Harriet the Loneliest Tortoise
- Reads 22
- Votes 2
- Parts 1
Complete Wed, Jul 6, 20226m
A short story loosely based on Harriet the tortoise's real-life events (born≈1818 - died 2006).
Charles Darwin reportedly collected Harriet during his 1835 visit to the Galápagos Islands as part of his round-the-world survey expedition. Harriet lived for approximately 188 years and at the time of her death, she lived at the Australia Zoo, owned by Steve and Terri Irwin.
All Rights Reserved
#24
tortoise
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Reincarnated ~ A Modern Newsies Au (Nowsies)
Some people believe in reincarnation, others don't. But past lives are real, as this group of teens in the 21st century will soon find out. For they are the reincarnates of people who lived a hundred years ago, in 1899. They keep having weird feelings of déjà vu; déjà vu that's increasing. As they struggle to navigate their lives as high schoolers, they search to find out who they were in the past, and what all of these things mean when it comes to their identity and who they are. None of these characters are mine. Rights go to Disney. The story idea and story alone are mine. Please, no homophobia, transphobia, slurs, profanities, hate, etc at all times.Complete
This is me
A parrot story. Parrot Chick will have to survive in a world owned by humans. See it through the eyes of this little bird in his adventures.Complete
Chased by Dinosaurs Reborn (To be Rewritten)
I am zoologist and adventurer, Nigel Marven. For years I've criss crossed the globe in search of the most dangerous animals alive today. But just imagine a prehistoric safari. My dream is to meet the largest and most extraordinary creatures that ever lived. To travel back in time and walk with dinosaurs.Complete
RIBS - xavier riddle
i published this last year and i'm putting it back up because why not 🤝 also im not fixing any typos or editing the story anymore so anyone can rewrite this if they want -lowercase intended - 1800-DNLI © 2021Complete
The one who got away ~Avatar na'vi fanfic~
This is a story of a young girl, her DNA was created when a scientist got human and na'vi genes to mix perfectly. Or so he thought. When she was born she was severely premature, she nearly died. But what happens when she's rescued from the lab? It gets much better as the book progresses All rights reserved towards James Cameron the only thing i own is 06. Also I'm not using the movie I'm mostly going off of the script.Complete
In The Heart of the Sea//Thomas Nickerson (Tom Holland)
14 year old Alexandrea Pollard was thrilled to learn that she would be joining her father on his voyage on the Essex. It took only a couple of days to realise that whale hunting was not as easy as she thought it'd be, nor was it as fun as she hoped. Nonetheless, she befriends the cabin boy, Thomas Nickerson and was soon convinced that maybe bieng stuck on the ship wasn't so bad after all...or was it? #2 in Thomas Nickerson (17.September.18) #1 in Thomas Nickerson (16.September.18) #2 in In the heart of the sea (30.September.18) #3 in Sailing (30.September.18) #8 in True story (28.September.18)Complete
Learn to Fly ~ Robert Irwin
After a life-changing event, Kendra is forced to adjust to a new reality. When an unexpected invitation from Robert Irwin arrives, she must navigate the challenges of recovery, her relationships, and what comes next.
The Two Worlds
NOT MY ORIGINAL ART ABOVE! Artemis had to get away from his home place because of evil entities appearing out of nowhere. They're trying to get Artemis. The home wasn't safe for him to grow up so his parents, [redacted] and [redacted], sent their son to the humans. Artemis is secretly a demi-god and knows. Well, kinda. He knows that he's not from Monarch and stuff, but he can't remember where he is from. But, over time Artemis gains more and more of his powers. He even starts to remember. Then... THEY come... Shino is a normal high school boy who was hoping for a peaceful summer break. He then sees 4 guys nobody else can see. He suddenly wakes up in the middle of nowhere all by himself, and has no idea what's going on. He runs into weird people that claim to be demi-gods. He's apparently one too. He learns that he too is a child of the god, Horus. Once the school year starts up again, [redacted] wants him to go find their child. With what little information he has, Shino goes off to Monarch Academe to go find their child. Then... THEY come... NEW CHAPTER POSTED WHEN I HAVE THE CHAPTER WRITTENComplete
Madagascar And OC!
Join five zoo animals - Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hippo, and Ayana the Leopard - who have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity. Unexpectedly, two animals escape following Marty's dream to go to the wild. The rest follow suit for a rescue mission, and after a series of events, find themselves washed ashore on the eponymous island: Madagascar. (I have a few themes that are inspired by AlanAlexHolc. I'm not copying them, so I just wanted to make that clear. Hope y'all enjoy reading!)Complete
Wings of fire truth or dare! Discontinued
It's a truth or dare with the main characters from all 3 arks plus any OCs (including one of my own) or other characters. We've got ships, fluff, cosmic rips in the space time continuum, and MORE! Please post dares and enjoy the book! P.S. Besides OCS, the plot and a few places I invented, everything in this book belongs to Tui T. Sutherland!Complete
Some people believe in reincarnation, others don't. But past lives are real, as this group of teens in the 21st century will soon find out. For they are the reincarnates of people who lived a hundred years ago, in 1899. They keep having weird feelings of déjà vu; déjà vu that's increasing. As they struggle to navigate their lives as high schoolers, they search to find out who they were in the past, and what all of these things mean when it comes to their identity and who they are. None of these characters are mine. Rights go to Disney. The story idea and story alone are mine. Please, no homophobia, transphobia, slurs, profanities, hate, etc at all times.
More detailsContent Guidelines