Remy’s Sun-Secret Shades — At tide cove, with salt tickling his beak, Remy paddled in slow circles and held his red sunglasses tight. Read the full story →
At tide cove, with salt tickling his beak, Remy paddled in slow circles and held his red sunglasses tight. He wanted to see the silver stripe that came only when the sun sat just right on the waves. The gulls flapped past, shouting, “Too late, too late!” but Remy kept bobbing. The glasses had been traded to him by a moon-snail for one warm feather, so he would not rush them.
At last, shhh-pat, the water lifted him high. Remy slid the sunglasses onto his bill, and the glare turned soft as pear jelly. There, under the shining stripe, tiny fish were making arrows toward the safe deep water. Remy quacked the way, and every duck followed. Ever since, cove ducks wear sunglasses when the sun gets sparkly, because patient eyes find the secret path. If you spot Remy between the splash drops, keep the sun-secret too.
