One sunny day,
Heather Nicole
Peterson,
age
4, of
Seattle, Washington, was
visiting the
ocean with
Brittany, Travis, and Carli.
Heather
was in the shallow water
collecting colorful
seashells. As
she
reached
for a bright pink shell,
someone tapped
her
on the shoulder. It was
a beautiful
mermaid!
I’m very unhappy,” wept the
mermaid.
“My daddy, the king if the
sea, has been
captured by the evil sea
serpent, Electra! I
don’t know what to do.”
So
Heather
said, “Please do not cry. I
know how to rescue your
daddy. Do you
have any friends who can help
us?”
The
little mermaid replied. “Yes, I have
many friends who would love
to help.”
Heather
and the little mermaid swam
toward the evil serpent’s den. Along the
way they met two playful
dolphins.
“We are Splish
and Splash. Would you
like to play with us?” asked
the giggling
dolphins.
Heather
told them, “We have no time to
play. We must rescue the king of the sea.
Come and help us!”
Heather
and her underwater friends
swam a long way through the
beautiful blue
sea. Many sea animals wanted to
help.
There were graceful sea horses, countless
starfish and a whole school
of parrot fish.
Everyone was eager to help save the king.
Heather
and her
friends swam closer and
closer to the serpent’s den.
The sea became cold and dark.
Heather
was a little afraid and wished
Brittany,
Travis, and Carli
were there to help.
From a distance, they could see Electra’s
den. It
was in a sunken pirate ship. Guarding
the entrance
were two huge sharks with big
teeth as sharp
as knives. The king was
trapped with
his hands chained tightly by
his sides.
Heather
explained the rescue plan to
the sea animals and gave the
go-ahead
signal.
The animals began swimming in
circles
like a swarm of wild bees around
the
serpent and the sharks!
Heather
quickly
entered the den through a
porthole and
unlocked the king’s chains.
The
mermaid’s daddy was free!
The sea animals
cheered, “Hooray!
Hooray! The
king is saved!”
The
overjoyed mermaid gave her
daddy
a great big hug.
She said, “Oh, Daddy, I’m so happy we
are together
again. You could not have
been saved without help from
Heather.
We must find a way to thank
her.”
The king decided to hold a grand
celebration at the palace in honor of
Heather.
Animals from all over the
ocean were invited.
Heather Nicole
Peterson
was crowned an honorary
member of the royal sea
family.
Everyone danced and played
merry
music.
“Brittany,
Travis, and Carli
sure
would
be proud of me,” thought
Heather.
The beautiful little mermaid
presented
Heather
with many brightly colored sea
flowers and seashells.
“Won’t you please stay with
us
forever?” pleaded the little
mermaid.
Heather
replied, “I must return to my
home in
Seattle, Washington.
But I
promise to return to the sea kingdom to
visit.”
Heather
thanked the king and the little
mermaid for the beautiful party and the
wonderful gifts. The dolphins, Splish and
Splash, gave
her
a ride to the seashore.
Heather
was happy to be home and
could not wait to tell
Brittany, Travis,
and Carli about
her
wonderful adventure
with the little mermaid.