` What are you doing there ? ' asked he , for he was always afraid of things that he did not understand . ` Just warming some water , ' she answered . ` Do you know how to swim ? ' ` Yes , of course I do . What a question ! But what does it matter to you ? ' said the turtle , more suspicious than ever . ` Oh , I only thought that after your long journey you might like to wash . The roads are so muddy , after the winter 's rains . I could rub your shell for you till it was bright and shining again . ` Well , I AM rather muddy . If one is fighting , you know , one can not stop to pick one 's way . I should certainly be more comfortable if my back was washed . ' The woman did not wait for him to change his mind . She caught him up by his shell and popped him straight into the pot , where he sank to the bottom , and died instantly . The other turtles , who were standing at the door , saw their leader disappear , and felt it was their duty as soldiers to follow him ; and , springing into the pot , died too . All but one young turtle , who , frightened at not seeing any of his friends come out again , went as fast as he could to a clump of bushes , and from there made his way to the river . His only thought was to get away as far as possible from that dreadful hut ; so he let the river carry him where it was going itself , and at last , one day , he found himself in the warm sea , where , if he is not dead , you may meet him still . -LSB- Bureau of Ethnology . -RSB-
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