Kids February 3, 2025 Issue

What Tony the tortoise taught me about prayer

Gillian Fraser

When I was a little girl, I had a pet tortoise. I called him Tony, and I loved him. I had no brothers or sisters, so he meant a great deal to me.

When my parents and I went to the seaside for a holiday, Tony came with us. We stayed in a hotel with large gardens that had thick, tall plants, and that’s where Tony spent his vacation.

Two days before we were due to leave for home, we couldn’t find Tony when we searched for him in the garden. Even after it was dark, we kept looking for him with a flashlight. He had a red reflector on his shell, but we still couldn’t find him.

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