Gilly the tropical fish lives in an aquarium inside a real estate office. There are lots of other fish, but none of them are quite like him. Gilly wears glasses and was born without a tail fin, so he can't swim very fast or go in a straight line. Gilly doesn't have many friends, and everyone at school and in the aquarium make fun of him for being such a slow swimmer. Gilly wishes that other fish would like him. Then he learns about the school talent show. This is his chance to make more friends! He's going to do something that no other fish in the aquarium has ever done before. In this children's story, a fish who was born without a tail fin and doesn't have many friends enters the school talent show to prove he is unique.