Once upon a time, in a vibrant coral reef, there lived a little fish named Finny.

Finny loved to play hide and seek with his friends among the colorful corals.

But Finny had a problem. He always lost the game because he couldn't count his friends well.

One sunny day, Finny met a wise old turtle named Terry who offered to teach him numbers.

"Let's start with these starfish," said Terry. "We'll count them one by one."

Finny counted carefully. "One, two, three! There are three starfish," he exclaimed with glee.

"Now, let's count the seashells," Terry smiled. "They're a bit trickier because they hide in the sand."

One by one, Finny spotted and counted the seashells. "Four, five, six," he chirped.

Feeling proud, Finny thanked Terry and swam off to find his friends for another game.

As they hid among the anemones and stones, Finny counted out loud, "One, two, three, four..."

"Ready or not, here I come!" Finny shouted, giggling as he found each friend in turn.

Finny had found every friend perfectly. From that day on, the reef rang with his laughter and counting songs.