The Fisherman and his Wife

"I'm a magic prince."
"What do you want?"
"We can be happy now."
"I want a nice big house."
"I want a nice big castle."
"I want something. I want a palace... and I want to be Queen."
"I know what I want. I want... the world. I want to be Emperor of all the
world."

One day a poor fisherman lives in the hut. He lives there with his wife and everyday he goes to the sea. He fishes a strange and beautiful fish. It is a majic prince and he puts it back in the sea. And then the majic prince listens to his wife's wishes. First, she asks she wants a cottage. Next, she wants a bid house. Finally she wants the world and she wants to be Emperor of all the world. The majic price is very angry, and the fisherman and his wife loose everything.

It is a very nice tale, and I think people should not want a lot of things. If we want many things, we will loose everything. I could learn some thought in this story.



The Fisherman and his Wife
Retold by Sue Arengo
Classic Tales
YL=0.8-0.8
1000 words

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