9 Shell Collectors

CHAPTER 9

Shell Collectors That night Lucas dreamed about the underwater kingdom again. "Follow me!" beckoned Avalon. She waited for Lucas to catch up to her. This time her long, dark hair floated freely in the water. She held a sack over her shoulder. Lucas swam toward Avalon in his bedclothes and bare feet. A school of fish parted to make way for him. Then the two friends swam side by side. They passed a graceful manta ray and an old sea turtle. They glided under the bottom of a great ship. They dove closer to the ocean floor. Lucas could see ripples on the sand below. He noticed a coral reef up ahead.

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"Help me collect shells!" Avalon said. She reached into her bag and handed him a net made of woven seaweed. "Sometimes the waves push shells into the reef. You'll find them in the nooks and crannies." "It's like a treasure hunt!" exclaimed Lucas. Avalon nodded. Lucas swam to the reef and began to search for shells. He found a calico scallop, a lion's paw, and a striped moon shell. Inside the mouth of a small cave, he uncovered a lightning whelk and something else very rare.

"Look!" Lucas cried. "I found a morning glory of the sea!"

Avalon swam over. "It's beautiful!" she exclaimed. "My friend Clara has always wanted to find one of these." "Why don't we leave it for her at Mermaid's Cove?" Avalon suggested. "I'll show you where when we're done." Lucas nodded. Maybe this would be the perfect way to prove to Clara that this was all real. "Avalon, you're a genius!" When their seaweed nets were full, Lucas followed Avalon to Mermaid's Cove. They hid the shells on the beach behind Turtle Rock.