Flake was bored. He wanted to play with Swim, Tiny, Crad, or Fins. So he tried to look for them. Unfortunately, he couldn't find his friends.

He decided to befriend somebody.

He looked in a big cavern first. At first, it seemed like there was nobody...

Then, he found a group of sharks. They didn't try to harm him, but when he tried to befriend them, they said "You are way out of our league." We are much cooler. And you are like an amateur.". Flake saw his old friends outside the cave, and he left.

Though Flake had way more fun with his friends than in the cave, he was still determined to befriend them.

He was always trying to become friends with the sharks, but he just could not. 

He thought that being complimenting and generous would make them want to be friends with him, but they still wouldn’t befriend him.

Weeks had passed and it was fishing season. So an old man went fishing for food. Sharks were also fish, so he was also expecting an unlikely chance to catch one.

The sharks saw a long string with some melon. No sea creature saw or ate melon, so they were curious. They took a bite into it. It tasted delectable! So they kept on gobbling. But they were getting further away from the sand floor. It was a trap!

"Oh, great!" Flake said. "Now I can show them my..."