“Thank you for helping me cross the street,” said the old man all dressed in black.
Sally was already running late for school. The old man insisted that she wait a little longer.
“Now I must do something for you in return,” he continued. “Take this magic fish and these golden crystals with you to school, and I guarantee that something magical will happen. Everything will be different.”
The old man laughed and then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
When Sally arrived at school, she waited in the hallway, right in front of her classroom door.
“I bet I can put the crystals in my pocket, but I can’t go in there holding this golden fish.” Sally thought. “My teacher will wonder why I have a fish in my hands. But since I’m late for school, I might as well go in there.”
She put the crystals in her pocket and went into the room. Surprisingly, the teacher just said, “Hello, Sally. Welcome to a new day of school.” She didn’t even ask Sally why she was holding a fish.
Then Sally realized something. The old man had said everything would be different. The teacher couldn’t see the fish. This must be the difference!
Sally sat down.
When it was time to go home, she walked out and surprisingly she was in the woods. She saw a person sitting there.
The person stood up and said, “Hello. I am a spy. I have been watching you, Sally. My name is Charlotte. You helped the old man, and you got gifts. The fish will help you never get hungry again. The crystal means that you will always have light, even without a flashlight.”
“Cool!” Sally said. Charlotte disappeared. Then Sally looked around. She was back in the city, in front of her school again.
Now that she knew what the magic was, she was excited to use it when she needed to.
The End