The Fisherman and the Little Fish

The Fisherman and the Little Fish

The story “The Fisherman and the Little Fish” is a very famous Aesop’s Fables story which is more than a few hundred years old. In this story, a very poor fisherman caught a small fish and has to decide if he wants to keep it or set it free….

 

The Fisherman and the Little Fish
The Fisherman and the Little Fish

The Story

There was once a very poor fisherman. He ate only those fish which he caught. Every morning, he would go to the river and cast his net. If he was very lucky, he would catch more than one fish. He would take the bigger fish home for his food. He would release the remaining fish so that he could catch them some other day.

One day, his luck was not so well. He cast his net many times but he could not catch any fish. In the end, he caught one tiny fish.

“Hmm, you are so small. You shall not even fill my stomach.”

He was about to put the fish into his basket when the Fish spoke to him.

“Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman. I am very small. It is not worth your time to carry me home. Let me go. I will become very big soon and then you can eat me. I shall then be able to fill your stomach.”

The fisherman looked at the fish and quietly put it into his basket.

“I would be a fool to release you back into the water. No matter how small you are, it is still better than having no fish at all.”

 

Moral of the story:

The moral of the Aesop’s Fable is that “A small gain is worth more than a large promise.

 

Other stories which you can read

The Farmer and His Sons
The Farmer and the Cranes
The Farmer and the Snake
The Farmer and the Stork
The Cat and the Birds

 

Questions on “The Fisherman and the little fish”

  1. Who are the main characters of the story?
  2. What did the fish say to the fisherman?
  3. Why did the fisherman not release the fish?
  4. What is the moral of the story?

 

Answers:

  1. The main characters of the story are a fisherman and a little fish.
  2. The fish said, “Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman. I am very small. It is not worth your time to carry me home. Let me go. I will become very big soon and then you can eat me. I shall then be able to fill your stomach.”
  3. The fisherman said, “I would be a fool to release you back into the water. No matter how small you are, it is still better than having no fish at all.”
  4. The moral of the Aesop’s Fable is that “A small gain is worth more than a large promise.

 

The Fisherman and the Little Fish – PDF

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The Fisherman and the Little Fish – PDF

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