Ngokuhamba kude kwezinsuku, ehlobo elithandekayo, u-Alona Beach uwumngani omnyama kakhulu, lapho ilanga lihlabelela njalo, umoya ohlanzekile uhamba kancane, nolwandle luqhakaza ngaphezulu kwesihlabathi esisawoti, kungathi ukhuluma ngezindaba ezinhle. Kule ndawo emnandi, kutholakala intombazane ebizwa ngokuthi uJolin, enezinhliziyo ezinemibala efana nolwandle, konke kugcwele ukufuna okungaziwa.
U-Jolin unomngane omkhulu, obizwa ngokuthi uFina, bobabili bakhule ndawonye, ubudlelwano bazo bunjengokwakha izinkanyezi nempilo. Ngalesi sikhathi, lowa uJolin noFina bejabulela othandweni abavalelisa u-Alona Beach, ilanga liphonsa ukukhanya kwalo ezihlahleni zabo zengqalasizinda, okwenza kube ndaba ejabulisayo. Ukuhleka kwabo kuhlangana nalolo lwandle, nakuba bebaningi abavakashi abakuzungezile, le ndawo ibonakala ibalulekile.
"Siyoke sihlole le ndawo efihlekile!" uJolin ukhothisa, enzele uFina, eqhakazile njengoba umoya uhamba.
UFina uhamba ezindaweni zokuhlala, exhama emizweni: "Kuhle! Ngibona ukuthi kungekudala ama-fish ahlukene khona, okungenzeka sihlangabeze nempungushe! Ngakhuluma nabantu bendlu, ba kusho ukuthi lezi ziphodo zinesimo esikhethekile."
"Ngakho masikhawuleze!" uJolin uvusa, baphuma bejajayo, uphinde buhle ngendlela yaku.
Ngemva kokuhamba kancane, uJolin noFina bahlola isimo sezulu esiphakeme, umoya ubukeka mnandi futhi umoya ungenziwa. Marhamba kweluphu, ubuhle bezinhlamvu zikhanya ezitimbeni, okwenza kube nokwemvelo.
"Nginekhanda lokuhlola, namhlanje kufanele sibe nokuhlangenwe nakho okusheshayo!" uJolin uwamukela uFina, ebhekanisa ubufakazi.
UFina ukhuluma: "Uphume kakhulu, Jolin, lokho akusiyo indaba, lezi zikhathi zinto ezinzima."
U-Jolin usho ngokugxeka: "Kodwa zikhona i-adventure phakathi kwalo nalolu hluvu, akukhona okukhuluma ngakho!"
UFina uhaha, uzama ukuziqhuqhuqa ngempela, kanti bahamba basebenze. Ngaphandle kwe-Alona Beach, uJolin noFina bahamba behlakaniphile izinkanyezi. Ukukhanya kwelanga kusakaza phakathi kwegquma, kufanele kube kuhle kakhulu.
Ngesikhathi bezithokozisa, uJolin uphumula izicathulo, ahlukaniswe nelo mama elibomvu, amanzi aphansi ezinjabulo: "Kuhle!" uJolin ubheke uFina kuba emncedisele indlela, aqhamukele hey: "Ngabe udinga ukuhamba kude 'lapho?'
UFina uphumelelayo ngendawo, apha ngenhla: "Futhi kumave, lokho kuncane kucacile kuhle kakhulu!"
Bavuma indlela enkulu ye-corals, nabantu, bahamba behlakaniphile. Kukhanya ukudida kwalamara, izinhlanzi zibamba izivunguvungu ezinkulu, zithi bambo za umaqondana, behamba bephalazi. Ngenkathi bejabulile, uJolin uthatha umfutho, uFina uhamba kancane, behamba begxile.
Bebabethule ngama-turtle, uJolin noFina bagcina kancane nokuhamba. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uJolyn uvuma umhlole uqobo, omama, okukhombisa izifaniso, bekubamba.
"Yekani, Jolin, ungagqokile, ungenzi ifana lwefony dys; Fina umgibeli, ngizama uyacela okukhombisayo."
U-Jolin uthatha izinyathelo ezithungatha, ama-turtle wëphuma, ahamba nabafowethu: "Ngabe ungaya noJolin, nansi thina?" Ngakolunye, nabafowethu behamba bezwa, bokuabekiselwa.
"Ngiyojabulela kakhulu!" u-Fina uhlanga, asongela, u-Jolin uhamba kahle.
"Wena uFina, umama! Kukhanya ngendlela ejwayelekile, phuma ndawonye!" okukhona okufanele, nosuku umama. Bayangena kancane ngaleso sikhathi.
“Umama nami, lohambo lwethu luhle kakhulu!” uFina ukufundisa uJolin, ahle ngempela ngaleso sikhathi, benza ukungena, ngesikhathi seMpukane.
Ngevuka, lapho begqokile, uFina uJolin uhlala xhaxhi bejola, bekungathi kudliwa. Phela, lezi zinhokwe zenxa ziyadingeka njengobufana bamaphupho, bese benza ukuya khona; ngebusa okuthokozisayo, njengoba kuhle!