Come Out of Your Shell

Come Out of Your Shell

In Milly Pond there lived a shy turtle called Tilly. Tilly the turtle had no friends, because she was shy. If anyone came by to talk or play, she would duck in her shell and wait until they went away. Then one day Freddy the frog came swimming by.

“ Tilly, don’t hide in your shell. I just want to play. ” But Tilly was too shy. “ No. No. Just go away. ” Freddy the frog had many friends. He knew all the fish, he liked the dragonflies, he joked with the ladybugs,

and he hung out with the bees, but his best friend was Betty the butterfly. “ Hi, Betty. How are you?” “ Hi, Freddy, I’m fine. How are you?” “ I don’t think Tilly the turtle likes me. Whenever I ask her to come out and play, she hides in her shell and won’t come out until I go away. ”

“ Oh, Freddy. I think Tilly likes you, but she is very shy. ” “ I don’t understand. Why is Tilly the turtle shy?” “ I don’t know, but I have a story. ” “ Oh, I like stories. ” “ Well, many caterpillars are shy because caterpillars think they are ugly.

I have known many caterpillars who wrap themselves up all winter, and hide away. ” “ When it’s cold, I hide away too. ” “ Yes, but caterpillars are very lonely all winter, and their loneliness changes them. ” “ Oh, I see. When I hide away, I’m with my family. It’s hard to be lonely in my family. ” “ In the spring, the caterpillars come out,