The tortoise lived with his grandfather, he really wanted to become independent and did not think what dangers awaited him around the corner. To a stupid kid did not get into trouble, the grandfather tied him by the rope and protected him from evil animals. But one day when grandfather dozed off, the turtle took advantage of this and, untied the rope, fled to freedom. He walked cheerfully along the road, singing a song about how brave he was, and that he wasn't afraid of anything. He managed to cope with a large lizard, which left its tail to memory, to part peacefully with the frog, not to suffer from the teeth of a predatory pike. It would seem, well, what to fear in this world, the tortoise himself can conquer everyone. Foolishly, it never occurred to him that his grandfather was following him and his reliable shoulder was always there.