Turtle was wise and hard-working, and he had delivered(投递) the mail for many years. Turtle had been working for so long that no one, not even Turtle himself, could remember when he had his last rest. So Turtle's friends wanted him to have the best vacation ever.
"Go to see the world," said Stork, who helped busy parents to look after their babies. Stork traveled to very far places because she could fly. But Turtle could not fly and did not think one day off was long enough to see the world.
"Sleep in," said Bear, who would like to stay in the warm cave(洞穴) where he had spent all through the winter. Turtle also enjoyed sleeping in the mud during the winter, but it was spring now.
"Find a new place to live," said Hermit Crab(寄居蟹), who had recently traded his old shell(壳) for an empty tin can (锡罐). "My new place smells like peaches!" But Turtle was not able to leave his shell the way that Hermit Crab could.
"You should go to see a movie," said Owl(猫头鹰), who worked at night. "I hear there is a new movie about owls that is supposed to be quite good."
Turtle smiled politely at Owl and said nothing. He then called his cousin, Frog, and asked if shewas free the next day. Turtle smiled happily at her reply.
