Turtles can live to 125 years, which is very old. Turtles have four flippers to swim and crawl on the sand. Turtles are green; some are brown. Turtles have ears, but you can't see them. When they're scared they hide in their green hard shells. Turtles are very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, slow. Turtles have a pattern on their heads and flippers. Turtles live in coral reefs. Turtles get stuck in trash, so don't put trash in the oceans. Turtles eat jellyfish.
The bed was covered with a brand new bedspread - colorful and bright, with doggie faces. Across the room, the other bed had been draped in a matching bedspread and pillowcase. Now that Ellie's and Amy's beds were so beautiful and cute, the girls promised their Dad and Mom that they would make their beds every morning before eating breakfast. "And Milkshake will remind us to make our beds," said Ellie, "because she is going to sleep beside me." (Milkshake was Ellie's favorite stuffed animal, a snow leopard that came from the Noah's Ark gift shop.) That night, long after Amy had fallen asleep, Ellie whispered to Milkshake, "I made some mistakes when I drew a picture of my new bedspread - and the problem is, I couldn't find an eraser anywhere . . . . Could you look for an eraser for me? Just leave it under my pillow." And Ellie finally slid into Dreamland. The next day, as Ellie rolled over, wrapped up in her colorful blanket, she remem...
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