{"id":1334,"date":"2009-04-12T12:01:43","date_gmt":"2009-04-12T19:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candlelightstories.com\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2010-01-15T09:59:09","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T16:59:09","slug":"storybook-gentians-grumpy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candlelightstories.com\/Blog\/2009\/04\/12\/storybook-gentians-grumpy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Storybook: Gentian&#8217;s Grumpy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Kristen Collier (USA)<br \/>\nillustration by Kevin Scott Collier<a href=\"http:\/\/kevinscottcollier.com\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a>There is also a <a href=\"http:\/\/joythejellyfish.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Joy the Jellyfish web site<\/a>.<span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><em> <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/images\/GrumpyDay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gentian the Great White Shark was grumpy. Nobody wanted to approach him today! Fish fled from his path. Joy the Jellyfish saw the commotion. She gulped and then approached the out of sorts shark.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cWh-wh-what is wrong, Gentian?\u201d Joy asked bravely as she drew near.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGRRRRR!\u201d Gentian snapped, with teeth bared. \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joy the Jellyfish drew back in fear. The other fish in the Great Barrier Reef shuddered as they watched from the safety of the coral ridges. Joy glanced down at her little star tentacles and knew that she was safe (at least she hoped so). She proceeded forward with cautious confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalking always helps me feel better, Gentian,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Great White shark looked at her with bloody red eyes. \u201cYou are lucky you possess protection, else I should have eaten you by now!\u201d he threatened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevouring everything in sight is not the answer to life\u2019s problems,\u201d Joy said wisely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you, a mere blob of jelly, know about problems!\u201d the scarred shark said. \u201cHazards are great out there in the open waters! I must battle those greater than I just to survive!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are only greater if, in your mind, you think them so,\u201d Joy said softly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they are massive!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not size that makes one great, Gentian.\u201d She spied a tiny Blue-Ringed octopus. \u201cHe is one of the smallest creatures of the sea, yet his poison kills almost instantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife\u2019s not always that easy for the rest of us!\u201d Gentian grimaced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you eaten today?\u201d Joy asked. \u201cIs your belly full?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d the Great White shark admitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen now is a time for rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFoolish jellyfish! I cannot rest! I\u2019ll sink if I do!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you can slow down,\u201d Joy whispered. \u201cLife isn\u2019t about chasing after your next meal, Gentian. Take a look around you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Great White Shark slowed. He gazed at the mountains of orange, yellow and red coral, and felt the gentle water surrounding him. Arching upward, he witnessed the clear sky that reflected upon the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Gentian took a deep breath as he felt the rays of sunshine on his face. He looked at the jellyfish and smiled the warmest smile that a shark possibly could, thankful that on this day, a little Joy had come his way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">THE END<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<em>Gentian&#8217;s Grumpy Day<\/em>&#8221; Copyright \u00a9 2007 by Kristen Collier<br \/>\nAll Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Kristen Collier (USA) illustration by Kevin Scott Collier There is also a Joy the Jellyfish web site. Gentian the Great White Shark was grumpy. Nobody wanted to approach him today! Fish fled from his path. Joy the Jellyfish saw the commotion. 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