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sea monster story

My student Batur, 9, draws and folds paper ships, waves, clouds, and the Sun onto separate pieces of paper. As he moves each piece around, he imagines a story. I listen and write out the story for him to read out loud:
Two ships sail the Marmara sea. The ships become a sea monster. He eats the captain. Then, the monster opens its mouth and eats the clouds. Next he drinks the sea because it likes salty water. Finally, he eats the Sun: it is hot so steam comes out of his mouth and the ship stacks.