The Girl and the Golden Seal

Maya spends her mornings by the sea near her home, wearing her yellow raincoat and red rubber boots and carrying a satchel of stones, sea glass and a notebook for sketching waves. On one misty morning she notices something glinting in the water: a silver-grey seal marked with golden swirls and a small shell pendant. When the seal looks at her and then swims off, pausing to glance back, Maya follows it around a rocky point.

Beyond the point lies a hidden cove she has never seen, its sand covered with plastic bottles and tangled nets, and seabirds standing quietly with dusty feathers. The seal's sad cry tells Maya this place for animals is in trouble, so she runs home for help. This gentle tale by Ebru Mina TOMURCUK follows a child's promise, a careful plan and a team of helpers, and it can be read on Onlinemasal Com.Tr.