Two in One Challenge | Steem Sri Lanka | Contest Series: Round 2 | Week 01 | The Tortoise 🐢

Once upon a time, there was a tortoise who was very famous. The tortoise had a lot of free time spending leisurely after his victorious run against the hare. After the race tortoise became the king of the lake and was renamed as “The Great Xiaomi 👑”. Tortoise ruled the lake in a very peaceful manner. All the other animals were very happy about how this new king conducted his duty.

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One day, The Great Xiaomi thought,

I still have a lot of energy inside me.. I need to explore this world. Tortoise wondered how he can do this. But leaving the lake was a huge decision as everyone wanted him to remain as the king. He wanted to have advice from somebody. There’s only one place he could think of. The Orange ROM Tree. Nobody knows better than this tree. The tree was the Google in the jungle. So, The Great Xiaomi decided to have a visit.

Orange ROM wasn’t surprised by the Xiaomi’s visit. The tree was waiting for the king's arrival.

The Orange ROM said,

“The Great Xiaomi, you may begin your journey in November. But you must always remember to wear a seatbelt.”

"But why? Do I have a threat to my life!"

Xiaomi asked, but Orange ROM went silent. The tree couldn’t process the query and stuck!

Without an answer, Xiaomi came back to the lake. Though there is a problem, Tortoise decided to speak to the travel planer. Best option he found was the Geese flyers who visit the lake occasionally. Tortoise suggested to the Geese to fly around the mountains, but Geese had other plans.

While Tortoise ruling the lake Geese couldn’t hunt as usual and had to limit the visits to the lake. Tortoise become so powerful that there was a frog army to defend the lake. Geese saw the opportunity and wanted to eliminate the king and go back to their better days.

Geese told,

“The Great King, we are sorry to inform you that going through the mountain is quite expensive these days. It may cost Rs. 1000 or more, I suggest you to use the passage of death. We will assist you while you fly with us.”

Tortoise was happy to accept the offer.

The journey day began. Tortoise remembered what the Orange ROM said and looked for the seatbelts. There were no belts nor the seat 🤪. Only a stout stick. Tortoise instantly knew that he made a booking with the wrong travel partners. Now that he cannot cancel the booking he decided somehow to go with Geese.

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They flew several miles and at the passage of death, geese knew what to do. They dropped the stick they were holding.

Oh... dear Tortoise!!

You know the rest of the story, don’t you?

Tortoise had an airbag in his backpack and was able to survive the impact. With Orange ROM's advice tortoise was extra careful about his journey. Finally, the tortoise accomplished his goal to explore the world.

Thanks @sandupi for this creative contest.