Bolivar T. Shagnasty was not only a great cook but was renowned around the country for his great herd of trained turtles. At one time, B.T. had over 50 turtles which was led by Theodore, his 326 year old tortoise. It was reported that B.T. actually trained Theodore to roll over.
When Bolivar headed west to seek new fortunes he started the greatest turtle drive of the time. Going was slow....