The Turtles

Three turtles, decided to go on a picnic. The first turtle, named Fred, packed a picnic basket with cookies, bottled sodas, and sandwiches. The picnic site was 10 miles away, so the turtles took 10 whole days to get there. By the time they arrived, all three were exhausted. The second turtle, whose name was Ernie, began to unload the picnic basket. He took out the sodas and said to the third turtle, "Alright, Steve, gimme the bottle opener." ''I didn't bring the bottle opener", Steve said. "I thought you packed it." Naturally, Fred didn't have it, so the turtles were stuck ten miles away from home, without any way to open their sodas. Fred and Steve begged Ernie to go back home and retrieve the opener. Ernie, knowing that the other two would eat everything, by the time he got back, flatly refused.. After about two hours, the turtles manage to convince Ernie to go. They swore on their great-grand turtles' graves that they wouldn't touch the food. So, Ernie set off down the road, slow and steady.
Twenty days passed, but no Ernie. Fred and Steve were hungry and puzzled, but a promise was a promise. Another day passed, and still no Ernie. After three more days passed without any sign , Steve started getting restless. "I NEED FOOD!" he said, with a hint of dementia in his voice. 'NO!' Fred retorted. "We promised." Five more days passed. Fred realizing that Ernie had probably skipped out, finally gave in. The two turtles weakly lifted the lid, got a sandwich, and opened their mouths to eat. At that instant, Ernie popped out from behind a rock, and said,"I knew I couldn't trust you guys. Just for that, I'm not f*cking going."