Jamal and the Lighthouse Light
A small rescue boat sets out in the fog to guide lost fishermen home.
Jamal the jellyfish was a small orange rescue boat who lived in a tiny harbour. He wasn’t fast or big. But he 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, Louie the lion was coming home with baskets of crabs, but could not see the shore.
‘I must help!’ said Jamal. Bruno the elephant called from the lighthouse, ‘It’s dangerous out there.’ But Jamal switched on the lamp and puttered into the fog.
Toot, toot! Toot, toot! Jamal sounded the horn. In the grey mist, Louie heard it. ‘There!’ he cried, and steered towards the sound. The two boats met in the middle of the sea.
Jamal 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, Louie tied up beside Jamal. ‘You may be small,’ he said, ‘but you saved us.’ Jamal 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 Jamal brave?
Finish stories to collect Jamal as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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