The little girl's inability to understand them, along with some of her strange words and actions, looked to the two children like payback for not letting her touch their little dolphins earlier.
Yes.
The two children recognized the little girl.
After all, not long ago, she had told them how much she liked the little dolphins hanging from their bags.
Their mother had given them those little dolphins.
Their mother had broken her promise because of a last-minute change to her work schedule and hadn't taken them to the aquarium.
They had been looking forward to it for a whole week...
Their mother had gotten off work very late that day, but she had still gone out of her way to buy them little dolphins and take them out to eat.
They had been very happy.
And they especially loved the little dolphins their mother had given them.
They took them almost everywhere.
Back then, they hadn't been nice to the little girl.
For one thing, the two children didn't like anyone touching their little dolphins.
Their mother had given them those little dolphins.
For another, they had lost track of that special animal.
They were tired and frustrated, and feeling rather irritable.
The little girl had just happened to cross their path at the wrong moment.
They hadn't expected...
the little girl to be the one who found them.
The two children couldn't let this little girl go.
She was their only hope.
The little girl eventually agreed to their request.
At first, she had wanted to come over, but they'd refused to let her.
What if the monster grabbed her too...
Then they really would have had no hope.
The police officer...
Only the police officer could save them.
To children, police