William threw his arms up in the air. "I can't find my favorite monster truck!" he exclaimed. Toys were scattered all over his room. Yuna, his furry friend, peeked out from under a pile of blocks, a book balanced on her head. "Maybe if your toys had a special spot," she said, nudging the book with her nose, "you'd always know where they are!"
William tilted his head. "A special spot?" he asked.
"Like organization!" Yuna chirped, hopping onto a toy chest. "Everything in its place, just like in my book about the mermaids!"
"Mermaids?" William's eyes widened. "Do they have special spots for their toys too?"
Yuna chuckled. "Mermaids don't have toys like yours, silly! But they keep their ocean tidy!"
William decided to try organizing his toys. He put all the cars in a big box, the building blocks in another, and his stuffed animals lined up on a shelf. His room already looked much neater!
Suddenly, a thought struck him. "Yuna, what if my toys could sing like mermaids? That would make cleaning up fun!"
Yuna's tail wagged excitedly. "That's a wonderful idea, William!"
The afternoon sun warmed the backyard as William gathered his toys. "Let's pretend this whole backyard is the ocean, and my toys are mermaids singing a cleaning-up song!"
He scooped up a handful of toy cars and tossed them gently onto the grass. He imagined the cars transforming into colorful mermaids, their wheels turning into shimmering tails as they splashed in the pretend ocean.
"La la la, we're cleaning up the sea!" William sang, tossing a beach ball into the air. He pictured it as a giant, bubbly mermaid, floating happily above the waves.
Yuna, caught up in the game, barked excitedly and tossed a frisbee into the air, adding her own woofs to the imaginary mermaid chorus.
Just then, William's mom peeked out the back door. "Wow, William, your toys look so organized! You even put them away in the toy bin! You're getting so responsible."
William beamed with pride. "Thanks, Mom! My toys were singing a cleaning-up song, just like mermaids!"
Mom laughed. "That sounds lovely! Maybe they can sing again tomorrow?"
As they went back inside, William winked at Yuna. Organizing was fun, especially when you had a magical imagination and a furry friend to help! Who knew cleaning up could be such a splash?
