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Ella Howard hasn’t come to Coral Cove for the sea air. Decades ago, her grandfather vanished from the town’s lumber mill along with most of its workforce.
But the locals offer warnings instead of answers, her deputy is terrified of his own job, and the forest is full of wooden figures with expressions no one should be able to carve.
She’s getting closer to her grandfather’s secret. But she’s also drawn the attention of things that have been hungry for a very long time.
In Coral Cove, grief doesn’t fade. It grows teeth.

is a short and famous moral story in English about kindness and how even the smallest friend can be a great help.

The Lion and the Mouse

• A huge lion was sleeping peacefully in the deep green jungle.

• A tiny little mouse came running by and accidentally scampered right over the sleeping lion's face, waking him up.

• The angry lion caught the tiny mouse in his massive paw and opened his big jaws to swallow him.

• The terrified mouse begged for his life, promising that if the lion let him go, he would surely help him one day.

• The big lion laughed at the idea that a tiny mouse could ever help a mighty king of the jungle, but he kindly set him free anyway.

• A few days later, hunters caught the giant lion in a strong rope net and tied him tightly to a tree trunk.

• The helpless lion roared loudly in distress, shaking the entire forest with his cries.

• Hearing the familiar roar, the little mouse rushed to the spot and saw his big friend in trouble.

• Using his sharp little teeth, the tiny mouse quickly chewed through the tough ropes until the big lion was completely free.

• Both animals smiled and hurried away safely into the thick woods together.

Moral of the Story

• Even the smallest friend can turn out to be a great and powerful helper when you least expect it.
• Acts of true kindness are never wasted.