Steve the Snail

There once was a snail named Steve. Steve was different from the other snails, he would spend all day in his shell. The other snails made fun of him for that, but he couldn't even hear them because he would be in his shell. His parents knew that he was in there and alive because they put food in the shell, left, and when they got back the food remains were in front of the shell. One day Steve's parents decided not to leave when they gave Steve his food, but to peek past the bedroom door. Then they saw that a hole in the wall, an almost invisible one, began to open. Then out stepped, a hawk. Steve's parents squealed and sprinted away from the door. Then Steve popped out from behind the hawk and thanked him for his sevices. Steve ate the food with delight, for it was his favorite, seaweed and lettuce sprouts.