There was once a little dolphin who lived in the big blue sea with his mama dolphin, and brother dolphins. There was a special secret spot in the sea that always had a lot of fish. Everyday the little dolphin, the mama dolphin and his little brothers would swim out to the special spot to catch lots of fish for their dinner.
The little dolphin loved coming to the special fishing spot. There were so many yummy fish! He could catch them quickly and then have lots of time to swim and play with his brothers. It was his most favorite spot in the whoooole sea.
One day a boat of fishermen also found the special fishing spot with all the fish. They told all their fishermen friends about it too. And soon enough, lots and lots of fishermen started coming over on their boats to the special fishing spot. They would throw big big nets in the water and quickly catch lots of fish.
After some time, there was and less fish in the special fishing spot. The little dolphin, his mama, and his brothers had to start swimming longer and longer, and diving deeper and deeper to find enough fish for their dinner. The more the fishermen came, the worse it got. And soon the special fishing spot had almost no fish at all.
The little dolphin was very sad. He loved coming to his special fishing spot. But now all the yummy fish were gone. This made the little dolphin feel angry. This was his favorite spot. But the fishermen had ruined it. It wasn’t fair! He looked at the boats with their big nets and he felt angrier and angrier. And when he got angry he got naughty and grouchy.
When the little dolphin started to play with his little brothers, he played too rough, and he made his little dolphin brothers cry. When the Orca family swam over to say hello, the little dolphin was very rude to everybody. And when Mrs. Whale had a question for mama dolphin, the little dolphin kept being loud and naughty, and had to be sent to time out in the coral reefs.
When Mrs. Whale left, Mama dolphin called over little dolphin and gave him a big hug.
“Little Dolphin” she said “you might be feeling angry that all the fish are gone in our special fishing spot. I know it was your favorite spot. I feel sad about it too. But you not be mean to your brothers or our friends.”
“Let me teach you a special dolphin secret” said the mama dolphin.
“A special dolphin secret?” asked the little dolphin. He was very very curious. And he loooved secrets.
“Yes” said the mama dolphin “Here is the special secret. When we feel really angry, sometimes we need a hug, sometimes we need a kiss, but sometimes it might be a good idea to do something to let the angry feelings out. Now I know that you love hitting things with your tail. You have a good strong tail, and its fun to hit things with it. So maybe, when you feel really angry, you can use your tail to hit something that wont be hurt. Do it a few times and you might feel less angry.”
The little dolphin did like hitting things with his tail. But he wasn’t sure what to hit. So he asked his mama.
“Mama, can I hit my brothers with my tail?” asked the little dolphin.
{audience participation part} And what do you think his mama said?
(“Nooo”) {boys loved this part}
“Can I hit the Orcas with my tail?” asked the little dolphin.
{And what do you think his mama said?}
“Can I hit the Whale with my tail?” asked the little dolphin.
{And what do you think his mama said?}
{same for Mr. Octopus, the seagulls etc. }
“But Mama! If I cant hit anyone else, then what can I hit with my tail to feel less angry?”
“I have a great idea” said the mama dolphin. “right next to our favorite fishing spot there is an old metal buoy. Its not a living thing. Its very strong. So when you feel angry you can hit it with your tail as much as you like.”
The next day, the little dolphin, the mama dolphin and his brothers swam over to the special fishing spot. But the fishermen had come earlier with their nets, and there was almost no fish there. The little dolphin felt really angry. But his mama reminded him about the special dolphin secret. {and what was the special dolphin secret?} So he swam away to find the old metal buoy.
The little found the buoy in the sea. He came over close. And he gave it a big whack with his tail.
“Gooong!” went the buoy.
He liked that sound. So he wapped the buoy with his tail again.
“Gooong!” went the buoy.
That was fun! So the little dolphin hit the buoy with his tail again and again.
“Gooong! Goooong! Gooooong! GOOONG!” the buoy kept making lots and lots of noise. The little dolphin was thrilled. This was so much fun he forgot he was angry. He felt better and he swam back to his mama feeling pretty good.
Now while the little dolphin was hitting the buoy with his tail, a boat with fishermen was passing by. They heard the buoy going “Gooong! Goooong! Gooooong! GOOONG!” and they got really afraid.
“Why is it making that sound?” asked one of the fishermen. “There is no one there.” said another. “Maybe its a ghost. A fish ghost!” said the captain. They all felt very afraid. And they sailed their boat home as fast as they could.
Back in port, the scared fishermen told all the other fishermen about the scaaaary fish ghost that lived in the old buoy next to the special fishing spot. (They didn’t know it was just the little dolphin making all that noise with his tail.)
But the other fishermen did not believe them. “A fish ghost” they laughed “there is no such thing. Ha! Tomorrow lets all go out to the special fishing spot and we’ll see if there is any such thing as a fish ghost.”
So early next morning, all the fishermen got into their boats and they sailed to the special fishing spot. The old buoy wasn’t making any noise. “See! No ghost” said the fishermen. So they got out their big nets and started to catch all the fish.
Sometime later, the little dolphin and his mama and brothers swam over to the special fishing spot as well. The little dolphin saw that the fishermen had already caught all the fish! There would be no fish left for dinner. And he got very angry.
“Remember the special dolphin secret” said the mama dolphin.
“You are right mama.” said the little dolphin, and he swam out to find the buoy to hit it with his tail. He swam over close. And hit it again and again with his tail.
“Gooong! Goooong! Gooooong! GOOONG!” went the buoy. Right in the middle of all the fishing boats. All the fishermen were sooo scared.
“Gooong! Goooong! Gooooong! GOOONG!” the buoy kept making the loud sound because the little dolphin kept hitting it with his tail.
“Its a ghost! A fish ghost!” screamed all the fishermen. “Run away!” They opened up their nets. Released all their fish back in the water. Sailed their boats as fast as they could away from the buoy. And they never came back to fish in special fishing spot again.
The little dolphin, his mama and his brothers now had all the fish they needed. And the little dolphin kept using the special dolphin secret when ever he felt angry.
{And then what sound did that buoy make?}
The End