Turtle Soup (True Story Tuesday)

Bug Hunter sat cross-legged on the driveway with his turtle, Sproutette, resting on his leg. One hand gripped her shell while the other held a piece of lettuce to her tightly clamped mouth. Her red eyes glared balefully at him as he cooed "C'mon, girl, open wide. Here comes the airplane!"
After choking back a laugh at the recognized line from when he was a baby, I could see that something else was coming besides the airplane. Calmly, I said, "Son, she isn't happy. You KNOW what she does when she isn't happy!" His eyes opened wide and he quickly lifted her from his leg, just in time to see the last drop of "turtle soup" plop from her tail onto the rapidly spreading stain on his pants leg. Hmmm, somehow, I think that particular airplane just might be permanently grounded.
When I wrote this last week, I was thinking that it would be great for True Story Tuesday, but there would be no way that I could REMEMBER it that far down the road. And I'm waaay too impatient to write a post and actually let it sit. SO, now I'll link it up.. because it IS a true story, even if it makes you go "ewwww"!!! Head on over and visit Rachel and Mr. Daddy for a story today that will "blow you away".... along with a few other tales that may be funny, may be scary, and most likely are true!