Elsa and the Shining Pearl
Elsa the mermaid lost her pearl necklace in the deep. Her fishy friends join the search!
Every morning, Elsa 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!
Elsa 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.
Freddie the fish bobbed over. ‘Don’t be sad,’ said Freddie. ‘We’ll help you look.’ And so Tomas the turtle 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 Tomas. ‘Look over there!’ A tiny gleam peeked out from in a sleepy oyster. It was the pearl! Elsa reached down very carefully and scooped it up. ‘My necklace!’ she cried.
Elsa clasped the necklace around her neck. She hugged Freddie and Tomas tightly. ‘Thank you. I don’t know what I’d do without you.’ ‘That’s what friends are for,’ said Freddie.
That evening, Elsa 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 Elsa find the pearl?
Finish stories to collect Elsa as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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