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One bright morning, Jacques Cousteau knelt beside the sea. He watched a tiny fish slip through the rocks. “What is happening down there?” he wondered.
Jacques Cousteau Wanted to Breathe Under the SeaJacques Cousteau helped invent diving gear and filmed ocean life so people could care about the world below the waves.
1. One bright morning, Jacques Cousteau knelt beside the sea. He watched a tiny fish slip through the rocks. “What is happening down there?” he wondered.
2. Jacques loved the sea, but he could only peek from above. He filled a bowl with seawater and stared at an octopus. The octopus stared back.
3. Jacques tried a mask. He tried tubes. He tried straps and springs. Each idea worked for a little while, then made a very silly bubble bath.
4. Then Jacques met Émile Gagnan, who understood air and machines. Together, they studied a tank, a hose, and a clever regulator. They wanted air to come only when a diver breathed in.
5. At last, Jacques put on the mask and the air tank. He took a careful breath. The sea did not splash into his mouth. It gave him air.
6. Jacques breathed under the sea. He floated past swaying grass and bright fish. A sea turtle glided by as if it had been waiting for him.
7. Jacques wanted others to see this hidden world. He carried a movie camera below the waves and filmed the fish, the turtles, and the busy reef.
8. People watched Jacques’s films and saw a world they had never known. They saw clever creatures, delicate reefs, and water worth protecting.
9. Jacques Cousteau helped invent diving gear and filmed ocean life so people could care about the world below the waves.
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