Dot and the Lighthouse Light
A small rescue boat sets out in the fog to guide lost fishermen home.
Dot the whale was a small orange rescue boat who lived in a tiny harbour. She wasn’t fast or big. But she had a very loud horn and a very bright lamp.
One afternoon, thick fog rolled in. White mist covered the sea like a blanket. Out on the water, Pip the pony was coming home with a net of silver fish, but could not see the shore.
‘I must help!’ said Dot. Dani the deer called from the lighthouse, ‘It’s dangerous out there.’ But Dot switched on the lamp and puttered into the fog.
Toot, toot! Toot, toot! Dot sounded the horn. In the grey mist, Pip heard it. ‘There!’ he cried, and steered towards the sound. The two boats met in the middle of the sea.
Dot led the way back, horn tooting, lamp shining. The lighthouse beam swept through the mist to guide them in. At last, the harbour appeared, and everyone cheered.
That night, Pip tied up beside Dot. ‘You may be small,’ he said, ‘but you saved us.’ Dot blew a happy toot. The fog was gone, and the stars were out.
The little lesson
Small things can do big, brave jobs.
Let’s talk about it
- How did the fishermen find the way?
- Why was Dot brave?
Finish stories to collect Dot as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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