Albert was mad about computer games. When people encouraged him to return to 1 life, he would say, "This is my doorway to the world. "
In one of his favorite games, he would 2 as many turtles as he could. 3 else could collect more than he did. But Albert still wanted more. One day, when he got home from school, he found two real turtles in his bedroom.
Albert's parents decided to make them his 4. Albert had to learn all he could to look after the turtles. He also 5 to trick them into leaving his room, but it never worked. Gradually, he got used to living with the turtles, and 6 began to enjoy it. And other people loved hearing Albert's stories and his growing knowledge about 7.
One day, the turtles disappeared. His parents 8 that he would return to his games, but that didn't happen. 9 , he went to buy some pets and looked after them in his spare time.
Now whenever people ask him about it, he points at his 10 and says, "They are my doorway to the world. There's a lot more to them than you'd realize."
