Cara’s Pearl at the Bottom of the Sea
Cara the mermaid lost her pearl necklace in the deep. Her fishy friends join the search!
Every morning, Cara the mermaid wore her beautiful pearl necklace. Her grandmother had made it for her. It shimmered like a tiny moon. But one morning, it was gone!
Cara searched her room. She searched her garden. She looked under the sea cucumbers and behind the sea urchins. Nothing! ‘It’s lost,’ she sighed. A tear drifted up as a bubble.
Cosmo the crab bobbed over. ‘Don’t be sad,’ said Cosmo. ‘We’ll help you look.’ And so Louie the jellyfish joined them, and the three set off to search.
They swam to the coral reef and looked in every nook. They swam over the sandy bed and sifted through every shell. They searched for a long, long time, until the water turned dark green.
‘Wait,’ said Louie. ‘Look over there!’ A tiny gleam peeked out from in a sleepy oyster. It was the pearl! Cara reached down very carefully and scooped it up. ‘My necklace!’ she cried.
Cara clasped the necklace around her neck. She hugged Cosmo and Louie tightly. ‘Thank you. I don’t know what I’d do without you.’ ‘That’s what friends are for,’ said Cosmo.
That evening, Cara threw a party. There was seaweed pie and bubble pop. And in the middle of it all, her pearl glowed bright, reminding her of her grandmother, and of the friends who had helped her.
The little lesson
Friends who help you search are worth more than any treasure.
Let’s talk about it
- What is something you have lost and found?
- Who helped Cara find the pearl?
Finish stories to collect Cara as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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