Henry the Humpback Whale

     Once up on a time there was an enormous Humpback Whale called Henry. He was very clumsy and silly. He loves to eat tiny shrimp like creatures called krill which are only 5cm long. The problem is they are so small that he can’t even see them, even when they are in huge groups. All the other whales think it’s because he’s silly but he doesn’t believe them, but it’s true. Once he nearly got himself killed and that’s exactly what I’m going to tell you about now.

     One day he was swimming about the ocean and he got lost. He had no idea which way to go but he still kept going but what he didn’t know was that he was heading for the closest beach. It took a lot of hours then suddenly… CRASH! He had got himself beached. He tried to get himself back into the ocean but it was no use. Then he called for help and that worked so that was a relief. Soon there were lots of people down in the beach trying to push Henry back in the sea but he was too heavy .The people got so puffed out that they went home. Henry felt sad, he knew he wasn’t getting back into the water now. But right then, some builders saw him lying on the beach and they tried to help. They helped by using their crane to lift him into the sea.

      First they lifted him up high in the sky then they lowered him into the depths. SPLASH! Henry was saved! Everybody in the town cheered and Henry thanked everyone who tried to help him. Soon everybody went home including Henry.

While Henry was on his way home he got lost again! He was about to keep going but then he paused, that was the way got beached. He hated what it felt like to be beached! Hate, hate, hated it! Then a better idea struck him. First he took a deep breath and then let out a long echoing whale call. Soon his friends were fading in from the misty water. He told them what happened and how he learned 2 lessons. 1)Try not to be silly and clumsy and 2)To call for help if you get lost. His friends were very proud of him and they took him home.

Matthew