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    Ollie the octopus was born with only 7 legs and was teased by her siblings for this. On her 8th birthday, she dreamed of growing her 8th leg but still only had 7 legs when she woke up. A sea fairy appeared and granted Ollie 3 wishes - to make her siblings honest, kind, and fair. When Ollie returned home, her siblings threw her a surprise birthday party and she discovered she had finally grown her 8th leg.

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    Ollie the octopus was born with only 7 legs and was teased by her siblings for this. On her 8th birthday, she dreamed of growing her 8th leg but still only had 7 legs when she woke up. A sea fairy appeared and granted Ollie 3 wishes - to make her siblings honest, kind, and fair. When Ollie returned home, her siblings threw her a surprise birthday party and she discovered she had finally grown her 8th leg.

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    Ollie the octopus was born with only 7 legs and was teased by her siblings for this. On her 8th birthday, she dreamed of growing her 8th leg but still only had 7 legs when she woke up. A sea fairy appeared and granted Ollie 3 wishes - to make her siblings honest, kind, and fair. When Ollie returned home, her siblings threw her a surprise birthday party and she discovered she had finally grown her 8th leg.

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    Ollie the octopus was born with only 7 legs and was teased by her siblings for this. On her 8th birthday, she dreamed of growing her 8th leg but still only had 7 legs when she woke up. A sea fairy appeared and granted Ollie 3 wishes - to make her siblings honest, kind, and fair. When Ollie returned home, her siblings threw her a surprise birthday party and she discovered she had finally grown her 8th leg.

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    The Lucky Octopus "Guess what I found today, Ollie!" Orlando said.

    "A
    treasure chest. It is from a ship and it is full of
    beautiful jewels."

    "Can I see it?" Ollie asked. "I have always dreamed


    of seeing a treasure chest."

    "I'm not showing it to anyone!" Orlando said.


    "Especially not a tiny octopus with only seven legs."
    Ollie went home and told her mother that she was
    sad. "Everyone treats me differently because I only
    have seven legs," she said.

    "Don't worry," her mother said. "Tomorrow is your


    Ollie the octopus only had seven legs. eighth birthday and you will finally grow another leg!
    Then you will never be lonely."
    "The last one will grow," the ocean doctor said the
    day Ollie was born. That night Ollie dreamed that she grew another leg.
    Everyone celebrated and ate delicious food. She
    "But when?" asked Ollie's mother. She was very was so happy. But the next day, when Ollie woke up
    sad. and counted her legs, there were still only seven.
    "When Ollie turns eight years old," the doctor said.
    Ollie hid in the seaweed patch and cried. She was
    For seven years, Ollie's brothers and sisters teased so sad. Suddenly a sea fairy appeared. It was the
    her about her missing leg. She was the youngest tiniest creature Ollie had ever seen.
    octopus in the family. Her sister Olivia was the
    oldest. "You are the lucky octopus I have been waiting for,"
    "Ollie only has seven legs because she isn't part of the sea fairy said.
    our real family," Olivia told the other sea creatures
    one day. "I am?" Ollie said.

    It was a lie, but everyone believed Olivia because "Yes. Only the luckiest octopus gets to make three
    she was the oldest. wishes."

    When the other sea creatures played games like tag Ollie knew exactly what to wish for.
    and hide and go seek, Ollie's brother Oscar wouldn't
    let Ollie play. "First I wish that Olivia was honest," Ollie said.
    "Your wish is granted. Now you have two more
    "You can't catch a fish with only seven legs," Oscar wishes," the fairy said.
    said. "Go and find a friend that has an extra leg to
    play with." "Second I wish that Oscar was kind."
    "And now he is," the fairy said. "And what is your
    Ollie searched around the ocean, but there weren't last wish?"
    any kind sea creatures to play with. She was very
    lonely. "Lastly, I wish that Orlando was fair," Ollie said.

    One day Ollie's brother Orlando saw Ollie playing by Before the tiny sea fairy disappeared, she told Ollie
    herself in the seaweed. He was very happy. that she was the kindest octopus in the whole sea. "I
    wish that all of your birthday dreams come true," the
    sea fairy said before she swam away.

    When Ollie got home her family was waiting for her.
    "Surprise!" they said all at once.

    "I bought you a present," Oscar said. "It's a beautiful


    pearl necklace!"

    "Thank you," Ollie said. "You are very kind."


    "I baked a delicious cake for you," Orlando said.
    "And I invited all of the sea creatures to share it with
    us."

    "You are very fair," Ollie said. "Thank you for


    sharing."

    "I'm very sorry, I don't have a present for you," Olivia


    said. "I forgot it was your birthday."

    "That's okay," Ollie said. "You are very honest.


    Thank you."

    Ollie's mother swam over to her daughter with a red


    birthday balloon.

    "I'm so happy for you, Ollie," she said.


    "Why Mother?"

    "Look, you've finally grown your eighth leg!" Ollie's


    mother tied the balloon to her daughter's new leg.
    It was the happiest day of Ollie's life.

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