At the beach I found a magic shell，so I brought it home in my pail；and I kept it up on my top bookshelf right under the picture whale.

　　And now，whenever I wish I were back there by the shining sea，I hold the shell up close to my ear，till it brings the beach to me：all the hushing sound and the rushing sound of the seashore winds and waves are caught in my shell that I brought home.