Kelly L.

Diego the Turtle
Five million years ago, there was a slow turtle, who wasn’t very bright at all. Everyone would make fun of him because he was slower than everyone else. Diego the turtle, whose brother was an evil king of the small, cold planet of Pluto, felt vulnerable and confused because he didn’t know what to do with his life. Since his brother always made things on Pluto a competitiion, Diego never won, so he felt like he didn't belong. Then, one day his evil brother took him along on a trip to take over Jupiter.

When they got there, Diego’s brother abandoned him and Diego was left all alone. Once the queen of Jupiter, Dora the duck, thought that Diego came to take over Jupiter, she started a war. But Diego didn’t really want to take over Jupiter. He actually thought that Jupiter was a nice and loving place, unlike Pluto. So once Diego convinced the queen of Jupiter that he only wanted to help, he joined the Jupiter people at war against his evil brother’s army. At the end of the war, Jupiter won and Diego’s evil brother was a slave for Diego and Dora.

There were many reasons why Diego loved Jupiter. One reason was that Dora ran her planet so that no one was left out and everyone was accepted. But that wasn't the only reason why Diego loved Jupiter. The biggest reason was because he fell in love with Dora. Diego and Dora ended up getting married.

When they died, to honor them, they got sent up to the sky as constellations. To find Diego the turtle in the starry sky, look for the north star. Once you find the north star, look to the left of it and find a cirlce of bright stars. The north star is Diego’s left hand, and the north star is Dora’s right hand too. So they are holding hands in the sky. The significance of the north star is to symbolize the romance between Diego the turtle and Dora the duck. You can find Diego the turtle in the starry sky every season of the year. Even though Diego was considered not very bright in Pluto, he now shines brightly every night.