11 A Gift from the Sea

CHAPTER 11

A Gift from the Sea Lucas ran all the way to the bakery and got Clara. She had just finished bagging fresh bread with her father. "Come on!" he cried. "I have to show you something at the cove!" On the way Lucas told Clara about the dream he'd had the night before, and how he'd left a morning glory of the sea shell for Clara behind Turtle Rock.

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"Will you believe me if we find a shell there?" asked Lucas. Clara didn't have to think twice about her answer. "Definitely!" she said. Clara knew how rare it was to find a morning glory of the sea shell. They were cone-shaped with a bottom that delicately fanned out like the petals of a morning glory flower. Although the outside was a plain cream color, the inside edges were a bright royal blue that faded to a golden yellow. Lucas's parents kept the only one that had ever been found in a glass case in the library.

They stopped in front of Turtle Rock. "Go ahead," said Lucas, crossing his fingers. He really hoped that the shell would be there. "Take a look." Clara peeked behind the rock. Then she squealed with delight. "There is a morning glory of the sea shell!" she exclaimed.

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