Old Turtle

Summary

When all of creation—trees, stones, ants, the sky, fish—begins arguing over who or what God is, quiet Old Turtle is the only one who has the wisdom and ability to see beyond herself to capture the essence. Old Turtle, after silencing the crowds with her understanding, makes a prediction about the appearance of a new “family of beings” in the world. These beings, humans, do appear, and soon are fighting among themselves over the nature of God. It is only when people start listening to the mountains and winds and stones and stars that they actually begin to hear—and to heal the earth. Scholastic Press (2001).