[PDF 3/5] Tamy and the shell that sang alone: The silence beneath the song

Tamy and the Shell That Sang Alone is the third story in the Tales of Niky series—an illustrated fable about solitude, voice, and learning to trust your own sound even in a silent world.

Along the far coast, where cliffs curve and wind carves music into stone, lives Tamy—a quiet wanderer drawn to echoes. The others in her village all sing in harmony, voices woven like waves. But Tamy’s song never fits. Her rhythm is different. Her silence, deeper.

When her community’s great choral shell cracks and its voice fades into stillness, Tamy is blamed for the silence. Alone and uncertain, she sets out across the coastal caves with only a smooth shell and a can something that sings alone still belong?

In the quiet chambers of tide and wind, guided by kelp symbols and seabird signs, Tamy learns the deep, oceanic silence is not absence—it is breath before the voice. And some songs are meant to echo only once.

This is a story

🌊 Embracing solitude as a strength, not a flaw
🐚 Finding your voice when it doesn’t match others’
🌬️ Listening to silence as part of your own music
🌀 The spiral as resonance—what returns after it leaves

Each page spread

Delicate, rhyming verse in ABAB or AABB structure
Hand-drawn black-and-white illustrations reflecting mood and meaning

Interactive and symbolic features invite deeper

🔍 A hidden riddle that winds through tide patterns
🎨 A creative “Design Your Own Symbol”🧘 A story rhythm that mirrors breath, rest, and reflection

Who is it for?

This tale speaks to introverts, deep feelers, musicians, and those who’ve ever felt out of tune with the world around them. Tamy’s path offers comfort and not all music is meant to be heard together. Some is meant to be discovered alone.

Some voices wait not to be loud—but to be true.

Part of the Tales of Niky

Each book explores a unique journey through the same interconnected, nature-rooted world. Symbols repeat, paths cross, and wisdom echoes across volumes—revealing a larger spiral of discovery.

Book 1: Niky and the Leaf That Let Go – The Fall Before the Flight

Book 2: Lina and the Ember That Waited – The Flame Beneath the Stone

Book 3: Tamy and the Shell That Sang Alone – The Silence Beneath the Song

Book 4: Manu and the Path That Grew Backward – The Way That Found Itself

Book 5: The Spiral That Chose Itself

Written by Nora Etta

Published by Echo Tales Editions (www.EchoTalesEditions.com)

Let silence guide you to your truest sound.