# The Talkative Tortoise — Indian Fairy Tales character guide

> The Talkative Tortoise in Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The future Buddha, the future Buddha

**First appearance:** 0015-the-talkative-tortoise

## Who they are

A tortoise who talks too much and meets a bad end.

## In the story

### [Indian Fairy Tales](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/indian-fairy-tales)

A tortoise who falls to his death after being carried by ducks, illustrating the danger of talking too much.

### [The Talkative Tortoise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-talkative-tortoise)

The tortoise who, unable to hold his tongue, lets go of the stick and falls to his death.

### [XIII: The Talkative Tortoise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/xiii-the-talkative-tortoise)

The protagonist who is carried by ducks but falls to his death after opening his mouth to speak.

### [Pride Goeth Before a Fall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/xviii-pride-goeth-before-a-fall)

The tortoise who cannot resist speaking and falls to his death.

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