Embark on a breathtaking ocean adventure with Mafola, a sweet young humpback whale who longs to bring color into her gray world. Inspired by Pacific island folklore, this heartwarming story follows Mafola's courageous journey along pristine coral reefs to apologize for a past mistake and discover her own unique beauty. A enchanting tale about forgiveness, honesty, and finding your inner shine.
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Front page – Mafola the humpback whale. Page 1 - My name is Mafola and I am a whale. page 2. One day Mafola asked her mother why her and her mother are not colourful like all the other whales. Page2 - My mother said, she made the whale called Mataginifale angry because I made a huge wave that splashed her and the colors the other fishes were colouring her. Some of the colours were washed away. Page Mafola is so sad and she wanted to go find Mataginifale to apologise to her. Page 3 - Mafola woke up on Saturday morning and started swimming south from Opaahi reef. She met Tufu at Tufu who was eating coral for breakfast. Page 4 - Mafola asked Tufu "do you know where Mataginifiale live"? Tufu told her "she lived at the village of Avatele with her daughter Sina". Page 5 - Mafola said goodbye to Tufu and continued on her journey southward. She reached Anaana and she met with a red bass who was eating bait of the people above on the reef. The red bass asked Mafola “Where are you going this morning, does your mother know that you have reached Anaana”?. Mafola replied “No, my mother does not know that I am looking for Mataginifale”. Page 6 – The red bass said good bye to Mafola and said “Swim carefully, you are nearly there to the beach at Avatele where Mataginifale lives with her daughter Sina that paint the fishes in the sea. Page 7 – Mafola reached Tamakautoga and she met with the sea cucumber who was sifting the sand at the sandy beach of Tamakautoga. Sea cucumber shouted to her “You have swam a long way”. Mafola replied “I am going to find Mataginifale to paint my skin beautiful like the many fishes in the sea. Page 8 – Mafola reached Matavai and she saw the tourists watching her. She also saw the dolphins swimming nearby her. Page 9 – Mafola reached Avatele and she was so happy to see Mataginifale and her daughter Sina painting all the different fishes at the beach. She quickly swam up to stand in line with the other fishes waiting for their turns to be painted. When she reached the front of the line. Page10 – Mataginifale fale looked at her and said “Greetings whale, what do you want”?. Mafola replied “I know the reason why my mother does not have colourful skin. Please Mataginifale, I really want to have a colourful skin similar to all the colourful fishes in the sea. I am sick of my black and grey skin color”. Page 11 – Mataginifale looked down and said “Don’t worry dear, I will colour your belly similar to the different colours of the rainbow. When you jump out of the water, the people will see the many beautiful colours of your belly”. I will make your back sparkle like the stars in the sky. Page 12 – Mafola said thank you to Mataginifale and she started swimming back home with a happy heart.
