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Speaker 1: Welcome Back Friends to short stories for kids. The Mischievous

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Mermaid's Secret Ocean Quest. Deep down at the bottom of

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the ocean, in the secret city of Atlantis, home of

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the Murr people, lived a naughty mermaid named Marina. Marina

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kept to herself, away from the other mermaids, not because

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she chose to herself, but because of the mischievous things

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she had done in the past. You see, once upon

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a time, Marina made up stories and caused chaos in Atlantis.

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Once she swam into the town hall and told the

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major all the ocean is draining away, the sky is

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falling in. Everyone panic and started swimming around trying to

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figure out what to do. All Marina did was laugh

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and laugh watching everyone panic. She thought it was hilarious.

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When the Major of Atlantis found out, he was furious.

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Do you know what you did today? He huffed, But

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Marina laughed and laughed. She never took anything seriously. The

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next year, Marina pulled the same trick. She rushed into

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the Atlantis police department and cried, I've seen it. A

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ship has sunken and it's heading our way. The Atlantis

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police force rushed out and started to search the seas

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for the sinking ship, but they couldn't find it. They

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soon realized they couldn't find it because it wasn't there.

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It's that Marina up to her tricks again, said one

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of the mermen. Then from that day on, no one

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believed a word Marina said. Not many people even wanted

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to talk to her, and that's why she was always

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separate from the other mermaids. At first, she said she

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didn't care, but then she pretended not to care because

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underneath her bravado, she felt very sorry for playing pranks

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and upsetting people. As she grew older, she realized that

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her pranks were cruel, and regret set in. She'd loved

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to play with the other mermaids, but they remembered how

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mean she could be. Marina set off through the ocean,

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trying to find something to do. It can certainly get

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boring when you're always on your own. Eventually, she came

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across a huge cave she'd never seen before on the

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side of the ocean wall. What was inside? Marina listened,

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and she could hear far away voices echoing out who

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was in there. Marina silently swam into the hole. It

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kept going on for forever. Eventually she could see bright

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neon lights. It was the lights of the creatures that

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lived deep down in the seabed. And what were they

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doing here? Marina peered around a corner, and to her surprise,

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a great big group of sharks, octopuses, giant whales, and

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sea eels were having a meeting. Marina stayed hidden and

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listened to what they were saying. Okay, gang, said the

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big shark with a patch over one eye, as he

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stood before the group. Here is our plan to take

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over Atlantis. Take over Atlantis, Marina gasped to herself. First

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the hammerheads go in and break the glass bubble domes

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over their buildings, all the hammer had said. I. Then

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the eels go in and take out all their electrical wires. Yeah,

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sneered the eels, then, said the one eyed shark with

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sharp tooth glee. The sharks, whales and octopus can finish

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off the murr people. The sharks, whales, and octopuses all

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growled and roared. We will attack tomorrow at dawn, exclaimed

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the one eyed shark. Bye. All the undersea creatures cried.

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I have to get back and warn everyone. Marina said

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to herself and shut off. Back out the hole, she

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swam faster than she'd ever swam before, plowing through the

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ocean as fast as a bow from an arrow. She

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made it back to the other mermaids and blurted, you

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have to help. A huge gang of sharks and octopus

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and eels are going to attack us at dawn. Yeah. Sure,

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said one of the mermaids. But it's true. We've heard

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it all before. Marina, You're just a mermaid who's filled

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with lies. But I'm not lying. I promise it's true.

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One of the other mermaids said, sure, go and tell

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it to someone who cares. Ah, Marina huffed, If only

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she hadn't played those silly pranks in the past. Marina

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rushed to the major's office. He would help, But when

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she got there and told her story of sharks and

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octopus and eels who were going to attack at dawn,

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the major yawned and said, save it. I've heard it

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all before, but this time it's real. Of course, it

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is just like the last time. The Major rolled his

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eyes and went back to reading the Atlantis Gazette. Oh,

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Marina moaned. Her last chance was at the police station.

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They'd have to believe her, wouldn't they. When Marina got there,

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she burst through the doors and exclaimed, police police, a

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huge gang of sharks and octopus and eels are going

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to attack us. At come on, please, said the chief

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of Atlantis Police, waving a hand at Marina, just like

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when you told us the ocean was draining. No more lying,

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or we'll put you in jail. Oh but I'm not lying,

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Marina cried. What could she do? No one believed her.

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There was only one thing she could do. She'd have

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to try and defeat all the sea creatures herself. The

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next morning, just before dawn, as all the mir people slept,

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Marina sat on a rooftop, watching out into the ocean

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through binoculars. Just as they'd said, a huge gang of

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sea creatures all swam towards Atlantis. They were coming. Marina

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went to work. First, she swam with an old saucepan

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in her hand and smashed it against the doors of

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every house she passed, waking everyone up. Then she went

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and smashed it against the major's door, then the police

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chief's door, and then all the mermaids. They all came

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out and started to moan and shout at Marina. Then

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they chased her. Great Marina cried as everyone swam behind her.

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Then she made it to the speaker system in the

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middle of Atlantis, grabbed the microphone and said, the sea

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creatures are coming. The sea creatures are coming. The police

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chief grabbed Marina and said, okay, Marina, we've had enough

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of your tricks. You're going to jail. Then the police

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chiefs saw them in the ocean above. All the sea

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creatures were almost there. Oh no, she was right, cried

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the Major. Prepare for battle. All the mer people swam

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up and defended Atlantis and saw all the sea creatures off,

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never to return. You were telling the truth, one of

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the mermaids said to Marina. Marina nodded and apologized for

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playing pranks in the past. All the mermaids gave Marina

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a hug and accepted her apology. Later that day, when

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everything had returned to normal, Marina apologized to all of

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Atlantis for her past actions, and the Major gave her

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a medal for telling the truth and helping to save

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Atlantis from the sea creatures. From that day on, Marina

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never played a prank again, and she became friends with

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all of the inhabitants of Atlantis, The End,