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Ogden Nash wrote some words to accompany Sainte-Saens "Carnival of the Animals" which included this:
Come, crown my brow with leaves of myrtle;
I know the tortoise is a turtle!
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Tortoise vs Turtle
Ogden Nash wrote some words to accompany Sainte-Saens "Carnival of the Animals" which included this:
Come, crown my brow with leaves of myrtle;
I know the tortoise is a turtle!