Pepe the turtle was just like any other turtle in the world: green, had a hard shell, and moved at a very slow pace. His family did not keep him inside a cage, for, even if Pepe attempted escape, he would do so very slowly, and they could catch him. However, much unlike other turtles, Pepe would have numerous adventures when his owners were not home. And they were not at home during the hours of 8:00AM to 3:30PM. The parents had jobs, and the children had school. And the house was Pepe's playground when the family left. Pepe recorded these adventures in a journal (He was a very smart turtle), which he stashed inside the shed, for no one goes in there except when the oven has began smoking.

Pepe's Adventure Log 1 - The Red Turtle

Pepe had just been told goodbye for the last time, and the mother of his family (Pepe believed he owned the family, instead of the other way around) closed the door. The house now belonged to Pepe the turtle.

Pepe decided that he would begin looking for a mysterious red turtle he had sen the children play with outside. They had been bouncing this red turtle, who remained in it's shell, and Pepe wanted to know how such a thing was possible.

Although Pepe was a smart turtle, he did not often think things through. What he was unaware of was that this red, round object was no turtle; instead, it was a shiny red ball. As Pepe rounded the mountain in the living room (A couch), he saw it, the red "turtle", sitting in the kitchen. Pepe approached the "turtle" slowly, as most turtles do, curious of it's origins.

Pepe greeted it in turtle language, but the "turtle" did not respond. It could not, for it was, after all, a ball, not a turtle, but Pepe did not know of this. He asked it if it could speak, but the "turtle", once again, did not answer.

Pepe believed this new "turtle" was ignoring him. He bumped his head against the "turtle", and it rolled off, bumping down the stairs of the home, coming to a stop at the door.

Pepe decided that this "turtle" was presenting him with a challenge; getting down the stairs. So, very slowly, Pepe began to crawl down the stairs.

After quite a while, Pepe finally made it to the door, and asked the "turtle" how it made it downstairs so quickly. The "turtle" didn't answer.

"Well," Pepe thought, "If this new turtle plans to ignore me, so be it! I have much better things to do in my time."

And so, Pepe began to crawl up the stairs once again. And, being a turtle, it took him quite some time. So, after reaching the top of the stairs, he crawled into the living room, knocking the remote off the table. He turned the TV to his favorite show, and began watching, wondering how such colorful people, animals, and environments fit into the mysterious picture-box he always watched.

That's when he heard the door open. The children and parents were back. Pepe turned off the picture-box, and hid in his shell, giving the impression he had been doing nothing.

"Hey!" The youngest daughter, Dakota, exclaimed, "Our ball! How did it get down here?"

And Pepe,still certain the shiny red thing was a turtle, wondered why it's name was "Our ball".

Comments on the story can be made here