Once upon a time, there was a hot day in the jungle and a gorilla named George wanted to cool off. He went to the river and saw a fish jumping out of the water trying to catch flies. George thought it looked fun, so he jumped into the river too, but he quickly realized that he couldn't swim! Suddenly, a friendly jellyfish came up to George and offered to help him swim. George grabbed onto the jellyfish's tentacles and together they swam to the other side of the river.

When they got to the other side, George saw a beautiful flower and picked it for the jellyfish as a thank you gift. The jellyfish was so happy that it gave George a hat made out of its own tentacles to wear. George put on the hat and went back to the jungle, where all the animals were amazed by his new hat. They asked him where he got it, and George told them about his adventure in the river and his new friend, the jellyfish.

From that day on, George always wore his jellyfish hat and every time he saw a flower, he would pick one and give it to a friend as a sign of his gratitude. And whenever he saw a fish jumping, he would jump too and have some fun in the sun. The end.

Reflections

1. Why did the gorilla George jump into the river?
2. How did the jellyfish help George?
3. What did George do to show his gratitude to the jellyfish?
4. Why were the other animals amazed by George's hat?
5. What did George learn from his adventure in the river?