The Floating Pearl

Deep on the sandy ocean floor, a tiny pearl grows inside Oyster Mama's closed shell. Curious about the world beyond, the little pearl wiggles free and begins to float up through the bright blue water, past swaying kelp and darting silver fish. When the water turns dark and it loses its sense of direction, a glowing jellyfish lights the way, and a wiggly current soon tests its courage.

Along the journey the pearl meets a dancing seahorse wrapped in green sea grass, a slow smiling turtle, striped fish and a curious crab, each offering encouragement as the currents grow stronger. Remembering the jellyfish's light and the seahorse's cheer, the pearl holds steady until the water calms and it arrives in a quiet, sunlit bay where a familiar voice is waiting. This gentle tale by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN follows one small pearl's journey to find its place in a big ocean, and it can be read on Online Masal.