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One day a dolphin named Dudley, who was very sad, had lost his family. He lost his family close to shore. This happened about a year ago off the coast of the Caribbean Sea, where it all started.
Two Years later on April 8, 1987 Dudley went looking for his parents. He woke up and went to the surface for air. When he came back, he saw a squid lurking under a bit of fiery red coral. Dudley asked, "Have you seen any dolphins around here lately? The squid answered, "No, the last time I've seen a dolphin around here must have been. . . .well I don't know. Why, are you looking for someone?"
"Well yes, I lost my parents about a year ago and I haven't been able to find them since. Do you think you could help me?" questioned the dolphin.
"Why yes, I don't have anything to do. I may as well," replied the squid.
So they set off in search of his family. As time went by Dudley learned a lot more about the squid and the squid learned a lot more about the dolphin. Farther on into the trip they met a whale named Archie. Archie was kind and helped out a lot on the trip. Even though whales eat squid Archie didn't eat the squid. He wasn't like the other whales. Archie was nice and ate plankton (a little plant). He ate plankton because he was a baleen whale.
Two days later something terrible happened. Something happened to the squid. It was something terrible. The squid died. During the night, a toothed killer whale came by while they were sleeping. This slowed down the process of looking for the parents. It took the two a couple of weeks to recover from the death of their friend. Then they moved on.
A few days later something else happened. Except this something was good. They reached a wonderful land with all dolphins and enough fish to last for a lifetime.
"So I guess this is it. I guess this is where you have to leave," commented Dudley.
"I guess so," replied Archie.
"Well good-bye, " Dudley exclaimed.
"Good-bye. I hope we meet again. So they left. Dudley was on his own now and there was no stopping him from finding his parents.
The next day Dudley spotted someone familiar. It was his uncle. Dudley went up to him and said, "Do you know where mom and dad are?"
"Yes, as a matter a fact I do. They're in the cove over by the school of fish." So Dudley went over to them and lived happily ever after. As for Archie, he went back home and lived happy to age 17.
Chris March is in the fourth grade
Teacher: Miss Alden
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