Noong unang panahon, may isang lalaking pinagkaitan ng magandang kinabukasan. Ngunit dahil sa kanyang busilak na puso ay ginantimpalaan siya ng pagkakataong umunlad sa buhay. Ngunit ang magandang kapalarang ipinagkaloob sa kanya ay kanyang inabuso, at dahil dito, siya ay isinumpang maging isang makupad na hayop.

Alamin sa makabagong alamat na ito ang pinagmulan ng pagong at ang kapalit ng pagiging mapagmataas.

In the old days, there was a man who was denied a bright future. But because of his kind heart, he was given the chance to improve his life. But he abused his good fortune, and for this a curse turned him into a slow-moving creature.

Read in this modern legend about the origin of the turtle and the price of being too proud.