The Wind and the Compass

The twins sat with their uncle under the palm tree, making a plan. And each of them did what they were best at.

"I'll run to the campers right now and tell them to switch off their lights!" said Noor quickly, bouncing on the spot.

"Wait," said Adam calmly. "If you go over and shout at them, they might get cross and not listen. We need to explain why. People help when they understand."

Noor thought for a moment. Then she grabbed Adam's notebook and his coloured pencils. "Then I'll draw it for them!"

While Noor drew a big picture of baby turtles crawling towards the moon over the sea, and another picture of them getting lost and heading for a fire, Adam wrote underneath, in clear handwriting, everything he had learnt from their uncle: Baby turtles follow the brightest light. Please switch off your lights tonight, so they can follow the moon to the sea.