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[silversolitaire]

SIEGFRIED IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had put up the posters and all and now a woman rang at our door, saying they found a turtle two days ago!!!! She described him funnily though, so I didn't know it was him. But I checked it out and it was him!!! Oh my God, I'm so happy! I already missed him so much! I had to walk around 10 minutes until I had reached the spot where they had intercepted him! Imagine that! I was really far away! He had to walk down the slope (which is really steep!!!) and then through the valley to the other side of the town, up another hill! Jesus! He's never run away this far before! But all's well that ends well... I'm so happy. And lucky! The woman said that another family had been there the other day and they had left him since theirs was lighter. That was very honest of them. They just could have taken Siegfried for the hell of it.

I'm so happy...

Mom is buying planks now. We're going to fence him in now. The chicken wire obviously is shitty. I fed him some melon which he took happily. I think he was glad to come home. Where they had kept him, he had to sit in a 5x5 feet pen in the hot sun and his only cover was a wooden box >_<. When I carried him home in a basket he kept shuffling around, looking for shadow. Then when I put him back into his part of the garden, he immediately ran into the shadow under the hedge and rested. When he saw I had some melon he came dashing out again and ate it within 2 mins or so. *pets Siggy* He's all dusty and dirty. Poor guy... must have had quite an adventure.

I'm gonna check on him again now...

Comments

[kribban.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy for you!! Yes he must have walked far! I thought he only ran away yesterday? He must have walked far in only a couple of hours. The question is why did he run away? Is he unhappy at your place or did he just want adventure? Maybe you should bathe him if he's dirty? Good that you're fencing him in!

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

He ran away on Monday, so he had a couple of days. But they found him yesterday, or the day before yesterday! So yes, he did walk quite far! I've been worried about him being unhappy, too. But you see, this is what turtles do. They're nomands. They constantly run around, really. I've talked to other turtle owners and they said no matter how big ther property is, their turtles always run around, looking for an escape. Siegfried's friend, the late Roy, managed to escape three times. So, we're kinda used to that, but it's still not nice >_<.

I want to give him a chance to rest now. He was really tired. I'll bathe him tomorrow. I'll also take him to the kindergarten next door since they've been so nice and looking for him for two days. They deserve to know and see that Siegfried is back and well off.

*hugs*

[kribban.livejournal.com]

I'll also take him to the kindergarten next door since they've been so nice and looking for him for two days. They deserve to know and see that Siegfried is back and well off.

Oh that sounds very nice of you! What a great idea!

[sweetprince.livejournal.com]

awww. this makes me so happy. :) i know i don't comment in your journal, but now's as good a time as any to leave my first comment... that post about him disappearing made me really really sad and worried. and now reading this entry is a wonderful start for my day.

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Thank you! That's so nice of you! ^_^ I'm very happy. And I know what you mean. I keep reading your entries and never know what to comment either... Glad you did now!

[vampiresetsuna.livejournal.com]

yay!!!!!!!!!! glad he's back!!!!! am so happy for you!

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Thank you! What a big relief...

[irda.livejournal.com]

Oh that's so great! I'm so happy for you, he sounds like a lovely turtle. =D Do kiss him from me, will you?

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

^_^ He sure is a great turtle... when he doesn't run away -.-.

*tries to kiss him* Meh, he keeps retreating into his shell! ^_^;

[heidi-gamgee.livejournal.com]

Great news! I'm happy you have your friend back. ^_^

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

So am I. I really missed him. He makes me happy when he's romping around in the garden...

[krss.livejournal.com]

I feel so happy for you. =)

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Thank you ^_^. I'm very happy myself.

yay!

[eaeelil.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad he's back! I told you that you would find him sooner or later didn't I ^^.

Re: yay!

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Heh, yes but I can't help but feel worried about him when he's lost... so glad he's back.

[othersideofthis]

yay, i'm so glad you found your turtle! I'd always hate it when my puppy would go missing (even for a couple hours)

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Yes >_<. I'm always worried my cat might stay away from home for the night. That'd be just as horrible. Siggy tends to hide in the bushes a lot, so it's hard to tell when he actually busts out... but when he does it's always horrible. I'm so glad he's okay! ;_;

[apoetneedspain.livejournal.com]

Yayayayay! I'm very very pleased and happy for you ^_____^ Good Sigfried, allowing himself to be found.

Again: yayayayayay!

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

LOL not so sure if he can be credited for it, but the Gods were kind and brought him back to me, so I'm very grateful! *hugs*

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

hoorah! it's so funny, every time i read 'Siegfried' i always think of the Niebelungenlied. which i need a translation of. *nods* ok, that's not really funny at all is it...

glad he's back. *hugs*

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

LOL! You're not alone, believe me. A lot of people think of Siegfried as the legendary hero. And it's not that far off, believe me! I always said that if I ever got another female I'd call her Brunhilde! XD But he really has the name from Siegfried and Roy. The other smaller turtle was called Roy and since they both were constantly mounting each other I thought this was a good choice ^_^;;;

You want a translation of the Nibelungenlied?
Badabing! ==> http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Nibelungenlied/

It's not the best, but it's something! The name that cracks me up the most is "Blödel" XD.

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[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

oh you rock. i must read this.

i wish i could reread the simplified version we had in our german textbooks at school. it had cool pictures.

blumentopferde is the best word. (not that it has anything to do with the Nibelungenlied.)

it was really funny the other night. my Dad is trying to learn some czech before we go to Prague and he found a site with czech tongue twister and one translated to 'stick your finger through your throat'. it sounds so funny.

anyway, i'm rambling...

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

I know that tongue twister! I learnt it when I stayed in the Czech Republic and I impressed everyone because I could say it! Of course I don't know how to *spell* it, but pronounced it goes "Strtch brst skrs skirit" LOL

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[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

oh yeah yeah that's so the one! oh you're so cool!!!

i am so gonna learn it too. it has a load of Ks and Z and Ss in.

what were you doing in czech rep?

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

I'd have to practice is again! LOL! Smurfs are called "smola"! That's been my passion for years, finding out the names of the smurfs in other languages! XD

I went there on an exchange program with my school ^_^.

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[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

cool. i only went to france.

you're so cute.

[tomkayito.livejournal.com]

O.o;; When did you stay in the Czech Republic???

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

XD I'm looking at it again and I find it amusing how 50% of the chapters deal with "How XY was slain" XD

[fosfomifira.livejournal.com]

oh, I'm so happy for you!
*hugs*