Once upon a time, two mermaids, Arla and Seaweena, were best friends.They did everything together.They picked seaweed to make crowns, or pick seaweed and seashells to make necklaces.

One day, while sitting on a rock, Arla noticed something weird about the water. The see level rose, and the water became a lot colder than usual.

While Arla sat on a rock observing the water, Seaweena was waiting for her. As usual, she assumed Arla would meet her at the bottom of the ocean to make crowns and necklaces. Seaweena went to the surface to find Arla.

"Why are you up here when we should be down there making crowns and necklaces?!?" yelled Seaweena. "Well, have you not noticed the water changed?!?" Arla yelled back. "It hasn't changed! You are making an excuse not to make crowns and necklaces!" Seaweena went back underwater.

Upset Seaweena went down to the bottom of the ocean to pick seaweed. "I don't need Arla to make these with me," Seaweena said.

While gathering seaweed, Seaweena heard something heading towards her. "Hi Seaweena," another mermaid said. "Hi," Seaweena said. They talked for a bit and Seaweena started to trust the other mermaid. The other mermaid said that there was a place where they could hang out all the time.

The other mermaid, Medusa, led Seaweena to her lair. There, she said, "Stand over there and close your eyes." That's what Seaweena did. When she opened her eyes, she was in a cage. "Let me out, you liar! Help!" she yelled.

Up at the beach, Arla heard a faint "Help!!" The voice sounded familiar to her. "Ugh, it's just Seaweena. Who wants to help someone who is saying mean things about me?" As Seaweena yelled more and more, Arla knew it wasn't right to not help someone in need.