Cucho The Shark Reporter

Beatriz Ferrari

Book 1 in the Series

Cucho, The Shark Reporter Book 1 in the SeriesStory, Drawings and Design: Beatriz Ferrari

Copyright ©2014 Beatriz Ferrari

Cucho was a very curious shark. He liked to swim around and tell stories of what he had seen. His teacher asked him: “Cucho, do you want to be a reporter and tell the news?” He smiled and showed his big teeth. He said: “Yes, but where do I go first?” 3

It was then that Cucho heard something from far, far away. He went to explore, and found an oyster. “Ay, ay, ay” said the oyster. “What happened?” asked Cucho. “I lost my pearl! I had a pearl with me, and took a nap. When I woke up, the pearl was gone!” the oyster said. Cucho knew he had his first story.

Cucho was asking many questions, as reporters do, and the oyster asked him: “Why don’t you help me find my pearl, instead of talking so much?” Cucho said: “Sure!”As a shark, Cucho had an extraordinary sense of smell. “I think your pearl went that way, I’ll look for it!” he told the oyster. “Oh, thank you!” she said. But Cucho had already swam away.

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Cucho was swimming very fast, searching for the pearl. But something caught his attention. It was a shoe, at the bottom of the sea. Then, a long arm grabbed it. And he saw another arm, and another, and another… Eight arms! They all belonged to a happy octopus.

The octopus put the shoe on, and started dancing. “I only had seven shoes, and now I found the last shoe I needed. All my tentacles have shoes on!” he said, moving with rhythm. “Are you also looking for shoes?” the octopus asked Cucho. “No, but I’m looking for a pearl” Cucho replied. 7

“Are you a detective?” asked the octopus. “No, I am a reporter” said Cucho. “Oh, then you could report on that dolphin over there. He is saving a puppy that fell from a boat, hurry up!” the octopus exclaimed, still dancing, and pointing with his new shoe towards lots of bubbles.

Cucho was so amazed! A dolphin had pushed a small dog up to the surface. In a boat, a woman was pulling the puppy out of the water. “Ponchito, come here!” she kept saying. Ponchito was barking, thanking the good dolphin for rescuing him. “That’s news!” Cucho said. 9

“How did you see the dog?” Cucho asked the dolphin. “With my eyes” she replied, laughing. She explained: “I was looking at something bright in the sand, I heard the splash, and saw Ponchito in the water. He needed help and I helped him!... Oh, here’s what I had been looking at…” said the dolphin. “What is it?” Cucho asked.

It was tiny and beautiful. Cucho yelled: “It’s the pearl! The missing pearl! Thank you dolphin, you did great things today!” “You are welcome” said the dolphin. Cucho gave the pearl to the oyster, and the octopus brought his music. They all danced to the rhythm of the marine currents, and celebrated the good news. A day in the life of Cucho, the Shark Reporter. 11

These are the adventures of Cucho, the Shark Reporter!Book 1 the Series Story and Illustrations: Beatriz Ferrari

Copyright © 2014 Beatriz Ferrari