Friends of the Sea

One sunny day, Dolphin, Turtle, Clownfish, and Starfish were playing hide and seek in the ocean. Starfish was the seeker, and they all hid in different places. Starfish found Turtle and Clownfish quickly, but the Dolphin was nowhere to be seen! The friends were having so much fun, they didn't notice the time passing. They giggled and splashed, enjoying their game.

Dolphin couldn’t be found anywhere! The friends began to worry. Just as they were about to give up, a pufferfish named Nabil swam over, out of breath. 'I saw a whale near Dolphin!' Nabil said. 'I think the whale might have eaten him!'

The friends swam quickly to where Nabil had seen Dolphin. To their surprise, they found Dolphin chatting happily with a baby whale. Dolphin was safe and sound, and the friends were relieved. They all laughed together at the misunderstanding. The baby whale was friendly and loved making new friends.

Suddenly, Starfish felt dizzy and fainted from the pollution in the water. 'Starfish! Wake up!' cried Turtle, Clownfish, Dolphin, and the baby whale. The friends were very worried about Starfish. They knew they had to act quickly to help their friend. Clownfish remembered something important.

'I know a healer who can help!' Clownfish said. 'Let’s go to their house!' The friends swam quickly to the healer’s house. 'Hello, are you home?' they called. The healer opened the door and looked at them kindly.

'What’s wrong, little ones?' the healer asked kindly. 'Please help! Starfish is poisoned from the plastic in the ocean,' said Turtle. The healer let them in and treated Starfish, who soon woke up. 'Thank you for saving me,' Starfish said gratefully. The healer explained why the ocean was polluted.

The healer said, 'This is happening because people are careless. They throw trash everywhere without thinking about the consequences. The ocean is polluted, coral reefs are dying, and fish are losing their homes. If people don’t change, they will hurt themselves too.' The friends understood the importance of keeping the ocean clean.

As they swam back home, they were amazed to see that the ocean was clean again! The humans had worked together to pick up the trash and clean the ocean! 'Wow, the ocean is beautiful again!' Dolphin exclaimed. 'There are still humans who care about the environment,' Clownfish said happily. And from that day on, the ocean stayed clean and beautiful!