Jinjin was a beautiful fish, she lived in a fish tank at John's house. One day, when John was watching television, he tuned to a channel where it introduced the beauful ocean. It really opened up Jinjin's mind that she wished she could go there someday. One night, she dreamt about the beautiful ocean. She saw a lot of different fish and life-form in the sea. After swimming for several hours, Jinjinfelt tired and decided to take a rest. When she woke up in the midnight, a giant shark noticed Jinjin and wanted to have her as its dinner. Jinjin successfully escaped from the shark by using all her energy. She kept on swimming and swimming until she knocked at the wall of her tank. She was at home. Jinjin realized that all of that was just a bad dream. She also learned that she was in the most safest and happiest place and she did not treasure it.
 Written and Illustrated by Meng-Chuan Liu

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