Episode 1 - The Big Race | Maxwell Finer-Regn

Episode 1 - The Big Race

by Maxwell Finer-Regn, age 10

Note: This story was originally written in German. The story has been translated for your enjoyment!

Hello. I am Bob. I am an octopus. Hello. I am Alexander. I am a turtle. We want to win the swimming competition.

Yes, that is true, but there is a shark. And that is why we want him dead and we want to make his life difficult.

Here comes the small black shark in the slimy water. He is so big I would say.

Smaller than you, but he swims faster.

First drawing: My tentacles and plankton.

Second drawing: Okay, the shark is not very strong, but he is fast.

I (the octopus) will hide in the slime and easily win. Actually, I forgot something. Hiding in the slime will work.

“No, hiding in the slime will not work.”

The octopus asks, “Who said that?”

“Me,” the small black shark speaks. “Next year, be ready, we will see.”

Then, then, then . . . forget.