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At the shore of the sea just past the dead 

trees, where no pelicans played or turtles 

stayed, there was a troubled old man.

A pelican passing by had seen the troubled old man 

and he asked “Hello, can I help you? My name is 

Stan.” 

The man gloomly said “I need to change my ways but I 

don't know what to say. No one will stay.”

“I can help you, tell me why you are so blue.” Stan said 

to the man.

The man said, " You have to promise to hear the 

words that come straight from my heart. I ask you 

kind bird, please play your part.

A long time ago, turtles would come in large and 

small, pelicans came in short and tall, seagulls 

soared fast and slow and you can't forget the 

crabs that moved ever so slow. This was the place 

called Sunset Shore, oh how we want it back so 

much more.

Sunset Shore had green rolling hills and huge 

sandy dunes but the best of all were the big blue 

waves that crash on the Kitty Hawk Shore. Oh! 

The fish! How could I forget the beautiful flopping 

fish? They have called Sunset Shore their home as 

long as time can tell. 

It was one day when a man drove to Sunset Shore 

in his shiny new car. All the animals stopped their 

business and turned their heads.

The man got out of the car and said “Yes, this is 

the perfect spot for my plant!” he then pulled 

several things out of his car and began to work 

through sunrise and sunset. 

A tall tower now stood where the animals stayed 

and played. The man looked at the animals and said 

“Hello to all, my name is Samuel fuel but you may 

call me Mr. Fuel. I will be burning my coal here so I 

can bring energy to all.” 

A seagull appeared at Samuel Fuel's foot “Mr. fuel, 

I have to ask of you that you not burn this coal, 

this is the place that we call our home.”

 “Who are you little bird?” Mr. Fuel asked “I must 

burn this coal to make more green, I have a family 

you see and all families need green. Without my 

plant, there would be no energy and everyone 

needs energy from my coal!” he exclaimed.

“I am protector of these animals, my name is 

Solar. Mr. fuel, please sir, don't be so cruel.” said 

Solar.

”Solar, I understand but I am a man. I can do as I 

want without you telling me that I cannot. 

Everyone uses my plant, it is the best energy plant 

that has ever stood!” Mr. Fuel yelled.

“Suit yourself samuel Fuel, I guess you really are 

this cruel.” sighed Solar. He then shook his head 

and flew away.

“That silly bird! how could he think that he can tell 

me that i can not stay here?” said Mr. Fuel.

Months went on since the man had seen Solar so 

greedy Mr. Fuel went on with his job and things 

were only getting worse for the animals. Day after 

day, more coal burned and the factory grew. The 

once beautiful skies began turning cloudy and gray 

with carbon dioxide and more people came to work 

at Mr. Fuel’s coal power plant.

The pelicans were the first of the animals to leave. 

They begun to cough, finding it hard to breathe. 

So Solar sent them away to find a better home. 

The poor pelicans could play no more but instead, 

flew off shore. 

Solar landed near Mr. Fuel and said “Mr. Fuel 

please, my pelicans play no more, now I had to send 

them away from our shore. Soon I will have to send 

the other animals away as well. please stop burning 

so much of your coal.”

Mr. Fuel simply shook his head “Sorry Solar, no can 

do. I am sorry that your pelicans have left you but 

that is not from my coal plant. Business is business 

and people need energy and not pelicans.” He 

explained. Solar then flew away, disappointed with 

Mr. Fuel.

A few days later, the turtles that stayed at the 

shore could stay no more. Solar then sent them on 

their long journey and hoped that they would find 

a place to live where the air wouldn't choke them 

no more.

As the months went on, Mr. fuel soon decided that 

he wanted to use oil and gas as well as coal in his 

power plant. oh boy, Samuel Fuel was using all the 

bad fossil fuels.

As the plant grew larger and more fuels burned, 

Solar sent the rest of the animals of Sunset Shore 

on their long journeys to find a better home.

The air was polluted with carbon dioxide, making if 

hard to breathe. The seas grew higher; the 

weather turned wild and strange. The climate even 

got warmer than usual. This was called The 

Greenhouse effect. 

The once beautiful Sunset Shore was now covered 

in a smoky shade of gray. The meadows and shores 

where all the animals lived were now lifeless and 

empty. The only thing that still had life was greedy 

Samuel Fuel’s coal power plant.

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