Answer:
The seeds of the oat bread fell from the turtle and also got covered by dirt from the feet of the turtle. This then enables the seeds to get 'planted'.
Step-by-step explanation:
John Steinbeck's "The Wrath of Grapes" details the hardships that the people had to endure during the Dust Bowl. Tenant farmers were driven out by their owners, with nowhere else to go or no place to work. The story of the Turtle is from the third chapter of this book.
In Chapter 3, we find a turtle trying to cross a highway and get to the other side of the road. Steinbeck's stories deal with the people trying to get through hardships to get to somewhere better, in hopes of surviving. The turtle symbolizes the people, the migrant workers who work hard to find better survival chances. The turtle, in its efforts to cross the busy road, was hit by a truck who topples it over in its back. While crossing the road, the turtle had taken an oat beard, which came loose when he was turned over by the truck. Once out of the road, the seeds fell to the ground and the turtle also dragged dirt on its feet, thus enabling the seed to germinate and grow. This new plant then also is symbolic of a new beginning for the people.