Once upon a time, there was a lazy octopus. He lived in the sea and loved to sleep all day. He had many legs and was very big. One day, he met a little fish who was very sad.
"Hi, little fish," said the lazy octopus. "Why are you sad?"
"I can't number my friends," said the little fish. "I want to play with them, but they are too many."
The lazy octopus wanted to help the little fish. He used his big legs to count the fish's friends. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. There were eight friends.
"Little fish, you have eight friends," said the lazy octopus. "Now you can play with them."
The little fish was very happy. He played with his friends all day. The lazy octopus watched them play and felt happy too. From that day, the lazy octopus was not lazy anymore. He helped his friends in the sea and had many fun days.
