Once Upon a Time...

This next story is a legend. Probably, no one thought of making this legend because it's kinda weird to tell a children's story at a time of danger. Well, maybe it can be told to a kid when there is no more hope of getting out of a whirlpool. Yup. This is the the made up legend of the whirlpool.

"The (made-up) Legend of the Whirlpool"
Her eyes says it all, you can tell she was scared. Fortunately, her son cannot see this for all this dear boy could see was the calm face of his beautiful and radiant mother. A mother who was trying to tell her son a bedtime story, This story perfectly described thier situation. For this story is about an odd-looking fish. It looked peculiar because its shape was that of a star. This shape suits the fish because he was named Star. Star is a happy-go-lucky type of fish. He is most happy when he looks up at the sky. He is so fascinated with the different shapes the clouds make. First, it's a turtle and then it takes up the shape of a barnacle. The chirps of the birds passing b was music to his ears. It was as if he was watching the orchestra. But when the storm comes star's usual happy disposition fades.
That night, a great storm came and dark clouds covered the sky. Thunder roared as loud as thousands of lions. Lightning stroke its sharpest bolts. Star was so scared that night. Closing his eyes just scared him more. Then he heard the loudest roar of thunder. It was so loud and frightening that the only thing star could do was cry.

In a nearby kingdom, something miraculous happened. The usual annoyed baby whale prince was sound asleep. But the miracle was interrupted easily by the crying that he heard. Because of what happened his father whale king called all the palace guards to find the source of this noise and the way of stopping it. In their search, they found that it was star who was crying. They also found out from star's neighbors that he was afraid of the lightning and thunder. The palace guards thought that the only way to stop star was to distract him. So they circled around him, spun round and round like a giant carriage mobile. They didn't have to wait long for star to stop and fall asleep. So, the palace guards went back to the palace with great news only to be surprised by an even greater news. Because the annoyed baby whale prince is sound asleep, once more.

But this is not the end of our story because we have not uncovered how the whirlpool came to be. You see, when the palace guards were circling Star, they created a tornado n the sea and today we call it a whirlpool. After the mother told her story, she was surprised to hear the boy's query. For he asked, "Mother, will star stop crying soon?"

(save the whales!)