The Ocean Dream

TheOceanDream

Author:NhãThuyên

Illustrator:LêThịBíchKhoa

Translator:AlishaBerger

Corallovestoexploreherriver.

Shespendshoursplayingintheclearbluewater.

2/22

“Howmanyriversare thereonearth?”Coral wonders.“Wheredoes thisriverlead?IwishI couldswimtothe ocean.”

3/22

Oneday,arainbowsh appears,strugglingin therivergrass.“I’ve neverseensucha beautifulsh,”thinks Coral.

4/22

“Letmehelpyou,littleone.” 5/22

Theshswishesitstail.

“Comewithme,”she says.“Yousavedme,so Iwillsharewithyoua giftfromtheocean.”

“Agiftfromthe ocean?”Coraldives intotheriver.Cool waterswirlsaround herbody.

6/22

Coralandtherainbowshswimandswim. Theykeepswimming. Throughtheriver… 7/22

...overanenormous,crestingwave...

...andintothe

8/22

ocean.

Finally,theyreachtheocean'sheart.

9/22

Coralcanbarely believewhatshesees. 10/22

Therainbowshwaves itstailinawater dance.

Theoceanwateris coolandfresh.Itwraps itselfaroundCorallike asweethug.

11/22

Then,agatetotheunderwaterworldopens.

Coralthinks,“Ihaveneverseensomuchlight.”

12/22

“Welcometoour world,beautiful explorer,”theshsay. 13/22

“Withthiscrown,you arenowoneofus.” 14/22

TheshtakeCoraltorestonabedofthesoftestseaweed.

15/22

“Pleasestaywithus,”theshsay.

Asaltydropfallson Coral’seyelashes.She blinks… Theunderwaterworld hasdisappeared. 16/22

Coralislyingnextto herbelovedriver. Shewonders,“wasitall adream?” 17/22

Everyonesheknows hastheirowndream. 18/22

Coraldreamsof becomingagreat explorer. 19/22

20/22

21/22

“Rainbowsh,Iwill returntoyou,”Coral whispers.

Someday,Iwillreturntoyou. 22/22

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TheOceanDream

(English)

Corallovesexploringtheriver.Oneday,shesavesarainbowsh fromtherivergrass,andtogethertheybeginanunderwater adventure.

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