Tuck & Dash
Two turtle robbers with meticulous plans and very slow getaways.
Tuck draws up every plan down to the last lettuce leaf. Dash calls himself the getaway expert, although neither turtle has ever hurried anywhere. Together they make an impressively unhurried criminal duo.
The great lettuce escape
Tuck and Dash planned a daring theft from the market: one enormous lettuce. They drew a map, practiced their disguises and agreed to meet at dawn. Tuck wore a fake moustache; Dash wore a hat that did not fit over his shell.
They reached the vegetable stall just as it opened. “One lettuce, please,” said Tuck. Dash gasped. That was not in the plan. The vendor handed it over and named the price.
Tuck and Dash searched every pocket and found exactly enough coins. They paid, bowed mysteriously and hurried away as fast as turtles can hurry.
Behind a hedge, Tuck and Dash divided the leaves and congratulated each other on a flawless operation. The vendor watched them go. By lunchtime, Tuck and Dash were back with a new scheme: buying a cucumber under a different name.