Torty the Tortoise
December 9, 2009
We were so excited to have Torty the Tortoise visit Piccolini!
Torty is VERY old. She came back from Greece with a young soldier after World War One! The soldier grew old and passed away so his son looked after her. The son grew old and passed away! Now the son’s wife, Elspeth, looks after Torty, at a rest home in Napier.
Elspeth brought Torty to meet us all at Piccolini. The children were very interested and very brave! We sat in a circle, put our hands up to ask questions like, ‘Can Torty swim?’ (no she can’t) and we all touched Torty’s cold, cold shell.
It was so much fun and some of the children played games about tortoises all afternoon.