The fish saw an attractive female fish in a neighboring bowl and tried to get her attention. When she waved him over, he excitedly rushed forward but hit his head on the glass wall separating them. Undaunted, he mustered his energy and launched himself out of the water to fly between the bowls. Though exhausted, he did this again to return to his own bowl. Later, he realized he was being poisoned by the chief fish. In a final effort, he launched himself out of the water once more and the female fish protected him from the chief, allowing him to escape death.