The giraffe had a gold necklace, and the groundhog wanted one too. So the groundhog found some pebbles and painted them gold, making them sparkle. Many of their animal friends thought the necklace was real gold. Then the clever Professor Eagle flew over and told everyone the truth.
Theme: This little story introduces children to the idiom "passing off fish eyes as pearls," which means using something fake to impersonate the real thing.
