Hanaa slipped into the foamy wave and disappeared. The next morning, Laila ran back to the bodu athiri . She looked in the rock pool. At first, it was empty. But then— fissa (pop)!—a tiny orange arm poked out from under a shell. Then two arms. Then five.
The starfish wiggled all five arms at once. Laila’s mother knelt beside her. Pdf Kudakudhinge Dhivehi Vaahaka
Laila clapped her hands. "Mummy! Look! My ves fila (starfish) came back!" Hanaa slipped into the foamy wave and disappeared