The Tale of the Turtle and the Plastic Jellyfish, Sarah Nelms

‘Hello little turtle’, the girl said. ‘What are you doing out here?’

She bent down and put a comforting hand on Nerin’s shell.

‘My friends call me Professor Penny. Don’t worry, I’m going to help you’.

Before she knew it, Nerin was being lifted off the sand and carried up the beach away from the water.

‘Wait! You’re going the wrong way, the ocean’s that way!’ Nerin tried to say. But she was too tired and hungry to fight. Instead she drifted into a deep sleep.

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