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The Jellyfish Who Couldn't Jiggle
Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!
Jillian was a jellyfish who lived in a very busy part of the sea, where all the other jellyfish spent their days jiggling. They jiggled when they were happy, they jiggled when they were sad, and they jiggled just for fun. But Jillian couldn't jiggle. No matter how hard she tried, she just floated there, perfectly still.
The other jellyfish would giggle at her. "Look at Jillian!" they'd say. "She's so... still!" Jillian tried everything. She tied little sea-pebbles to her bell to try and make her jiggle, but it just made her sink. She asked a wise old sea turtle for advice. "Perhaps you are not meant to jiggle," he said, with a knowing look. "Perhaps you are meant to be a statue."
Jillian didn't want to be a statue. She wanted to be a jiggly jellyfish. One day, a huge sea current began to pull all the other jellyfish away from their home. They were jiggling so much they couldn't stop themselves. The current was too strong, and they were being swept toward the Coral Cliffs, a dangerous place where things got tangled and lost. Jillian, who was still and steady, saw the panic in her friends' eyes.
She quickly thought of a plan. She floated perfectly still in front of a rock, and the current, seeing the rock and thinking she was a part of it, flowed around her. She waited until the current was a little weaker, then, with a little nudge of her own, she began to guide the other jellyfish toward the calmer waters behind her. She didn't jiggle. She didn't have to. Her stillness was her strength.
Her friends were safe. They thanked her, their bells jiggling with gratitude. From that day on, Jillian was celebrated. She wasn't just a jellyfish who couldn't jiggle; she was Jillian, the steady, heroic jellyfish who saved everyone. The other jellyfish even started trying to be a little less jiggly, especially when a strong current came through. And sometimes, they would just float perfectly still with her, for a moment, to remember what a good friend she was.
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By Matthew MitchellVisit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!
Jillian was a jellyfish who lived in a very busy part of the sea, where all the other jellyfish spent their days jiggling. They jiggled when they were happy, they jiggled when they were sad, and they jiggled just for fun. But Jillian couldn't jiggle. No matter how hard she tried, she just floated there, perfectly still.
The other jellyfish would giggle at her. "Look at Jillian!" they'd say. "She's so... still!" Jillian tried everything. She tied little sea-pebbles to her bell to try and make her jiggle, but it just made her sink. She asked a wise old sea turtle for advice. "Perhaps you are not meant to jiggle," he said, with a knowing look. "Perhaps you are meant to be a statue."
Jillian didn't want to be a statue. She wanted to be a jiggly jellyfish. One day, a huge sea current began to pull all the other jellyfish away from their home. They were jiggling so much they couldn't stop themselves. The current was too strong, and they were being swept toward the Coral Cliffs, a dangerous place where things got tangled and lost. Jillian, who was still and steady, saw the panic in her friends' eyes.
She quickly thought of a plan. She floated perfectly still in front of a rock, and the current, seeing the rock and thinking she was a part of it, flowed around her. She waited until the current was a little weaker, then, with a little nudge of her own, she began to guide the other jellyfish toward the calmer waters behind her. She didn't jiggle. She didn't have to. Her stillness was her strength.
Her friends were safe. They thanked her, their bells jiggling with gratitude. From that day on, Jillian was celebrated. She wasn't just a jellyfish who couldn't jiggle; she was Jillian, the steady, heroic jellyfish who saved everyone. The other jellyfish even started trying to be a little less jiggly, especially when a strong current came through. And sometimes, they would just float perfectly still with her, for a moment, to remember what a good friend she was.