DELAYED TURTLE ACTIONS
A family of turtles went on a picnic — Father Turtle, Mother Turtle, and Junior Turtle. They did not move very fast, so it took them three years to get to the picnic grounds. They got all the food unpacked from the picnic basket and suddenly realized that they had left the ketchup at home. Mother Turtle asked Junior Turtle if he would run home and get the ketchup. Junior Turtle did not want to do it; he was afraid that his dad and mom would start eating without him. His dad and mom promised that they would not begin their picnic until Junior returned from home with the ketchup. Father Turtle and Mother Turtle waited for Junior Turtle. They waited for years. Five years passed and no sign of Junior. They waited some more. Nine years passed, and they could wait no longer. They had to eat something. Each one took a bite. As soon as Father Turtle and Mother…
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