There is a toy at my mums house that is having a bit of an identity crisis. It’s a yellow Turtle shape sorter. I think it may even have been in the navy for a while as it sports a rather fetching blue hat not too dissimilar to those that navy officers sport.
We find it frequently with its shell off and going for random walks around my mums living room, or simply lounging around on the sofa watching TV. We don’t find it too unusual to see the turtle without his shell. After all, shells are quite heavy, right?
What was unusual though, is what happened one day last week.
Little Z playing as he normally does came running to ask for a piece of bread. After persuading him to eat a chicken sandwich I relented and gave him some bread and he ran off happily.
Shortly afterwards I went to see if Little Z had eaten his bread and was ready for lunch. And that’s when I made the discovery. The Turtle behaving a bit oddly. As if it were a duck. Same expression….Same smile…but acting like a duck.
Little Z was sat on a chair obliging this identity crisis and throwing bits of bread to the Turtle. And the Turtle enjoying this new life and experience of being fed, like a duck at a park.
The two were having such a good time I stopped short of telling Little Z off for throwing bits of bread all over the carpet and instead tried to make the revelation that his friend was not who he was claiming to be…
“Little Z – that’s not a duck! Its a Turtle!”
Little Z, in full support of his little friend, simply retorted:
“It’s a duck! Duck go Meck Meck Meck”
“Ummm…you mean Quack Quack?”
“No…Meck! Meck! Meck!”
Hmmmmmmm.
Brilliant post, made me smile. I can see his point, he does look rather like a duck!
He does, to be fair, but it was just so funny to see him feeding it bread!
It looks quite ducky to me. I especially like the hat at a jaunty angle. Does it sing ‘in the navy’ too. 😉
Hehe not that I’ve noticed yet, I’ll have to ask Little Z!
Ha brilliant – that was so sweet. Don’t blame him for thinking it was a duck – how many yellow turtles do you know?
That is a good point…maybe a sick / too much partying turtle?
I would say a duck at first glance despite the lack of beak. Perhaps a cross breed lol x
Hehe – ooh I hadn’t thought of that!
Now to be perfectly fair to little Z, it looks like a duck but without the bill. I think he’s got a fab imagination to visualise that and to relate real-life experience.
Its amazing isn’t it? I like this imagination phase!
Super cute post. Well done: love the duck. I mean, turtle.
We are calling him duck …for now 😉
It does look like a duck to be fair! 😉 x
Hehe he does. We haven’t caught him doing any more duck feeds so we think he might have gone back to being a turtle.
So cute! I love how their imagination develops at this age – great to watch (and funny too!) xx
I know! It’s so lovely to watch isn’t it?
That’s a cute turtle x
Turtle / Duck you mean? 😉
is say turtle 🙂
Ahh Little Z would disagree with you!
Are you sure it’s not a whale?? 😉
Hahaa! Oh, now you mention it….
Maybe ‘Meck, Meck, Meck,’ is turtle for ‘Quack.’ Think I’m as crazy as Z. :0) x
That is true – the Meck Meck bit (not the crazy bit ;))
Could use of imagination
It’s lovely watching them isn’t it? He’s not done it since though!
Yep, definitely a duck.. Poor thing!
Hehe – Ooh I dunnooo…..he does have a shell…is there such a thing as a duck turtle?
Yep, definitely a duck. Surely everyone knows turtles don’t eat bread! 😉
Hmmmm….they don’t do they? Maybe he’s just a very good con turtle artist?
Kids just say what they see don’t they? Bless them!
They do, it was so funny to watch!
What noise does a turtle make?
I think it could be Meck Meck…the turtle slipped up I think 😉
fantastic! Yep – I’d say very duck looking. xxx
He is, we do wonder if he’s a distant relative or something.
At least identity crisis is not for your Little Z.. kidding 😀
Love it! Always so lovely to be reminded how kids use their imaginations to get a completely new perspective on things! x
I just love this little post. I’d like to use it in next month’s issue of The Woven Tale Press. see what it’s about, then email me either way at sandratyler@me.com.
Thank you!
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