Turtle and the Swallow

Turtle and the Swallow is a story about loss, and frustration and renewal.
When we first meet Turtle, he is a teacher, well into his years. Though his position in the community is in no doubt, he has grown to lament his condition, increasing consumed by the feeling that his efforts are to no avail. For no matter how he consuls his students, they still seem unable to escape the harsh realities of their environment, and many are lost to predators and famine and the peril of winter.
His own teac...