"His thoughts are too scattered, just give him a moment to collect." This advice within the high pitched laugh of a well-meaning mother. The tour guide had simply meant to ask her son a simple question, how could the guide know that the son had no intention of answering?
"Well." The guide sputtered, looking for a simpler way to ask the stubborn child with almond eyes if he liked the zoo. Finding nothing suitable, he reached into the cage behind him and pulled out a red snapper. "Here, hold it."
The child held his hands out and mewed with delight. He took the turtle and smiled at the shape of its tale.
A zookeeper rushed out. "Goddamn it, Johnson
| hero | Turtle |
|---|---|
| villain | Zeno |
| goal | Go the distance |