How the Tortoise Got His Scars

By Dinah Senkungu

This is a story of a tortoise that captivated the animal world with the beauty of his shell, which seemed to illuminate its path with colors of the rainbow. This story takes place in the animal world, where a long-forgotten language was spoken. You will be spellbound by the tortoises demise when his shell ended up with scars and lost its luminous beauty.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 8, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524523510

Dinah Senkungu

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Copyright © 2016 by Dinah senkungu. 710059

ISBN:   Softcover           978-1-5245-2350-3

              EBook                978-1-5245-2351-0

Illustrated By: Angel Dela Peña

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 07/27/2016

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Michael, this book is for you, in celebration of your sixteenth .birthday. Where does the time go? It was only yesterday when you sat on my lap and listened to this story. I only blinked my eyes, and you are all grown up. On your birthday, I give you this book, a story you loved as a child.

Thanks to Bruce Seaman, who helped me cut my first author’s teeth. I will be forever grateful.

CONTENTS

About the Book

About the Author

Chapter 1: The Harvest Party

Chapter 2: The Magic Rock

Chapter 3: A Throne Does Not a King Make

Chapter 4: A Decision to Make

Chapter 5: More Can Be Less

Chapter 6: A Great Fall

Chapter 7: A Patch is as Good as New

ABOUT THE BOOK

This is a story of a tortoise who captivated the animal world with the beauty of his shell. It seemed to illuminate any path with colors of the rainbow. This story takes place in the animal world, where a long-forgotten language was spoken. In the tortoise’s demise, his shell ended up with scars and lost its luminous beauty.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dinah Senkungu