So she traveled to a very large lake, and sailed a boat into the very 
middle of it, and called out to the water "Please! Come talk with me! I 
want to be your friend!"

        And there was a great bubbling and whooshing of the water, and
a voice like water going down a drain said "Why do you wish to be
friends with me, little Silver? "

        "Because I am lonely, and in need of a friend. And I thought,
I shall make friends with the Water, for no matter where you go, you
find Water, whether it is in a mighty lake, or a puddle. And then I
would never be alone. " replied Silver, speaking loudly and clearly to
be heard despite all the bubbling. She didn't mention that she was
already friends with Air.

        "And why should I be friends with you?" gurgled the Water.

        "I thought you were probably lonely too. You spend all of your
time in the deepest and darkest of places, cold and unfriendly places.
And you are so deep and so wide, you must get lost within yourself,
and find it hard to see out onto dry land and make a friend. "

        The water stopped bubbling and whooshing, and just rippled
quietly. Silver waited quietly, using the time to wring some of the
water out of her clothes and hair, which had gotten quite wet during
the bubbling and whooshing.

        Finally, there came an answer, in a giant bubble which, when
it popped, said "Yes, I have been feeling lonely, and I do need a
friend. Let us be friends, little Silver. "

        So the two became friends. It was hard at first, with Silver
only being able to float on the surface of the Water, and always being
afraid that she'd slip into the depths and drown. But eventually,
Silver learned to swim very well, and could dive under the Water and
explore the depths while holding her breath, so she wasn't scared any
more.

        After a while, Silver became tired of swimming, and being wet
all the time, and decided it was time to  make friends with Fire.