So they sang all the way until Charmaine saw six round pools in the distance.
“Hey! Aren’t those what we’re looking for?”
“Let’s take a look,” said Jessie.
So they ran and finally they got there!
First, they approached the Beauty pool. Charmaine peeped in and saw her reflected image. Her
teeth brace was gone, her eyes became bigger, and her pimples disappeared! She was delighted as
she had never looked so beautiful and charming.
However, her friends behind her looked so ugly ! Horrified, she realized they had given her all
their beauty; and she quickly looked away from the pool. She was scared, yet she didn’t tell anyone.
Afterward, they approached the Money pool. Selena curiously peeped in.
She saw herself whirling around in a pretty dress with lots of dazzling jewelry. She was
thrilled. When Selena’s father died a few years ago, her mother worked hard to make ends meet.
Hence, their lives weren’t as plentiful as before.
But then she saw her friends in the water. They were thin and dirty, and their clothes were
torn badly. Distressed, she quickly moved her gaze away from the pool. Though she didn’t
understand, she hate to see her friends suffer.
At this moment, Jessie cried out, “Who wants to take water from the Happiness pool?”
“Me!” Charmaine and Selena answered simultaneously. They deemed that they would have a
much happier life if they took water from that pool.
“You’re always mean!” said Charmaine to Selena. “You should get water from the Kindness pool!”
“No way!” Selena shouted. “Peace is never here when you’re around! So you should get the
water from the Peace pool!”
“Stop arguing!!” shouted Jessie. “We’ve only got five minutes left! Listen to me. I’ll go get the
water from Happiness pool. Charmaine gets the water from the Peace pool. And Selena gets water
from the Kindness pool.” Both girls unwillingly obeyed.
After pouring the water into a bottle, Selena saw something she always wanted - a pet
hummingbird flying over the Desire pool.
Everyone except Selena in Pui Pui Magic College has pets like Pomeranian, Siamese, or even
beetles. Selena is envious of the students who have pets .
As she was reaching out to grab the bird, the pool turned black and started engulfing Selena.
“Help!!!!” she cried out.
Having just retrieved the water from the Peace and Happiness pools, Charmaine and Jessie
heard Selena yelling for help, so they rushed towards her. Upon seeing what was happening, they
were terror-stricken. They began tugging on her arms to pull her out of the sucking pool.
“This is the water from the Kindness pool,” said Selena. “Take it and complete the quest. Now
let go of me!”
“No way we’re going to let go,” they said. “We’re friends! We’d rather die with you.”
Suddenly, a bubble picked the trio up and a voice spoke.
“Your friendship has moved me.” it said. “I am the spirit of the Desire pool. I have never seen such
deep friendship among people. I will not drown you. This bubble will take you to where you belong.”
“Thanks!” they cried as they floated back to school peacefully.
At College
Back at school, the headmistress praised the girls by saying, “Well done, Selena and
Charmaine! You had resisted the temptation of the Beauty and Money pools. Your friendship also
