Three Fishes

Once, three fishes lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw
the fishes. 'This pond is full of fish', they told each other excitedly. 'We have never fished here before.
We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!' Then the fishermen left.

When the eldest of the three fishes heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fishes
together and said, 'Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The
fishermen will return tomorrow and kill us all!' The second of the three fishes agreed. 'You are right', he
said. 'We must leave the pond.

But the youngest fish laughed. 'You are worrying without reason', he said. 'We have lived in this
pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going
anywhere - my luck will keep me safe.

The eldest of the fishes left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish
saw the fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his
family. The third fish refused to leave even then.

The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish's luck did not help
him - he too was caught and killed.

The fish who saw trouble ahead and acted before it arrived as well as the fish who acted as soon
as it came both survived. But the fish who relied only on luck and did nothing at all died. So also in life.

Question :

1. Who is/are the main characters ?

2. How is/are the main characters look like?
3. What is the starting of the conflict ?
4. What is the climax of the conflict ?
5. What is the resolution ?
6. Find out the moral value !

Answer :

1. The main characters are eldest fishes, second fishes, youngest fishes, and the fishermen
2. Eldest fishes : kind ,wise,
Second fishes :kind, obedient
Youngest fishes :arrogant
The fishermen : greedy
3. When the fishermen said that tomorrow morning he and the other fishermen will catch the fish
4. When the eldest of the three fishes heard that the fishermen will come back tomorrow morning
to catch the fish and the eldest fish decide must leave the pond but the youngest fishes doesn’t
agree.
5. The eldest of the fishes and the second of the fishes left the pond with his entire family but the
third fish refused to leave even then. The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the
pond. The third fish's luck did not help him - he too was caught and killed.
6. Don’t be arrogant, we must fight our life not only based on our luck
 Three Fishes
Once, three fishes lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw
the fishes. 'This pond is full of fish', they told each other excitedly. 'We have never fished here before.
We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!' Then the fishermen left.

When the eldest of the three fishes heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fishes
together and said, 'Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The
fishermen will return tomorrow and kill us all!' The second of the three fishes agreed. 'You are right', he
said. 'We must leave the pond.

But the youngest fish laughed. 'You are worrying without reason', he said. 'We have lived in this
pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going
anywhere - my luck will keep me safe.

The eldest of the fishes left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish
saw the fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his
family. The third fish refused to leave even then.

The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish's luck did not help
him - he too was caught and killed.

The fish who saw trouble ahead and acted before it arrived as well as the fish who acted as soon
as it came both survived. But the fish who relied only on luck and did nothing at all died. So also in life.
 Three Fishes
Once, three fishes lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw
the fishes. 'This pond is full of fish', they told each other excitedly. 'We have never fished here before.
We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!' Then the fishermen left.

When the eldest of the three fishes heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fishes
together and said, 'Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The
fishermen will return tomorrow and kill us all!' The second of the three fishes agreed. 'You are right', he
said. 'We must leave the pond.

But the youngest fish laughed. 'You are worrying without reason', he said. 'We have lived in this
pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going
anywhere - my luck will keep me safe.

The eldest of the fishes left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish
saw the fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his
family. The third fish refused to leave even then.

The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish's luck did not help
him - he too was caught and killed.

The fish who saw trouble ahead and acted before it arrived as well as the fish who acted as soon
as it came both survived. But the fish who relied only on luck and did nothing at all died. So also in life.

Question :

1. Who is/are the main characters ?

2. How is/are the main characters look like?
3. What is the starting of the conflict ?
4. What is the climax of the conflict ?
5. What is the resolution ?
6. Find out the moral value !