Pearly Rose

Under the sea, in the cove where the Sun comes up at noon, lived a shell. Her name was Pearly Rose. She lived in the same place for a long time surrounded by jellyfish, corals and crabs. She liked that place but, day by day, she started wishing for something more. She wished for a change. She heard of the Upper world from the fish that always talked to Pearly Rose about the beauty of the world above them – the Upper world. Those stories always took her breath away.  She wanted to see the daylight, clouds and birds. She wished to feel the smell of the flowers, the touch of the spring breeze. But, eventually she realized that it was only her dream and that she could not go up. She was really, really sad. Her yearning was so intense that it gradually jelled into a beautiful, shiny pearl. Pearly Rose was overjoyed. She was proud of herself for making such a pretty pearl that everybody else admired.  

One day a fisherman took Pearly Rose into his hands and brought her up to the surface. For a moment, Pearly Rose was happy seeing the Sun, clouds, birds and all other things she had only heard about. But her happiness did not last long. She felt her shell cracking and her pearl being pulled away. Right after that she found herself in the shallow water near the shore. She was sorrowful for losing her precious pearl.

Not long after that a boy found her and took her to his house. He liked her very much. He often put her next to his ear to listen to the sea sounds. But what he did not know was that he was listening to her telling him her sad story.  

While Pearly Rose was crying and suffering in the hands of the boy, the shiny pearl was glittering in the window of the expensive shop causing yearning of others.

 

Adaptation of the Serbian fairy tale:

“Pearly Rose”,

 that was suggested within the framework of the eTwinning project:A TRIP TO FAIRY TALE-2015-2016 from OŠ "Branislav Nušić" from Serbia –teacher Ivana Jokic. The adaptation is made by the pupils of the 6b class of Tsikalaria Primary School and their teacher, Eftihia Aligizaki.

 Once upon a time, there lived a shell. Her name was Pearly Rose. She lived in the same place for a long time. She liked that place but she started wishing for something more. She wished for a change.

One day a friendly fish, who engaged in daily conversations with her, told her about the Upper World and all its beauty.

She was really sad because she knew it was impossible to see the Upper World. Her yearning was so intense that it gradually jelled into a beautiful, shiny pearl. She was proud of herself for composing such a pretty pearl, which everybody else admired.  

At the same time on the Upper World, a fisherman went fishing near the rock she was living. He wasn’t catching anything that day, so he walked up to the rock to search for urchins and limpets. When he saw Pearly Rose he took her into his hands. She felt her shell cracking and her pearl being pulled away.

The waves took her out on the shore. Not long after that, a boy that was walking on the shore found her.  He took her close to his ear to listen to the sea sounds. What he did not know was that he was listening to her unravelling her sad story.  

While she was crying and suffering, the shiny pearl was sparkling in the window of a jewellery store creating distress to others.

 

Hi, from Tsikalaria-Greece. The presentation of this lovely fairytale is ready.

 

In this video, you can hear the story of Pearly Rose in the Greek language.