# The Turtle — Nonsense Books character guide

> The Turtle in Nonsense Books by Edward Lear.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0091-one-hundred-nonsense-pictures-and-rhymes

## Who they are

A turtle who appears in a nonsense rhyme.

## In the story

### [The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nonsense_books_se/chapters/the-courtship-of-the-yonghy-bonghy-b)

Carries the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò across the ocean after his rejection.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nonsense_books_se/chapters/viii)

Agrees to carry the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò across the sea.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nonsense_books_se/chapters/ix)

Carries the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò on his shell through the ocean.

## Links

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