the big turtle

The big turtle of Galapagos. Turtles, in general, are not good at communicating with anyone, at least those odd figures who talk a lot and sometimes sing The big turtle of the Galapagos does remember when a big storm had blown over the world and many ships had run ashore on the island She had been ashore laying egg in a hollow and when she emerged, her way to the ocean was blocked by broken ships, big chests sailors used to carry around since they had no shells He appeared in front of her, a man in linen trousers said he would help her and began clearing the beach, talking at the same time as humans tend to do His name was Carlos Hamsun and he wore linen trousers and a matching shirt, since he was alone and had no servant, his trouser were rather dirty Nothing much happens in a turtle's life, but when something happens, it remembers like having a picture taken, a photo that never fades Since she had spent years when not laying eggs, there was not much to tell, that is why she remembered Carlos Hamsun, humans have bad memories and need individual names especially now with so many tourists hogging the beach, making it difficult to find a suitable hollow to lay eggs. Not that she lays eggs anymore, but she likes to go ashore dig a hole and rest a bit, which is not easy now that a bloody zoologist has made her famous