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Draft storyAt the island shop

The refill detective

Look for a proper water refill point. Don’t guess.

A draft: the words and pictures are waiting for an educator’s review.

Who’s in it

Meet everyone in Gullbrae

The story

Zara and Rowan study Ailsa’s visitor map with Buddy.

Zara studied Ailsa’s visitor map.

Zara: “Can you show me how that works?”

A map with several blue symbols, including a water drop and a ferry.

There were lots of blue symbols, so the refill point wasn’t clear.

Ailsa points to the drinking-water label on the refill point.

Ailsa showed them the label that says drinking water.

Rowan adds a bottle to their day-trip checklist.

Rowan added the bottle to their checklist.

Ailsa helps the children fill the same bottle.

They used the real refill point and kept the same bottle.

Zara, Rowan and Buddy outside the shop by the refill point.

Buddy reminded everyone to read the real sign and instructions.

Draft, 19 October 2026. The words and pictures are not yet reviewed by an educator. The story follows the outline in our story guide.

The real-life bit

Don’t guess: look for a sign that says drinking water, and read the local instructions before you refill. Gullbrae is made up. Your council’s own rules are the ones to follow.

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