Sabeel’s Shell

by Paula DePaolo

AS SABEEL AND his grandmother stood on the beach watching the sunrise, a perfect, speckled shell washed ashore. Sabeel could not believe his eyes. All vacation he had hoped to find such a treasure. Now, with one scoop of his hand, the awesome shell was his. Sabeel ran to his grandmother. “Dadi, look!” he said. “Beautiful,” she replied. Sabeel turned it over. Inside, the shell was as pink as a bunny’s ear. “It is a gift from the sea,” said Dadi as they walked to their cottage. “Take good care of it.” “I will,” said Sabeel, cradling the shell. Sabeel saw his older brother snapping pictures of seagulls. “Vikram, look,” he said, holding out his treasure. “So?” said Vikram. “It’s a shell. No big deal.” “Me see,” called Puja from…

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