i had never seen the inside of the house i was to call home until the night of the wedding . `` i 'm the one who can keep her safe . '' the old mans eyes shifted , and he pulled back from clay . i think he 's going to answer me , but he does n't . all in all , it was pretty much a wasted trip . `` miss kelly , my daddy said a turtle can put his head , tail and legs inside his house when other animals want to eat him . '' 