3Abaloneheldtighttohisrockinthesea.Abrightfishpeeredupathim.Abalonefeltagreatsadness.4“Whydoalltheseaanimalshavebeautifulcolorsexceptme?”heaskedtheSea.“Myentireshellisadullgray,insideandout.IlookjustliketherockthatIliveon.”5“Igaveyouagrayshelltohideyoufromyourenemies,”saidtheSea.“Youareneverpreyeduponbecauseyouarenevernoticed.Surelythatmustpleaseyou.”6Abalonewasstillweigheddownwithsadness.Abrightbluecrabwasscamperingpasthim.“LookatCrab,”hecried.“Seehowbeautifulsheis.”7“Crabisneversafe,”theSeasaid.“Bigfishseeherfromalongwayoff.Theymakehertheirdinner.Ihavemadeyougray.Iwillnotbudgefrommydecision.”8“Lookatthebeautifulrainbowfish,”saidAbalone.“Heisthemostmajesticfishintheocean.”9“Yes,butpeoplearealwaystryingtocatchhim.Heissoeasytosee,”saidtheSea.10Abalonelistenedbutdidnothear.Allhewantedwastobebrightandbeautiful.Dayafterday,heaskedandaskeduntiltheSeagavein.11“Verywell,”saidtheSea.“IfIpromisetomakeyoubrightlycolored,willyoupromisenevertobothermeagain?”12Abaloneagreed.ThenhediscoveredthatSeahadtrickedhim.13TheSeahadgivenhimthebrightestshellofall.Itscolorsshonewithpink,blue,green,andsilver.However,thecolorswereontheinsideoftheshell.Theoutsidewasstillgray.14AbalonehadpromisednevertobothertheSeaagain.Hekepthisword.Tothisday,youcanonlyseehisbeautifulcolorswhenhisshelliswashedupontheshore.WordCount:303ThinkCritically1.WhydidAbalonewanttohavebeautifulcolors?2.HowdoyouknowthattheSeawastryingtoprotectAbalone?3.Readpage5again.Whatdoyouthinkpreyeduponmeans?4.WhatcolorsdidtheSeagiveAbalone?Wherewerethecolors?5.DoyouthinktheSeadidtherightthinggivingAbalonecolorsontheinsideofhisshell?Whyorwhynot?LanguageArtsWriteaShortStoryWriteashortstoryaboutoneofthecharactersfromthebook,suchasCrabortherainbowfish.Sharethestorywithafriend.School-HomeConnectionTellafamilymemberaboutAbaloneandtheSea.Talkaboutdifferentanimalsthatliveinthesea.
