A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean.

"The Star Thrower" (or "starfish story") is part of a 26-page essay of the same name by Loren Eiseley (1907–1977), published in 1969 in The Unexpected Universe.

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One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?” The youth replied, …

At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, "It made a diference for that one."

A touching tale about a boy and an old man saving starfish, highlighting the impact of small acts of kindness on the world around us.

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a girl picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the girl, he asked, “What are you doing?” The girl replied, …

The story of the Star Thrower, or the Starfish Story, written by Loren Eiseley, has inspired youth workers and childrens charities for years, none more so that that of For The Children, and is the foundation of …

Read the Star Thrower ("Starfish") story by Loren Eiseley and explore it's meaning, moral, and how you can use it to make your life better.

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said … “I made a difference to that one.”