Here in Malaysia
Penang was fun. You can walk to everything. The best things about the home? The wii, the trampoline, and the books! Have fun visiting if you want to!
The cute little Aysia.
Bedroom with messy blankets!
I’m going to tell you this story.
The Fisherman and his wife
Once upon a time, there was a fishermen. He was fishing for fish. He felt something on the end of his line! It was a fish. The fish talks, “Put me back in the water,” he said, “I am not a fish. I am a prince.”
“If you are a prince I will put you back in the water,” so he did. He went home to his hut and sat on the little chair. The wife wondered, “Why didn’t you catch any fish today?”
“I did,” said the fisherman, “but he was a prince.”
“Well,” said his wife, “if he’s a prince, won’t you give me a favor? You have to tell the fish I want a pretty house.”
“Why?” said the fisherman.
“Go!” said his wife. So off he went. When he got to the sea he called out, “Oh fish in the sea, my wife begs me that I wish from the magic fish.”
“What does she want?” he asked.
“She wants a pretty house,” said the fisherman.
“Go home! Now you have a pretty house!” So he went home and saw a beautiful house with flowers, trees, and even a farm! He went inside it. His wife was sitting on the chair. “We’re going to be happy here,” said the fisherman.
“Let’s see about that,” said his wife. It lasted one week. Now she was tired of that home and decided to have a bigger one. So she said, “I don’t want this any more. I want a castle.” So off the fishermen went. Then he got to the sea and called out, “Oh fish in the sea, my wife begs a wish from the magic fish.”
“What does she want?”
“She wants a castle.”
“Go home. Now you have a castle.” So he went home and saw a castle with a bridge. It was gorgeous! He went inside. His wife was happy. He was happy too!
“Were going to be happy here.”
“We shall see.” said his wife. It lasted for two weeks. She got bored. “I no longer want to be normal. I want to be queen!”
“No!” said the fisherman.
The wife screamed. “Go! now! please!” So he went to the sea.
“Oh fish in the sea, please!!! Listen to me! My wife begs a wish from the magic fish!”
“Well, what doss she want?”
“She wants to be queen.”
“Go home. Now she is queen!” So he went home and saw his wife dressed in gold! Their happiness lasted three weeks.
“I no longer want to be queen of the town. I want to be queen of the stars and the moon.”
“Okay,” said the fishermen. So he went to the sea and called out, “Oh fish in the sea, my wife begs a wish from the magic fish.”
“WHAT DOES SHE WANT?!”
“She wants to be queen of the stars and the moon.”
“NO! NO! NO! She wants too much. She must go back to the old hut.”
The End
I bet you heard of that story before or read it.
Fun photos Em. 🙂 I love how you retold that story. What a great message it has too. Thanks for updating. I loved it!
Yes I remember your story. You retold the story very well. It teaches us a great lesson. 1. We should be grateful for what we have. 2.TO give thanks for what we are given 3. do NOT be greedy.
A very good reminder of these things.
Those are some great pictures! And yes, I’ve heard that story, before. It’s a great one! And you tell it so well 🙂
Glad you’re liking Malaysia!
You told that story very well. I enjoyed it a lot.
And I love the colorful walls in the Penang bedroom house. I wonder what color walls you’ll have in KL!
If you had a magic fish, what ONE thing would you ask for?
That is a good story with valuable lessons. We should be grateful for the wonderful things we have. 🙂
Nice picture of aysia. Is she starting to crawl around the furniture?
Thanks for sharing that story – it’s one that I read a lot when I was growing up, too, and had forgotten about until you found a copy of it at the house we were renting in Penang. I’m amazed that you could remember the story so well to tell it on your blog. I also enjoyed the wii and the books at the Penang house. Our apartment in KL is a bit more bare.