When the sky burst, and Black fire rained down, The whale dove in, And I went with it, Through the swarming waters, Above the flaming forests Of swaying kelp. I brushed past fish, Great and small, As we reached for the Shining pearl hidden below. The light closed up above us, I held my breath, Reaching out near the surface, Till I could wrest the pearl From the grumpy octopus's arms. I gasped and let the whale Catch it in its mouth, Carrying it to the surface As I floated down below.