Tommy the turtle had never been in such a panic. His biology exam was tomorrow — and he was a turtle, so biology was basically self-study. Still, he hadn’t cracked open his shell… er, books… all week.
He shuffled to his desk, opened his notes, and read: “Reptiles are cold-blooded.” He blinked. “Tell me something I don’t know,” he muttered, sipping algae tea. After three minutes, he sighed. “Break time!”
Two hours later, Tommy woke up on his textbook. “Oh no,” he gasped, “osmosis didn’t work!” Desperate, he called his friend Shelly the snail.
“Shelly, how do you study fast?”
“Fast?” Shelly chuckled. “You’re a turtle. Manage your expectations.”
Panicking again, Tommy turned to the internet: “Top 10 Study Hacks for Reptiles.” He found a video of a lizard doing pushups. “Nope,” he said, “too advanced.”
At 2 a.m., he finally had an idea: “If I can’t remember facts, I’ll become the facts.” He labeled his limbs: “Carapace,” “Plastron,” “Leg—still leg.”
The next day, the teacher asked, “Name one characteristic of reptiles.”
Tommy proudly raised a flipper. “We panic before exams.”
He got half a point—for honesty.
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