When the party was over, everyone left, and the tortoise has no means of going home. The tortoise jumped from the sky and landed on hard rocks on the earth and shattered his shell. He became so sick and spent so many months behind the rocks. Although he got better, his shell became cracked and patchy. This is why the tortoises shell is patchy.

You see there was a time when Tortoise's shell was shiny and smooth. He was one of the speediest animals in Tinga Tinga and he loved to race. Use all the colourful stickers to find out what happened when speedy Tortoise raced the birds up to the Feast in the Heavens?

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Tortoise was once admired by all for his kindness and high intelligence to solve the toughest puzze and to help those in need. But later, he became very proud and tricky, lying to everyone. These bad behaviors cost him his friendships and his identity. He is now in terrible trouble.