The Pelican Who Scooped Up Troubles
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Percy the pelican lived by the sparkling sea. He had a wide beak, strong wings, and a gentle heart. While other pelicans hunted fish, Percy always watched the shore. He noticed little crabs arguing, children dropping toys in the water, and seashells stuck in tight places. Percy didn’t just want fish—he wanted peace.
“Maybe I can scoop up more than fish,” Percy thought, gazing at his reflection in the waves.
Catching More Than Fish
One day, Percy dipped his beak into the water, but instead of fish, he scooped up a tangled ball of seaweed where two tiny fish were stuck. Gently, he set them free. The fish swam away happily, and Percy’s chest puffed with pride.
Soon, word spread across the beach. Percy wasn’t just a pelican - he was a helper. Whenever crabs quarreled, Percy scooped them up and placed them far apart until they calmed down. Whenever children cried about lost toys, Percy retrieved them with his mighty beak.
He had become the pelican who scooped up troubles.
The Day of Too Many Troubles
But one morning, troubles arrived all at once. A fisherman’s net tore, spilling fish everywhere. A baby turtle was stuck in driftwood. A starfish lay drying on the sand. Percy rushed here, then there, scooping, carrying, and fixing. His wings grew tired, and his beak felt heavy.
“I can’t scoop up every trouble,” he sighed, flopping onto the sand. For the first time, Percy felt small.
Learning to Share the Load
Then something wonderful happened. The fish Percy had once rescued began pushing the starfish back to the water. The children he had helped earlier picked up the baby turtle carefully and carried it to the sea. Even the crabs stopped quarreling to untangle the fisherman’s net.
Percy blinked in surprise. “I don’t have to scoop up every trouble. We can help each other!”
From that day on, Percy still swooped in to help, but he also encouraged others to lend their claws, fins, and hands. Together, the beach became a happier place; not because one pelican scooped up every trouble, but because everyone learned to share the load.
And Percy, the pelican with the big heart, finally smiled wide, knowing the sea was safer than ever.
The End !
