On a foggy, foggy morning deep in the swamps on the Island of Serendipity Creolé was hatched from an egg. She was big and fat and very, very ugly. She had warts on her fingers, warts on her toes, bony pointed knees and a big beak of a nose. But... ... beneath all of that which made her so ugly was the most beautiful heart that had ever beat anywhere on the Island of Serendipity. Because of her beautiful heart, Creolé thought the most beautiful thoughts that could ever be thought. Hoping to share her thoughts, she waddled off to find some of the fellow creatures of the swamp. But it was not to be as simple as Creolé had hoped it would be. Normally the swamp was filled with fun, cheerful, noises of the but as Creolé crashed through bramble and bush, a hush fell and all was quiet and still. For, you see, all of the creatures that lived in the swamp were downright scared of Creolé. They thought that because she was so fat and ugly, she just had to be mean, too! Had it not been for a tiny stuttering alligator the goodness that was Creole' would have never been shared. Looks can be deceiving and so can judging a book by its cover. Ages 5-9
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