Luís da Matta Almeida

The Tortoise

Pedro Lino, Luís da Matta Almeida

There was once a man quite sure of himself. Once a day he would have a stroll near his town. On one such occasion, he spotted something he had never seen before: a tortoise. He examined it thoroughly, noticing it's every detail; soon he ran home to tell the family. But would they believe him?