The Purpose of Fear

The Purpose of Fear is a short story appearing in Turtle Soup volume 2, #1.

Species

 * Mutant rat
 * Mutant turtle

Locations

 * Northampton

Synopsis
and walk through the hills of Northampton close to midnight, when Leonardo suddenly has a question for his master. The young turtle ponders the meaning of fear. Splinter recognizes it as the great immobilizer of men (and turtles), and Leonardo specifies that he fears his brothers being hurt in battle. Splinter clarifies that even though this is healthy to think of his brothers because he loves them, fear is a negative response and is the enemy of all. Splinter says that action is the antidote to fear and Leonardo wants an action attitude, and an attitude is a collection of thoughts.

Errors

 * Two out of three times in the story, attitude is spelled "a titude", as if the first t were erased.