"But Grandma, what if I miss my fish friends?" Evelyn, all of three years old, looked up at her grandma with big, worried eyes. They were moving to a new house, and Evelyn wasn't sure about leaving her fish friends behind.
Grandma, with a twinkle in her eye, patted Evelyn's hand. "Oh, sweetie, your fish friends will be just fine! And think of all the new friends you'll make!"
Evelyn wasn't so sure. She loved her fish friends! They swam and played with her whenever she went underwater in her special diving suit. Speaking of her suit, Evelyn ran to her room, her little legs carrying her as fast as they could. "I have to pack my suit!" she exclaimed.
"What's this about a suit?" Grandma asked, following Evelyn.
Evelyn proudly held up a bright blue, sparkly diving suit. "It's my special suit for talking to fishes!"
Grandma chuckled. "Well, pack it carefully then! We wouldn't want your fish-talking suit to get squished!"
Evelyn carefully folded her suit and placed it in her backpack, right next to her favorite toy – a big, blue, bouncy dinosaur! He was almost as big as she was!
Later that day, they arrived at their new home. As Evelyn stepped inside, she gasped. The house was big and empty, and it smelled funny! But then, something amazing happened. The floor started to rumble! The walls began to shimmer! And before Evelyn knew it, the house was… well, it wasn't a house anymore!
It was a castle! A big, beautiful castle made of stone, with tall towers and a giant gate. Best of all, it was painted in all the colors of the rainbow! Evelyn giggled. This new house was full of surprises!
“Grandma, Grandma!” Evelyn shouted, “Our new house is a magic castle!”
Grandma, who was unpacking boxes in the kitchen, laughed. “That’s silly, Evelyn. It’s just a big house.” But even Grandma had to admit, the house did seem a little…magical.
Suddenly, a giant, scaly foot stepped right in front of Evelyn! Evelyn wasn’t scared, not one bit. She knew exactly who it was.
“Hello, Mr. Dinosaur!” she chirped.
It was her bouncy, blue dinosaur! But he wasn’t bouncy anymore. He was real! And he was huge!
The dinosaur bent down and gave Evelyn a little nudge with his nose. He then wandered around the castle, sniffing at everything.
“Grandma, how did Mr. Dinosaur get so big?” Evelyn asked, her eyes wide with wonder.
Grandma just shrugged, a puzzled look on her face. “I guess moving to a magic castle makes things grow big!”
Evelyn spent the rest of the day exploring the castle with her new, giant friend. They climbed the tallest towers, slid down the banisters, and even had a tea party with her toy tea set. Mr. Dinosaur, surprisingly, had a very delicate way of sipping tea from a tiny cup!
As the sun began to set, Evelyn snuggled up next to Mr. Dinosaur, who had shrunk back to his normal, bouncy size.
"I guess new houses aren’t so bad after all," Evelyn whispered, hugging her dinosaur tight. “Especially when they turn into magic castles!”
Grandma smiled, watching Evelyn drift off to sleep. “Maybe moving wasn’t so bad after all,” she thought, a twinkle in her eye. After all, how many grandmas got to live in a magic castle with a giant dinosaur?
