As if shocked by the presence of humans, the crab covered its eyes with its pincers and continued crawling into the conch.
“How can we make it come out?” Benny eyed the conch with frustration.
It had not been easy for them to find one. And now, there was a crab in it, which prevented them from taking the conch.
Roxanne shook her head at the boys. “This is a hermit crab. The conch is its home. Let’s not disturb it and look for another one.”
When they heard her say that, the boys stared at the conch curiously for another long period of time. They even tapped it gently, saying with a sweet voice, “Hey, little hermit crab. Let’s play together!”
Their actions shocked the hermit crab, causing its little body to quickly come out of the conch and flee from them.
Seeing the creature leave, th
