A boy was happy fishing at a lake, while on the other side a girl was unhappy because her father never taught her to fish. However, the girl had a magic talking frog that cheered her up. Over time, she realized she didn't need to know how to fish and was happy being near the animals by the pond. The girl learned her father's lesson of respecting nature, which also made her happy. The secret to being happy is caring for others and having others care for you.

1. Thiago Moura CILT – Centro Interescolar de Línguas de Taguatinga
The Lovely
Lake

2. Once there was
a boy who was
happy when he
was fishing...

3. ...at the same
lake, but on the
other side of
the pond, there
was a girl who
was not too
happy...

4. Because when
she was little,
her father did
not teach her
how to fish...

5. ...But the girl
always felt
better and
happy because
she had a
magic frog that
could talk and
which was her
friend and
cheered her
up...

6. In reality, deep
inside, the girl
was happy, but
she did not
know it...

7. ...She was happy
whenever she was near
the pond, because the
animals enchanted her...

8. ...As time
passed by, the
girl realized
that she did
not have to
know how to
fish to be
happy...

9. ...then she finally
remembered that her
father taught her to
respect nature and that it
was not cool to feel happy
due to the death of
another animal... So, this
tought made her happy...

10. So, this is the secret to being
happy, to care and be cared by
others...

11. THE END
Author: Thiago Moura
Illustrator: kdmaz
Editor: Gerson A. Moura
Publisher: Storybird
Level: 1C
Period: First Semester, 2017.