Analysis: The Baby Whale

The Baby Whale and the surfer To Pier, Gabriel and Lorenza Image 1 (USE AS BACKGROUND FOR BOTH ADJACENT PAGES) page 1 and 2

Far, far away there is a tiny islands named Curaçao. Its blu color is a distinctive feature of Playa Kanoa bay.

During the cold winters, dolphins, whales and all kind of fishes passed by the islands with their young families.

Whales, are great travelers and know all the seas of the world. But Curaçao was the preferred destination of the whale-tailed, who loved to hunt the glittering Playa Kanoa fishes.

Besides, that place was the only spot where the new born could play with the waves coming fast, forming small ridges and clashing on the reef. Image 2 (USE AS BACKGROUND FOR BOTH ADJACENT PAGES) pages 3 and

But… how could little Miguel know about Playa Kanoa? And what did his father 's friends say?

Mother whale embraced with new hope swam all the way back from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean sea. Image 10 (USE AS BACKGROUND FOR BOTH ADJACENT PAGES) pages 19 and 20

Meanwhile, the story of the injuried baby whale had traveled all the seas now. Residents of Playa Kanoa could no longer keep that treasure for themselves, They had called the experts of the Oceanographic Centre of Curaçao who came by cargo plane to bring the whale to the largest whale hospital in the world, who was in San Diego, a wonderful city on the California Coast. Image 11 (USE AS BACKGROUND FOR BOTH ADJACENT PAGES) pages 21 and 22

Once cured, the baby whale began to feel again the vibrations that represent the whaling language and a couple of months later, was brought back from San Diego to be freed in Playa Kanoa where his mother found him. She took his son under her big fin. She was so happy to have found him after such a long time. Side by side, they swam together.

- “Mommy... " - he said... - “ even if I was always surrounded by friends, I was so sad and lonely without