes." Then, Mike put him real soft down in the hole.

then, I picked up winky and handed him to Mike and said," dear Lord, we do give winky the turtle back to you. And we know he is a little flatter than he was, but, we know you can fix him." Then, I said," in the name of the father, and in the name of the son..." Then, Mike said," and, into the whole he goes."

well, Suzanne, I wish you could have been there. Margie said it was a real nice service and she believes she could see winky and Pete in heaven right there with Jesus. Me and Mike is talking about going into the ministry.

your friend,

Charlie