The Goldfish Who Found the Dreamy Reef – How Luna Discovered That Dreams Live in Stillness and Song
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Once upon a time, in the calm blue waters near a quiet shore, lived a tiny goldfish named Luna. She wasn’t like the other goldfish who loved to dart and dash. Luna liked to float slowly, watch the light ripple across the waves, and dream.
Each night, as the ocean turned dusky blue and the stars sparkled above, Luna would swim in slow circles, wondering where dreams came from. She heard the dolphins laughed them into the waves. The turtles said dreams drifted down from the moon. But Luna wanted to know for herself.
The Journey to Somewhere Soft
One sleepy evening, Luna followed the sound of a hush-hush hum carried by the current. “It sounds like singing,” she whispered. The water around her glowed gently, like someone had lit a lantern deep under the sea.
She swam past kelp forests and sleepy seahorses, past starfish curling into themselves. The hum grew sweeter. The light grew softer. Soon, Luna saw something magical: a reef glowing with color. Corals pulsed in pinks and blues, lighting the water like a nightlight. It was the Dreamy Reef, and it sang in lullabies only sleepy fish could hear.
Lullabies of the Reef
The corals weren’t ordinary. They shimmered with tiny lights and hummed songs without words. Luna nestled between two glowing branches, and the reef sang to her:
“Close your eyes, little swimmer, the night is deep and kind.
Let the sea cradle you gently, leave your busy thoughts behind.”
All around her, sea creatures were already snoozing: a jellyfish with its tentacles curled, a crab rocking in its shell, even an old whale snoring bubbles nearby. Luna listened, her fins still, her eyes half-closed.
“Drift and dream, float and fly, Let the stars reflect in your sleepy sky…”
The reef’s songs felt like warm blankets wrapping around her thoughts. Luna smiled sleepily. She didn’t need to wonder where dreams came from anymore—she had found them.
Back Before Morning
When the first hints of sunlight reached the ocean’s surface, Luna woke. The reef had gone quiet, its lights gently dimmed, still glowing in a soft goodbye.
She swam back home with slow, sleepy swishes of her tail. The sea was still, the world hushed. Luna now carried the reef’s lullabies in her heart. Each night after that, she would close her eyes and remember the songs, and sometimes, she thought she could still hear them.
So if you ever drift to sleep near the sound of waves, listen closely. You might just hear a coral lullaby, and maybe, just maybe, Luna the goldfish is dreaming nearby.
The End !
Nadeera Nilupamali
Nadeera Nilupamali
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