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Lornda's Leaf

Once upon a time on the Galapagos Islands lived a giant turtle named Lornda. Lornda liked nothing better than to walk slowly round the island, munching on her favourite leaves. All the other creatures respected her and loved her, as she was the biggest and oldest living being on the island.

One day, a man named Charles Darwin came to study the local flora and fauna. Everyone was surprised to see a human there, but Lornda, ever polite, offered him a leaf to eat to welcome him.

"Animals are more evolved than humans," Darwin concluded. "They are politer and kinder."