The Clever Goldfish | English Story For Kids | Short Bedtime Stories for Kids | Short Story For Kids
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[{'start': '3.120', 'end': '9.280', 'text': 'In a peaceful corner of the wide blue ocean,\xa0\nsunlight danced across the waves and tickled'}, {'start': '9.280', 'end': '14.720', 'text': 'the tops of a coral reef. Bright colors\xa0\nshimmered everywhere—pink coral towers, green'}, {'start': '14.720', 'end': '21.120', 'text': 'seaweed ribbons and fish that glowed like jewels.\nIn the middle of all this beauty lived a cheerful'}, {'start': '21.120', 'end': '26.880', 'text': 'little goldfish. She wasn’t the biggest or the\xa0\nfastest fish in the reef, but she was known by'}, {'start': '26.880', 'end': '31.200', 'text': 'all the sea creatures as the one who was\xa0\nalways smiling and always ready to help.'}, {'start': '31.200', 'end': '35.760', 'text': 'Every day, the goldfish swam around the reef,\xa0\ngreeting her neighbors with a bubbly “Good'}, {'start': '35.760', 'end': '41.600', 'text': 'morning!” and blowing cheerful bubbles. She\xa0\nloved playing hide-and-seek in the sea grass,'}, {'start': '41.600', 'end': '47.440', 'text': 'racing with darting clownfish, and watching the\xa0\njellyfish float by like underwater balloons.'}, {'start': '47.440', 'end': '53.520', 'text': 'But something had started to become a problem.\n“Have you seen my sea-shell necklace?” asked the'}, {'start': '53.520', 'end': '60.240', 'text': 'clownfish one morning, zipping around in a panic.\n“I dropped my lucky pebble again!” moaned a sleepy'}, {'start': '60.240', 'end': '66.240', 'text': 'bass, turning over rocks near the sea floor.\n“I can’t find my reading stone!” groaned an'}, {'start': '66.240', 'end': '71.600', 'text': 'elderly stingray, squinting at a patch of sand.\nEven the goldfish herself had lost her favorite'}, {'start': '71.600', 'end': '75.280', 'text': 'shiny rock, a smooth stone\xa0\nthat sparkled in the light.'}, {'start': '75.280', 'end': '79.600', 'text': '“This reef is turning into a big, messy\xa0\ntreasure hunt,” sighed the goldfish.'}, {'start': '80.160', 'end': '83.840', 'text': '“We need a place to put all the lost\xa0\nthings so they can be found again.”'}, {'start': '83.840', 'end': '87.760', 'text': 'She flipped her tail, thinking\xa0\nhard. Then her eyes lit up.'}, {'start': '87.760', 'end': '91.840', 'text': '“I know!” she said. “We can\xa0\nbuild a Lost and Found Cave!”'}, {'start': '91.840', 'end': '97.920', 'text': 'The goldfish swam to every corner of the reef,\xa0\ntelling the other sea creatures her idea.'}, {'start': '97.920', 'end': '103.280', 'text': '“That sounds amazing!” said the clownfish.\n“I’ll help!” said the bass.'}, {'start': '103.280', 'end': '109.040', 'text': '“Count me in!” said the stingray.\nSoon, the reef was buzzing with excitement.'}, {'start': '109.600', 'end': '113.840', 'text': 'Everyone wanted to help.\nThe crabs carried pebbles and shells in their'}, {'start': '113.840', 'end': '120.240', 'text': 'claws to build sturdy little shelves and cubbies.\nThe octopus used her many arms to arrange lost'}, {'start': '120.240', 'end': '125.920', 'text': 'items by size and color—small shiny things\xa0\nin one spot, big round things in another.'}, {'start': '127.120', 'end': '131.920', 'text': 'The eels, who glowed in the dark, made a\xa0\nglowing sign out of sea-glass that read:'}, {'start': '131.920', 'end': '138.640', 'text': '“LOST AND FOUND – Come Take a Look!”\nThe goldfish swam in and out, organizing,'}, {'start': '138.640', 'end': '144.480', 'text': 'tidying, and thanking every helper.\xa0\n“It’s looking wonderful!” she cheered.'}, {'start': '144.480', 'end': '150.720', 'text': 'Finally, the Lost and Found Cave was finished.\xa0\nIt was the coziest little spot in the reef,'}, {'start': '150.720', 'end': '157.440', 'text': 'filled with shelves, seaweed baskets, and\xa0\neven a soft sandy floor. It glittered with'}, {'start': '157.440', 'end': '166.320', 'text': 'treasures—lost necklaces, colorful stones, shiny\xa0\nbuttons, old shells, and even a tiny pirate coin!'}, {'start': '166.320', 'end': '170.000', 'text': 'Fish and sea creatures from all\xa0\nover the reef came to visit.'}, {'start': '170.000', 'end': '174.160', 'text': '“I found my necklace!” said the\xa0\nclownfish, doing a joyful flip.'}, {'start': '174.160', 'end': '177.840', 'text': '“My pebble!” said the bass, clutching it close.'}, {'start': '177.840', 'end': '184.400', 'text': '“Ah! My reading stone!” said the stingray,\xa0\nfinally able to read his underwater book.'}, {'start': '184.400', 'end': '190.080', 'text': 'More and more animals came by each day—not\xa0\njust to find things, but to return them too.'}, {'start': '190.080', 'end': '195.360', 'text': '“I found this shell near the coral!”\n“This button floated past my cave!”'}, {'start': '195.360', 'end': '202.000', 'text': '“I think this belongs to someone with small fins!”\nThe reef became tidier and happier,'}, {'start': '202.000', 'end': '207.360', 'text': 'and the goldfish couldn’t stop smiling.\nOne morning, as a surprise, the sea'}, {'start': '207.360', 'end': '213.200', 'text': 'creatures threw a big thank-you party just for\xa0\nher. There was music from the snapping shrimp,'}, {'start': '213.200', 'end': '219.120', 'text': 'jellyfish lanterns that glowed in the current,\xa0\nand bubble trails that sparkled like fireworks.'}, {'start': '219.120', 'end': '224.800', 'text': 'At the end of the party, the octopus gently\xa0\nplaced a crown on the goldfish’s head. It was'}, {'start': '224.800', 'end': '230.640', 'text': 'made of twisted coral and glittering shells.\n“You helped everyone, big and small,”'}, {'start': '230.640', 'end': '233.360', 'text': 'said the stingray.\n“You had the idea,'}, {'start': '233.360', 'end': '239.520', 'text': 'and we all built it together,” added the crab.\n“You made the reef a better place,” said the eel.'}, {'start': '239.520', 'end': '244.160', 'text': 'The goldfish beamed with joy. She\xa0\nswirled in the water and said proudly:'}, {'start': '244.160', 'end': '248.080', 'text': '“A little kindness and a\xa0\nclever idea can help everyone.”'}, {'start': '248.080', 'end': '253.680', 'text': 'And from that day on, the reef stayed\xa0\ntidy, cheerful, and full of sharing.'}, {'start': '253.680', 'end': '258.720', 'text': 'The Lost and Found Cave became a place not just\xa0\nfor finding things—but for working together,'}, {'start': '258.720', 'end': '265.120', 'text': 'helping friends, and making\xa0\nthe ocean feel like home.'}]