Japanese Whaling- A Whale's Perspective

• Madeline Lee, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2008

I am swimming along having a great time when suddenly, the shadow of a boat covers me. I think it is a whale watching boat so I am going to put on a display of splashes. I swim out from under the boat’s shadow and swim towards the surface. I am getting ready for an almighty jump out of the water. I jump out and create a massive splash. When I jump out of the water I see a big boat with people pointing and yelling at each other. I think they are calling to each other to come and see me. I decide to jump once more. As I jump out of the water, something hits me. I can feel it in my back. All of a sudden I feel tired. I feel like I am chained up. I can feel myself getting pulled out of the water and onto the back of the ship. I see a bright light and then nothing. Suddenly a beach with crystal clear water appears right in front of me. I want to swim in the waves. It looks so beautiful. I decide to swim in the ocean. I swim around for a while and then I decide to go and get the rest of my family so they can enjoy this beautiful beach with them. All oceans are connected so I don’t see why I won’t be able to get to my family. I turn to swim away but now I can feel a stabbing pain in my stomach. I look down at it. My belly has been cut open and slices of my skin are falling off. I would be dying if this was happening to me. Then it hit me. I am dead. I have been killed by some so called ‘Whale watchers’! It all makes sense now. The boat, the bright light, everything. I am in heaven. My own paradise. If my family were here I don’t think they would enjoy it with me anyway. At least I know that there will be no one trying to kill me in my paradise. It’s just me. All on my own; In a place nobody can find me.