Allie and Oscar: A Hermit Crab Tale

Allie was a sweet little girl with a love for animals. She loved spending time at the beach and watching all the creatures that called the ocean their home. Her favorite animal at the beach was the hermit crab. She would collect them and watch them scurry around in their shells.

One day, Allie decided to take one of the hermit crabs home with her. She named him Oscar and put him in a terrarium in her room. Allie loved having Oscar as a pet. She would watch him move around and even put little toys in his terrarium for him to play with.

But Allie had a bad habit. She loved playing with her toys, but she never put them back in their proper place when she was finished. Her room was always a mess with toys and clothes scattered all over the floor.

Oscar, the hermit crab, didn't like living in the cluttered room. He began to feel cramped and trapped in his little terrarium. Allie didn't even notice Oscar was unhappy because she was too focused on her own mess.

One day, Allie woke up to find that Oscar was missing. She searched all around her room and couldn't find him anywhere. She asked her parents for help, but they couldn't find him either.

Days passed, and Allie continued to search for Oscar. She missed him so much and felt guilty for not noticing that he was unhappy in her messy room. She decided she needed to clean up her room and make it a better place for Oscar to live.

As Allie started cleaning, she found a strange object under her bed. It was Oscar's shell! Allie was filled with confusion and sadness. Where was Oscar? Did he abandon his shell?

Just then, she heard a tiny voice coming from a pile of clothes. "Hello, Allie," the voice said.

Allie looked closer and saw Oscar peering out from under a shirt. He explained that he had outgrown his shell and had to find a new one. But he didn't want to leave Allie, so he found an old shirt and made it his new home.

Allie was overjoyed to have found Oscar and even happier to see him in a new, bigger shell. She realized that she needed to keep her room clean so that Oscar would always feel at home. From that day on, Allie kept her room spotless and made sure to give Oscar the attention and love he deserved.

The moral of Allie's story is to always keep your room clean. You never know who might be living in it and whether they're happy with the environment. And just like Oscar, we should never be afraid of finding a new home when we outgrow our old ones.