Cultural depictions of turtles Adventures in Wonderland". In the illustration by John Tenniel, the Mock Turtle is depicted as a turtle with the head, hooves, and tail of a calf; referencing the real ingredients of mock turtle soup. In the children's story, "Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl, a character named Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, who she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew
The Red Turtle red turtle facing him in the water. The turtle does not harm him, and he retreats to the island. That evening, the man sees the red turtle crawling onto the shore, heading inland. In anger, he hits the red turtle about the head with a bamboo stick, then pushes it over onto its back. Partway into building another raft, he feels remorse about leaving the turtle upside-down and tries to flip it back over, but finds it too heavy. He races to get fresh water to revive the turtle, but, realizing it is dead, falls asleep next to it. During