Franklin the turtle is listening to all his friends brag about the amazing things they can do. Bear can climb the highest trees, and Hawk can fly higher than the clouds. Wanting to sound just as impressive, Franklin tells a tiny fib. He boasts that he can swallow exactly seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye! His friends are completely amazed and immediately demand that he prove his incredible talent. Now Franklin is trapped in a very sticky and embarrassing situation. He definitely cannot eat that many flies, and he does not want his friends to know he lied. Follow along as Franklin learns a valuable lesson about honesty, bragging, and why telling the truth is always much easier than trying to keep up with a silly fib.