Ted the Turtle

Jared picked up the baby turtle and ran into the house. “Mom, look what I found!” he said breathlessly. Jared’s mother inspected the turtle. It was about the size of Jared’s hand. “Hm, I wonder if it’s a box turtle.” “Can I keep it as a pet, Mom? Ple-e-ase?” She smiled. “Maybe we can try, since it’s just a baby. We have an old aquarium in the attic.” Jared gingerly put the turtle in a box for safekeeping and ran to bring the aquarium down. He put mud, grass, and sticks inside. He filled a...