The Turtle Was So Fast

A snail was slowly crawling along the road when suddenly a turtle crashed into it from behind, squashing the poor snail underneath.

(After a quick trip to the hospital, the snail wakes up.) Police Officer: "Sir, we suspect you were hit by a turtle. Can you tell us what happened?"

Snail (still dazed): "I... I don't remember... Everything happened too fast..."

Police Officer (seeing the snail is still confused, decides to press on): "Well... did you notice any features of the turtle? Like its color? Or the license plate number?"

Snail (struggling to recall, still fuzzy): "License plate number? It happened so fast, how could I see that? But I do remember it was a green turtle."

Snail Officer: "Great! I know that turtle! Last time I hitched a ride with him, he drove like a whirlwind! Almost scared me to death! I'll go catch him and have him apologize to you."

The snail said, "That sounds great!"

The snail officer left, and ten days passed. The snail, lying in the hospital bed, muttered to himself, "Why is that officer taking so long? Where is he?"

Just then, a voice came from outside: "I'm hurrying as fast as I can! If you keep complaining, I might just not go at all!"

A year later, the snail officer returned. The snail asked, "You finally came back! Did you catch the turtle?"

Snail Officer: "Don't even get me started, buddy! All the snails at the police station went out on the chase, but that turtle runs too fast! We just couldn't keep up!

The snail fainted in bed after hearing this......

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