Tuesday, October 05, 2010
A Children's Story: Tiny the Whale
Once upon a time, there was a whale named Tiny. He was smaller than a ladybug that lands on a lemon tree. In fact, he was so small that you could hardly see him even if your eyes were wide open, staring straight at him. So, one day, he decided that he needed to get bigger. He met a krill named Bill and asked him what he should do.
Bill suggested he go in search of the Wishing Fairy. So, that's what Tiny did. He came upon a friendly dolphin, named Dolphy, who happened to hear him begging for directions. Dolphy told Tiny to head toward the big black rock closest to the shore.
Dolphy said Tiny would hear the fairy's singing and would be able to follow her voice until he found her. So, that's what Tiny did. He started to swim in search of the big black rock.
After a few minutes, Tiny came upon a young Garibaldi fish, named Gary. Tiny asked the fish if he was going the right way and Gary said that he was. They chatted about the exceptionally warm water and about sports. Then, Tiny said goodbye and continued to swim toward the black rock in search of the Wishing Fairy.
Ten more minutes passed and Tiny started to get really tired. He was extremely tiny after all. So, he decided to rest on a red-orange piece of kelp. He day-dreamed for a bit, asking himself why he was so small. He pondered why he was even called a whale in the first place. And he wondered if he was ever going to find the Wishing Fairy at all.
Maybe he was just floating inside of a gigantic dream that would never come true. But, after some rest, he awoke refreshed and renewed. He continued to swim toward the big black rock. Almost instantly, he heard the most beautiful singing he had ever heard in his entire life. He began to swim even faster.
His energy and motivation were like that of a large whale now. In a matter of seconds, he could see the giant black rock and realized that he had finally made it. Within seconds, he looked up toward the ocean's surface and locked his eyes upon her vibrant green gaze.
He had found the Wishing Fairy and she was stunning. Her hair radiated golden warmth like the sun itself and her cheeks were pink like wild roses. She knew his purpose in coming and offered him the three wishes instantly. She spoke to him with a tender voice and showed him compassion because of his pure heart and his simple faith to find her, despite his tiny size.
Wish number one was to become big like all the other whales in the ocean. Wish number two was to change his name to Big. And wish number three was to have an ocean-wide ice cream party. The wishes came true almost as quickly as he had thought them up. Now that Big was not so tiny any more, the Wishing Fairy looked deep into his large blue eyes and told him she was proud of him.
That day, the ocean was filled with every flavor of ice cream you could imagine: vanilla, chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallow, mint, strawberry, and cookie dough, just to name some of the most popular ones. There were also tons of toppings: from hot fudge to sprinkles to caramel and more cherries than you could count in ten lifetimes.
All of the creatures of the sea celebrated together with singing and dancing. Even the Wishing Fairy ate some ice cream while chatting with some old friends. After all, ice cream is the tastiest dessert of all, no matter where you live. :)
Bill suggested he go in search of the Wishing Fairy. So, that's what Tiny did. He came upon a friendly dolphin, named Dolphy, who happened to hear him begging for directions. Dolphy told Tiny to head toward the big black rock closest to the shore.
Dolphy said Tiny would hear the fairy's singing and would be able to follow her voice until he found her. So, that's what Tiny did. He started to swim in search of the big black rock.
After a few minutes, Tiny came upon a young Garibaldi fish, named Gary. Tiny asked the fish if he was going the right way and Gary said that he was. They chatted about the exceptionally warm water and about sports. Then, Tiny said goodbye and continued to swim toward the black rock in search of the Wishing Fairy.
Ten more minutes passed and Tiny started to get really tired. He was extremely tiny after all. So, he decided to rest on a red-orange piece of kelp. He day-dreamed for a bit, asking himself why he was so small. He pondered why he was even called a whale in the first place. And he wondered if he was ever going to find the Wishing Fairy at all.
Maybe he was just floating inside of a gigantic dream that would never come true. But, after some rest, he awoke refreshed and renewed. He continued to swim toward the big black rock. Almost instantly, he heard the most beautiful singing he had ever heard in his entire life. He began to swim even faster.
His energy and motivation were like that of a large whale now. In a matter of seconds, he could see the giant black rock and realized that he had finally made it. Within seconds, he looked up toward the ocean's surface and locked his eyes upon her vibrant green gaze.
He had found the Wishing Fairy and she was stunning. Her hair radiated golden warmth like the sun itself and her cheeks were pink like wild roses. She knew his purpose in coming and offered him the three wishes instantly. She spoke to him with a tender voice and showed him compassion because of his pure heart and his simple faith to find her, despite his tiny size.
Wish number one was to become big like all the other whales in the ocean. Wish number two was to change his name to Big. And wish number three was to have an ocean-wide ice cream party. The wishes came true almost as quickly as he had thought them up. Now that Big was not so tiny any more, the Wishing Fairy looked deep into his large blue eyes and told him she was proud of him.
That day, the ocean was filled with every flavor of ice cream you could imagine: vanilla, chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallow, mint, strawberry, and cookie dough, just to name some of the most popular ones. There were also tons of toppings: from hot fudge to sprinkles to caramel and more cherries than you could count in ten lifetimes.
All of the creatures of the sea celebrated together with singing and dancing. Even the Wishing Fairy ate some ice cream while chatting with some old friends. After all, ice cream is the tastiest dessert of all, no matter where you live. :)
Labels: children's story, family, ocean, sea
