Holding up Yertle

The blog is up! Previous posts were filled in, and Nina had fun pressing every button she could find, uploading something into everything, and deleting again! Now to work;
"Western pond turtles" are described as being a reason to wake early in the morning and are said to be like sculpters sitting on a rock in the pond. Yertle lived in a pond. Originally, he sat on a rock. He looked pretty grumpy though, not exactly a peaceful soul early in the morning.
Continuing research on the symbolism of the turtle, more and more results emerged involving the turtle holding up the world.
Native Americans say that the Wood Turtle carries the earth on it's back. In a Hindu legend, four elephants hold up the world, and these elephants stand on a turtle's back. In some religions there are connections drawn between turtles and god. Like Yertle? Trying to get higher, rule the world? Like God? No... Like Hitler.

-Nina Danielle