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The greedy python ; and, the foolish tortoise

by Richard Buckley

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A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters and a greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.

FablesSnakesTurtlesFood habitsFictionStories in rhymeJuvenile fictionPythonsChildren's poetryAnimals, poetryChildren's fictionSnakes, fiction