The Untold Tale of Grandpa Salamander

If you are familiar with the story of The Tale of a Turtle Who Learned a Good Lesson you might recallthat Lumpy, the toad, ran off to save Toby, the box turtle, from the scheme of a hungry vulture beforeGrandpa Salamander had finished telling Lumpy something that he had remembered about vultures.In this sequel, Toby who has achieved peace of mind by regarding his shell as a benefit rather than a burden inadvertently meets Grandpa Salamander. Grandpa Salamander piques the interest of...
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If you are familiar with the story of The Tale of a Turtle Who Learned a Good Lesson you might recallthat Lumpy, the toad, ran off to save Toby, the box turtle, from the scheme of a hungry vulture beforeGrandpa Salamander had finished telling Lumpy something that he had remembered about vultures.In this sequel, Toby who has achieved peace of mind by regarding his shell as a benefit rather than a burden inadvertently meets Grandpa Salamander. Grandpa Salamander piques the interest of Toby and his toad friend, Lumpy, in an untold story purported to contain information about vultures. Toby and Lumpy listen as Grandpa Salamander unwinds a string of adventures involving beavers, wolves, squirrels, mice and deer that take place below the surface of a natural setting and raise multiple topics for discussion between parents and children, or reflection by a single reader. Just as Toby and Lumpy begin to doubt Grandpa Salamander's story has anything to do with vultures, the hidden part played by a villainous vulture behind the adventures of other animals is revealed.