The Girl and the Jellyfish

Maya arrives at the aquarium with her sketchbook and coloured pencils, eager to draw the fish. A tank glowing soft blue catches her eye, where a pale pink jellyfish named Pearl drifts like a slow, glowing cloud. Maya steps back, uneasy: the creature has no face, and its long ribbon-like tentacles might sting. Her fear is quiet but real.

A kind guide in a blue shirt invites her to watch, and Maya sits cross-legged on the floor, sketchbook open. She draws Pearl's bell pulsing and pushing water away, then the long slow glide. Drawing turns the strange creature into a puzzle she can solve. When a boy her age asks if she is scared, Maya explains Pearl's movement to him, and other children gather to see her sketches. This gentle story by Aysel Banu YAVUZAL shows how observation and drawing can make the unfamiliar feel friendly. It can be read on Masal İzle and suits early primary school children.