Once upon a time, in a sunny meadow, there lived a tiny turtle named Toby. He was a small little turtle and loved to explore.
Toby had a magical shell that could fly, but only very slowly. One morning, Toby decided to fly to the top of a tall, tall hill.
"Zoom! Zoom!" Toby's shell went, but ever so slow. Up, up he floated, past flowers all aglow.
Toby saw birds singing and bees buzzing. It was a sight to see!
He met a wise old owl named Ollie. "Hoo, hoo! Where are you off to?" asked Ollie.
"I’m flying to the top of the hill!" said Toby happily. "Then off you go, slow but steady!" hooted Ollie encouragingly.
As Toby floated higher, he passed by a stream that shimmered like glitter.
He saw a family of frogs, "Ribbit! Ribbit!" they croaked in fun chorus.
Finally, Toby reached the top of the hill. The view was breathtaking!
"Hooray!" shouted Toby. He felt on top of the world. He knew that slow and steady wins the race.
Toby had proven to himself that a small turtle could dream big and achieve even bigger.
And from that day on, Toby flew to new heights, always believing in himself. The end.
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