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MagicalFish

ByBenFawce

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Toshiyuki and Shuichi were brothers wholived in Japan. They enjoyed playing by thepond, where the

cherry blossomsbloomed in thespringtime.

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One day, the brothers were playing by thepond, when they heard the splash of a fish.When they looked

up, there was afloating giant,scarlet fish.

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The brothers knew the fish was tai, a commonJapanese fish. But this was no common tai,this tai spoke to the boys with a deep booming

voice.

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Hello boys!

the fish cried out,

I am amagical fish, and I can grant you boys onlyone wish. What would you two like to wish for?

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The older brother, Shuichi, wanted to use thewish to make himself the leader of Japan.Toshiyuki wanted to wish for his family

to have aprosperousrice-growing

season for theyears to come.

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The boys quarreled about, and finally the olderbrother was able to wish his wish. The fishgranted his wish, and he was the leader of

Japan. Then, SPLISH,the fish disappeareddeep into the pond.

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A year later, Toshiyuki returned to that pond.His family had just had their best growingseason yet, but Shuichi was not as lucky; the

Japanese people killed him in a revolt. Themagic fish was there once again.

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You

re back!

Toshiyuki exclaimed.The fish replied, Yes I am, has your familyprospered from their

abundance of rice?

Yes! Toshiyukireplied, But why?

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Because your brother Shuichi was as selfish asfox, replied the fish.I could not let your

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Thank you,replied Toshiyuki.Then with a splash

the fish once moredisappeared underthe rippling

reflection of the sea of cotton blossomssurrounding the pond, never to be seen again.

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All selfish actions,Result in all being lost,From greeds company.