The Fisher
The Fisher
A young fisherman goes out to sea every day but never catches any fish. One morning, he discovers something unexpected in his net that changes everything.
A poor man lived by the sea with his wife.
A poor man lived by the sea with his wife.
Every day he went fishing.
Every day he went fishing.
He caught just enough fish to eat.
He caught just enough fish to eat.
One day he caught a big fish.
One day he caught a big fish.
The fish could talk!
The fish could talk!
"Please let me go,"
"Please let me go,"
said the fish.
said the fish.
"I am magic."
"I am magic."
"I will give you anything you want."
"I will give you anything you want."
The man was kind.
The man was kind.
He let the fish go back to the sea.
He let the fish go back to the sea.
He went home and told his wife about the magic fish.
He went home and told his wife about the magic fish.
"You are stupid!"
"You are stupid!"
she said.
she said.
"Go back!"
"Go back!"
"Ask for a nice house!"
"Ask for a nice house!"
The man went to the sea.
The man went to the sea.
He called the magic fish.
He called the magic fish.
The fish came.
The fish came.
"My wife wants a nice house,"
"My wife wants a nice house,"
said the man.
said the man.
"Go home,"
"Go home,"
said the fish.
said the fish.
"You have a nice house now."
"You have a nice house now."
The man went home.
The man went home.
There was a beautiful house!
There was a beautiful house!
His wife was happy.
His wife was happy.
But after one week, she wanted more.
But after one week, she wanted more.
"Go back to the fish,"
"Go back to the fish,"
she said.
she said.
"I want to be rich!"
"I want to be rich!"
The man went back.
The man went back.
He asked the fish.
He asked the fish.
The fish gave them money and gold.
The fish gave them money and gold.
But the wife wanted more and more.
But the wife wanted more and more.
She wanted to be a queen.
She wanted to be a queen.
Then she wanted to be like God. Each time, the man went to the sea.
Then she wanted to be like God. Each time, the man went to the sea.
Each time, the fish gave her what she wanted.
Each time, the fish gave her what she wanted.
But when she wanted to be like God, the fish was angry.
But when she wanted to be like God, the fish was angry.
"She wants too much!"
"She wants too much!"
said the fish.
said the fish.
"Go home!"
"Go home!"
The man went home.
The man went home.
The big house was gone.
The big house was gone.
The money was gone.
The money was gone.
They were poor again, living in their old small house by the sea.
They were poor again, living in their old small house by the sea.
His wife learned that wanting too much brings nothing good.
His wife learned that wanting too much brings nothing good.