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The fisherman and the gold fish
Alexandre Pouchkine
An old man and his wife lived in a small cottage near
the ocean. They were poor. The old man was a
fisherman.
One day he caught one fish in his nets. It was not an
ordinary fish. It was a gold fish. The fish told him :
"Please, let me go, in exchange I will give you
whatever you wish." The old fisherman gave her
freedom to fish and he went back home.
The old fisherman told the adventure to his wife.
"Poor fool" she said "go back to the ocean and ask for
a new home"
The old man called the fish : "Beautiful fish, my wife
is furious, she wants a new home."
"Do not worry" said the fish "go home and you will
find what you asked me".
« Poor fool" she said "go back to the ocean and ask
for a palace"
The old man called the fish : "Beautiful fish, my wife
is furious, she wants a palace."
"Do not worry" said the fish "go home and you will
find what you asked me".
« Poor fool" she said "go back to the ocean and tell
the fish that I want to be queen"
The old man called the fish : "Beautiful fish, my wife
is furious, she wants to be queen."
"Do not worry" said the fish "go home and you will
find what you asked me".
« Poor fool" she said "go back to the ocean and tell
the fish that I want to be queen of the sees and live in
the ocean"
The old man was feeling very sad. He called the fish :
"Beautiful fish, my wife is furious, she wants to be
queen of the sees and live in the ocean."
The fish did not answer. He went away in the depths
of the see and disapeared forever.
When he returned home, everything was back to
normal. His wife was waiting for him in their cottage.
Everyone can meet a gold fish in ones life.
But if you ask too much, you get nothing at all.
When he returned home, everything was back to
normal. His wife was waiting for him in their cottage.
Everyone can meet a gold fish in ones life.
But if you ask too much, you get nothing at all.

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The old fisherman and the gold fish

  • 1. The fisherman and the gold fish Alexandre Pouchkine
  • 2. An old man and his wife lived in a small cottage near the ocean. They were poor. The old man was a fisherman.
  • 3. One day he caught one fish in his nets. It was not an ordinary fish. It was a gold fish. The fish told him : "Please, let me go, in exchange I will give you whatever you wish." The old fisherman gave her freedom to fish and he went back home.
  • 4. The old fisherman told the adventure to his wife. "Poor fool" she said "go back to the ocean and ask for a new home"
  • 5. The old man called the fish : "Beautiful fish, my wife is furious, she wants a new home." "Do not worry" said the fish "go home and you will find what you asked me".
  • 6. « Poor fool" she said "go back to the ocean and ask for a palace" The old man called the fish : "Beautiful fish, my wife is furious, she wants a palace." "Do not worry" said the fish "go home and you will find what you asked me".
  • 7. « Poor fool" she said "go back to the ocean and tell the fish that I want to be queen" The old man called the fish : "Beautiful fish, my wife is furious, she wants to be queen." "Do not worry" said the fish "go home and you will find what you asked me".
  • 8. « Poor fool" she said "go back to the ocean and tell the fish that I want to be queen of the sees and live in the ocean" The old man was feeling very sad. He called the fish : "Beautiful fish, my wife is furious, she wants to be queen of the sees and live in the ocean." The fish did not answer. He went away in the depths of the see and disapeared forever.
  • 9. When he returned home, everything was back to normal. His wife was waiting for him in their cottage. Everyone can meet a gold fish in ones life. But if you ask too much, you get nothing at all.
  • 10. When he returned home, everything was back to normal. His wife was waiting for him in their cottage. Everyone can meet a gold fish in ones life. But if you ask too much, you get nothing at all.