Help?

[sams1ra]

Hi there, f-list *waves*

I know, I've been away for a looong time, but I'm still here. And I got a weird question for you.

Y'all know I'm not an American, and this is really out there, but...

Is there a "famous turtle"? Sort of like Barney is a famous dinosaur? Anything turtle-related from children's books or whatnot (I don't mean the tortoise and the

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[beth9874]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYUvj8jRf3I

Not really... Tooter the Turtle

[beth9874]

OMG I totally forgot about the teenage mutant ninja turtles!!!!

A list of famous turtles found via google

http://askville.amazon.com/History--famous-TURTLES--who-favorite-TURTLE/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=5052496

[sams1ra]

Thank you!! That helps so much!
We didn't have Dr. Seuss books when I was growing up, not sure we have them translated now... Yertle the Turtle... I'm gonna google that. ^_~

[pippii]

I know about Franklin the Turtle

http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/franklin.html

we got him treanslated here in Denmark and my niece have all the books, they are really cute and funny;)

[sams1ra]

Hee! Love that icon!
Never heard of Franklin the turtle. Is it American in origin? *takes a note to goggle*
Thanks for the help!

[pippii]

He is Canadian

Both books and tv series

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(TV_series)

Piglet is my fave from Winnie the Pooh, and someone made this because my last name means bear;)

[sams1ra]

Piglet is my fave from Winnie the Pooh, and someone made this because my last name means bear;) Awwwwwww, that's so sweet!

[bellatemple]

Yertle! From Yertle the Turtle. He's the first one I think of from my youth (and I'm right smack in the middle of Sam and Dean ages, dunno if that counts for anything).

[sams1ra]

Thank you!
And yes, it does count ^__^