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THE
LITTLE GOLD FISH

Once upon a time...a poor fisherman lived in
a humble cottage near the sea.One day, he set off as usual with his load of
nets to go fishing. "Don't you
dare come home empty-handed!" shouted his nagging wife from the door. Down
on the shore, he had just thrown the nets into the sea, when something
glittering in the meshes caught his eye. "What a strange fish!" he
said to himself, picking up a golden yellow fish. And his amazement grew when
he heard the fish say these words:
"Kind fisherman, let me go free! I'm
the son of the Sea King, and if you let me go, I'll grant any wish you care to
make!" Alarmed at this miracle, without a second thought, the fisherman
tossed the fish back into the water. But when he went home and told his wife
what had happened she scolded him
soundly: "What! When the fish said your wishes
could come true, you should have asked it for something! Go back to the beach
and if you see it, ask for a new washtub! Just look at the state of ours!"
The poorman went back to the shore. As
soon as he called the fish, it popped up from the water. "Where you calling me? Here I am!" it said. The fisherman
explained what his wife wanted, and the fish quickly replied: "You were very good to me! Go home, and
you'll see that your wish has come true!" Certain that his wife would be
pleased, the fisherman hurried home. But the minute he opened the door, his
wife screeched: "So it really is
a magic fish that you allowed to go free! Just look at that old washtub! It's
brand new! But if that little fish has such powers, you can't possibly be
content with such a miserable little wish! Go straight back and get it to give
you a new house!" The fisherman
hurried back to the shore. "I
wonder if I'll see it again! I hope it hasn't gone away! Little fish! Little
fish!" he began to call from the water's edge. "Here I am! What do you want this
time?" he heard it ask. "Well, my wife would like . . ." "I can imagine!" remarked the
fish. "And what does she want now?" "A big house!" murmured the
fisherman, hesitantly. "All
right! You were kind to me and you shall have your wish!" The fisherman
lingered on the way home, enjoying the feeling of making his wife happy with a
new house. The roof of the splendid new house was already in
sight, when his wife
rushed up to him in a fury. "Look
herel Now that we know how really powerfull this fish is, we can't be content
with only a house! We must ask for more! Run back and ask for a real
palace, not an ordinary
house like this one! And fine clothes! And jewels too!" The fisherman was
quite upset. However, he had been henpecked for so many years that he was
unable to say "no", so he trudged back to the water's edge. Full of
doubts, he called the little fish, but it was some time before
it leapt from waves. In
the meantime, the sea had begun to foam . . . "I'm sorry to trouble you again, but my
wife has had second thoughts, and she'd like a fine palace, and . . . and also.
. ." Again the little fish granted fisherman his wishes, but he seemed less friendly than before. At last,
relieved at having been able to see his wife's desires fulfilled, the good
fisherman turned homewards. Home was now a magnificent palace. How wonderful it
was! At the top of a flight of steps leading to the palace, stood
his wife, dressed like
a great lady and dripping with jewels, impatiently waiting for him. -_ "Go back and ask for . . ." But
the fisherman broke in: "What?
Such a fine palace! We must be content with what we have! Don't you think
that's asking too much? . . ." "Go
back, I said! Do as you're told! And ask the fish to make me an Empress!"
The poor fisherman set off unhappily for the seashore. In the meantime, a storm
had blown up. The sky was black and terrible flashes of lightning lit the
darkness, while the waves crashed angrily on the beach. Kneeling on the rock
amidst the spray, in a low voice the fisherman began to call the little fish.
And when it came, he told it his wife's latest request. But this time, after
listening in silence, the little gold fish disappeared beneath the waves
without saying a word. And though the fisherman waited, the little fish never
came back. A great flash of lightning, much brighter than all the others lit up
the sky, and the fisherman saw that both the new house and the palace had
vanished without trace. The humble old cottage stood where it had always been.
But this time, his wife was waiting for him in tears. "It serves you right! We should have
been pleased with what we had, insteadof always asking for more!" grumbled
the fisherman angrily. But in the depths of his heart, he was glad that
everything had gone back to normal.
Next day and every day, he went back to his fishing, but he never saw
the little goldfish again.
Trejemahan dalam bahasa
Indonesia
Dahulu kala ... seorang
nelayan miskin tinggal di sebuah pondok sederhana di dekat sea. Suatau hari ,
ia berangkat seperti biasa dengan beban jaring untuk pergi memancing . "
Jangan berani-berani pulang dengan tangan kosong ! " teriak istri mengomel
nya dari pintu . Turun di pantai , ia baru saja melemparkan jaring ke laut ,
ketika sesuatu yang berkilauan di jerat menarik perhatiannya. " Apa ikan
aneh ! " ia berkata dalam hatinya , mengambil ikan kuning keemasan . Dan
keheranannya tumbuh ketika ia mendengar ikan mengucapkan kata-kata ini :
"
Nelayan yangbaik , biarkan aku pergi gratis ! Saya putra Sea King , dan jika
Anda membiarkan aku pergi , aku akan memberikan apa pun yang ingin Anda peduli
untuk membuat! " Khawatir pada keajaiban ini , tanpa berpikir dua kali ,
nelayan melemparkan ikan kembali ke air . Tapi ketika ia pulang ke rumah dan
mengatakan kepada istrinya apa yang terjadi ia memarahinya
nyenyak : " What whwn
ikan mengatakan keinginan Anda bisa
menjadi kenyataan , Anda harus meminta untuk sesuatu Kembali ke pantai dan jika
Anda melihatnya , meminta bak cuci baru saja melihat keadaan kita ! "
Poorman pergi kembali ke pantai . Begitu ia disebut ikan , itu muncul dari air
. "Di mana kau meneleponku ? Aku di sini ! " katanya . Nelayan
menjelaskan apa yang istrinya inginkan, dan ikan cepat menjawab : " ! Kau
sangat baik padaku Pulanglah , dan Anda akan melihat bahwa keinginan Anda telah
menjadi kenyataan " Yakin bahwa istrinya akan senang , nelayan bergegas
pulang . Tapi begitu ia membuka pintu , istrinya menjerit : " Jadi itu
benar-benar adalah ikan ajaib yang Anda diperbolehkan untuk pergi gratis Tengok
saja yang bak cuci tua Itu merek baru Tapi kalau ikan kecil memiliki kekuatan
seperti itu , Anda bisa ' ! t mungkin puas dengan permohonan seperti itu
sedikit menyedihkan ! Pergi langsung kembali dan mendapatkannya untuk
memberikan rumah baru ! " Nelayan bergegas kembali ke pantai . " Aku
ingin tahu apakah saya akan melihatnya lagi ! Saya berharap itu belum hilang !
Sedikit ikan ! Sedikit ikan ! " ia mulai memanggil dari tepi air . "
Aku di sini! Apa yang kamu inginkan kali ini ? " ia mendengarnya bertanya.
" Nah , istri saya ingin ... " " Saya bisa membayangkan ! "
kata ikan . " Dan apa yang dia inginkan sekarang ? " " Sebuah
rumah besar ! " gumam nelayan , ragu-ragu . " Baiklah ! Kau baik
untuk saya dan Anda akan memiliki keinginan Anda ! " Nelayan berlama-lama
dalam perjalanan pulang , menikmati perasaan membuat istrinya senang dengan
rumah baru . Atap rumah baru indah sudah berada di
sight , ketika istrinya
bergegas ke arahnya dengan marah . "Lihat herel Sekarang kita tahu
bagaimana benar-benar powerfull ikan ini , kita tidak bisa puas dengan hanya
rumah ! Kita harus meminta lebih banyak ! Jalankan kembali dan meminta nyata
istana , bukan rumah
biasa seperti ini ! Dan pakaian bagus ! Dan perhiasan juga! " Nelayan itu
sangat marah . Namun , ia telah dikuasai istri selama bertahun-tahun bahwa ia
tidak mampu untuk mengatakan" tidak " , sehingga ia susah payah
kembali ke tepi air . Penuh keraguan , dia disebut ikan kecil , tapi itu
beberapa waktu sebelum
itu melompat dari
gelombang . Sementara itu , laut mulai busa . . . " Aku minta maaf
merepotkan Anda lagi, tapi istri saya telah berubah pikiran , dan dia ingin
sebuah istana yang baik , dan ... dan juga ... " Sekali lagi ikan kecil
diberikan nelayan keinginannya , tapi ia tampak kurang ramah dari sebelumnya .
Akhirnya , lega karena telah bisa melihat keinginan istrinya terpenuhi ,
nelayan baik berbalik pulang . Rumah itu sekarang sebuah istana megah . Betapa
indahnya itu ! Di bagian atas penerbangan dari tangga menuju ke istana ,
berdiri
istrinya , berpakaian
seperti seorang wanita yang besar dan menetes dengan perhiasan , sabar
menunggunya . - _ "Pergilah dan meminta ... " Tapi nelayan menyela,
" Apa Seperti istana baik Kita harus puas dengan apa yang kita miliki
Jangan Anda berpikir yang meminta terlalu banyak ... ? ! ? " "
Kembali , kataku ! Lakukan seperti yang diperintahkan ! Dan meminta ikan untuk
membuat saya seorang Ratu ! " Nelayan miskin berangkat sedih untuk pantai.
Sementara itu , badai telah diledakkan . Langit hitam dan kilatan petir yang
mengerikan menyala kegelapan , sementara gelombang jatuh marah di pantai .
Berlutut di atas batu di tengah-tengah semprot , dengan suara rendah nelayan
mulai menyebut ikan kecil . Dan ketika itu datang , ia mengatakan itu
permintaan terbaru istrinya . Tapi kali ini , setelah mendengarkan dalam
keheningan , ikan emas kecil menghilang di bawah gelombang tanpa mengucapkan
sepatah kata . Dan meskipun nelayan menunggu , ikan kecil tidak pernah kembali
. Sebuah flash besar petir , lebih terang dari yang lainnya menerangi langit ,
dan nelayan melihat bahwa baik rumah baru dan istana telah lenyap tanpa jejak .
Pondok tua yang rendah hati berdiri di tempat itu selalu . Tapi kali ini ,
istrinya sudah menunggunya menangis . " Ini melayani Anda benar! Kita
seharusnya senang dengan apa yang kita miliki , insteadof selalu meminta lebih
banyak ! " menggerutu nelayan marah . Tapi dalam lubuk hatinya , ia senang
bahwa semuanya sudah kembali normal . Hari berikutnya dan setiap hari , ia
kembali ke memancing , tapi ia tidak pernah melihat ikan mas kecil lagi .
Semoga bermanfaat.
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