The Lantern Fish and the Dark Corner
Lio the lantern fish and his friend Sula swim the same safe ridge every night, always turning back before the shadowy hollow that Lio calls the Dark Corner.
Fairy Fish
Far beneath the waves, where sunlight faded into blue and then disappeared, a little lantern fish named Lio carried a row of tiny lights along his body.
They glimmered softly as he swam.
Lio liked to imagine that he wore a pocketful of stars.
His friend Sula, a young squid, preferred to imagine that he was a floating necklace.
“A very wriggly necklace,” she said.
Lio flicked his tail.
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What is The Lantern Fish and the Dark Corner about?
Lio the lantern fish and his friend Sula swim the same safe ridge every night, always turning back before the shadowy hollow that Lio calls the Dark Corner.
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Who wrote it?
Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.