delighted when he saw the turtle's glee at escaping. "be careful," he cried, "not to let the tablet fall hard enough to break it."
even as he spoke, the awkward beast waddled through the door. the upper end of the monument struck against the wall, toppled off, and fell with a great crash to the floor. bamboo shivered with fear. would his father come and find out what had happened?
"don't be afraid, my boy. no one will come at this hour of the night to spy on us."
bamboo quickly locked the gates, ran back to the house, and hung the key on its peg. he took a long look at his 