It opens and shuts its mouth a few times, gulping air, pulls its head back into the shell. I put it in the box. Teddy sits quietly on the drive to the pond. He holds the box in his lap, stares at the turtle as if it might vanish from a lack of perceptual vigilance. Eric fills the warm air inside the car with questions.
Turtles eat little creatures that feed on algae.
That's why they live in ponds. Their food supply is there. Yes, but they don't snore like you do. This gets a small laugh from Teddy, more like a snort really, a breath of disdain from his nose. I make a left at Greenway street.