Once, a hungry tortoise found out that some birds were preparing for a great feast up the high wall outside the forest. So, he gathered feathers and stuck them to his body. The birds did not recognise him and asked, “You have the most unique feathers. Who are you?” The sly tortoise replied, “My name is ‘All of us’. Help me fly with you.” The birds carried the tortoise to their feast. Seeing the food, the tortoise asked, “Who will eat all this food?” The birds replied, “All of us.” The tortoise ate all the food saying, “That would be me.” The angry birds pecked till all his feathers fell off and left him on the high wall. The tortoise requested, “Tell my wife to lay out mattresses so that I may land safely.” However, the birds told his wife to bring out the furniture. When the tortoise jumped, he fell on the wooden furniture and broke his shell.
The Sly Tortoise
