Старий маяк на кам’янистій скелі вмів махати своїм світлом, як хвостиком. Сто років він зустрічав кораблі, що поверталися додому, — і навчив одного маленького моряка, що навіть найменший знак може стати чиїмось берегом.
У маленькій бухті жив незвичайний водограй — він стрибав сам, без жодного насосу. Старий рибалка Мирон знав його секрет. А коли в дівчинки Олени защеміло сердечко, водограй застрибав ще вище — спеціально для неї.
Little Mulka was always hungry. And when his mother had no food, she would sing him songs. And Mulka realized: a song satisfies not only his stomach, but also his heart.
All marine life was afraid of the Blacktip killer whale. And when a little seal fell behind its mother, it was this "terrible" killer whale that chased away the shark and saved the baby.
Старий моряк побудував корабель з парусом, що ловив сонячне світло замість вітру. Усі сміялись: «Ти повзтимеш!» А він плив повільно — зате бачив усі заходи сонця. І виявилось, що він пройшов найдовше.
The boy Stepanko launched a paper boat into the river and whispered to it: «See the world for me.» A year later, the river returned to him a small wet piece of paper with sea stories.
Little hedgehog Kolko wanted to see the sea. Everyone laughed at him: «A hedgehog can’t be a sailor!» But he made a ship out of a pumpkin — and proved that dreams are not measured by height.
Grandmother gave Yuri a pink seashell that contained the sounds of the sea. The boy listened to it every day — and when years later he finally saw the real ocean, he felt like he had known it for a long time.
Dolphin Briscal collected postcards from all over the world and hid them under a coral. Until he met a sad boy and realized that giving is more pleasant than keeping.
A great black whale was ashamed of the white spot on his tail, until a little kitten from the lighthouse showed him that this spot was actually his star.