Kid Stories

Along time ago, when impossible things were possible, there was a fisherman and his son. One day when the fisherman hauled in his net he found a huge gleaming red fish amongst the rest of his catch. For a few moments he was so excited he could only stare at it. This fish will make me famous, he thought. "Never before has a fisherman caught such a fish". "Stay here", he said to his son, "and look after these fish, while I go and fetch the cart to take them home". The fisherman's son, too, was amazed by the great red fish, and while he was waiting for his father, he stroked it and started to talk to it. "It seems a shame that a beautiful creature like you should not swim free", he said, and no sooner had he spoken than he decided to put the fish back into the sea. The great red fish slipped gratefully into the water, raised its head and spoke to the boy. "It was kind of you to save my life. Take this bone which I have pulled