Write a Short Story. Writer about main character who undergoes a change or learns something

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Every Saturday at daybreak, I jog around a park near my residence. In one corner of the park, there is a lake. Every time I trot by this lake, I always see an elderly man sitting by the water’s edge and beside him, a metal cage stands put. This past Saturday, I was overcome by curiosity, and I stopped trotting and started casually walking toward the elderly man. As I approached where he sat, I discovered that what I thought was a metal cage was actually a small trap. I spotted four turtles inside the cage, uninjured, slowly circling the base of the cage. He had a fifth turtle sitting on his lap that he was cautiously scrubbing using a sponge brush.
“Good morning Sir,” I said. “I spot you here every Saturday at dawn. I hope you do not mind my prying, I would like to know what you are doing with these turtles.” He turned and faced me, wearing a smile on his face. “I am scrubbing scum off their shells,” he replied. “Anything that latches on a turtle’s shell, like scum or algae, impedes the turtle’s ability to swim and decreases its capacity to absorb heat. It can further weaken and corrode the shell as time advances.” “Wow! That is extremely kind of you,” I exclaimed as I took a seat beside him.
He went on: “Each Saturday morning, I spend a few hours relaxing here and help...