Y1SC: The Storm Whale

by Benji Davies.

This is the story of a lonely little boy, a whale washed up on a beach and a friendship that will change both the lives forever.

Noi and his father live in a house by the sea, his father works hard as a fisherman and Noi often has only their six cats for company. So when, one day, he finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm, Noi is excited and takes it home to care for it. He tries to keep his new friend a secret, but but there’s only so long you can keep a whale in the bath without your dad finding out. Noi is eventually persuaded that the whale has to go back to the sea where it belongs.

Rafiq: “I liked the whale.”

Kaliah: “I liked that Noi helped the whale back into the sea.”

Alaia: “The little boy saved the whale from dying and it made me feel happy.”