Clumsy Crab

We have had lots of fun reading this lovely story written by Ruth Galloway . . .  

Nipper the crab hated his huge clumsy claws - they always seemed to get in the way!

Jasper - "I liked the bit when the crab popped the bubbles with his claws"

Nipper and his friends decided to play hide and seek. He climbed into a big clam shell and pulled it shut.

Lola - "I like when the crab went in a shell, it was dark."

Poor Nipper ended up breaking the shell with his claws!

The friends decided Nipper would be better at finding rather than hiding - then they heard a cry.

Octopus had got tangled in some seaweed.

Zak - "I like the bit when the seaweed got the octopus"

Turtle and Jellyfish tried to help, but the knots just got tighter and tighter. 

Nipper had an idea - he was able to rescue Octopus by using his claws to snip at the seaweed until he was free!

Isla - "The crab was good because he saved the octopus."

At last Nipper knew how useful his claws could be.

We really enjoyed this story - we hope you do too!