The Turtle Trial

By Randy Reishus

Meet the Reishus boys: brothers Randy, Mike and Johnny, and their cousins Oliver, Dickie and Tim. It's a sweltering summer day on Uncle Dick's Montana ranch. The boys go for a swim in the watering hole and discover a big snapping turtle at the edge of the pond. Randy ignores his cousin's warning and teases the turtle. The turtle bites him! What happens to the turtle after that? Is he guilty of a crime or was he simply defending himself? Find out how six boys decide a turtle's fate in this entertaining story based on the author's boyhood experiences. Comical illustrations fill the book with humor and bring all of the characters to life-especially the tormented turtle!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Randy Reishus
• Release date: Sep 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781520309996

Book preview

This book is dedicated to Uncle Dick and Aunt Lucille,

my cousins, Oliver, Dick, and Tim Reishus, Rita Chandler,

and my brothers, Mike and John Reishus and their wives.

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A special thank you...

I could not have written my book without my wife, Nancy,

and all of her encouragement, suggestions and critiques.

A big thank you to Mike Harding for all of his wonderful artwork

and to Bonnie Graham for her typing, editing and formatting skills.

These three people made this book possible

and brought my words to life.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

About the author

About the illustrator

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Chapter 1

The judge’s eyes swept the courtroom with a cold quiet contempt. He had come to a decision, and he knew it would disrupt the silence. It had been a tough case.

I have come to a verdict, Judge Oliver said in an emotionless voice. The prisoner shall be hung by the neck until dead!

The silent courtroom exploded with screams of sorrow and cries of joy all at the same time.

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Dickie burst toward the front of the room crying at the top of his lungs. He is innocent! He is innocent! He was only defending himself!

Dickie stood directly in front of the judge, yelling as loudly as he could