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Story of the Day: How the Tortoise Got Its Shell

Here is today's story: How the Tortoise Got Its Shell. This is an Aesop's fable, and you can read more Aesop's fables, and also more stories about tortoises.



ZEUS AND THE TORTOISE

Jupiter was about to marry a wife, and determined to celebrate the event by inviting all the animals to a banquet.

They all came except the Tortoise, who did not put in an appearance, much to Jupiter's surprise.

So when he next saw the Tortoise he asked him why he had not been at the banquet.

"I don't care for going out," said the Tortoise; "there's no place like home."

Jupiter was so much annoyed by this reply that he decreed that from that time forth the Tortoise should carry his house upon his back, and never be able to get away from home even if he wished to.



Story Title: Zeus and the Tortoise
Book Title: Aesop's Fables
Author: V. S. Vernon-Jones
Published: 1912
Rights: CC0 Public Domain
Online Source: Aesop's Books
Process: Light editing for punctuation and paragraphing.