The story of Three Fishes

Once upon a time, there lived three big fishes in a lake. They were close friends, but
characteristically different.
The first one was very wise. He always did everything after careful thought.
The second one was very cheerful, intelligent and resourceful. He would always use his
brains to find a solution for any problem.
The third one believed in fate. He believed that whatever was to happen would happen
and nobody could change it.
One day while playing in the water near the shore, the wise fish overheard a fisherman
telling another fisherman, “ This lake is full of good fishes. Let us come back here
tomorrow for fishing.”
Hearing this the fish rushed to his friends and told them all he had overheard. “Let us
leave this lake through this canal and go to another lake”, he said.
The resourceful fish said, “ I will not leave the lake. When the fisherman come, I will find
a way to save myself.”
The third fish said, “ I have lived in this lake all my life and will not leave it. Whatever will
be, will be.”
The wise one did not want to take risk and left for the other lake.
The next morning the fishermen came and cast their net. The two friends were caught in
the net. The resourceful fish thought of a way out. He lay still and pretended to be dead.
The fisherman threw him out into the water.
The fish who believed in fate kept flipping around in the net. One of the fishermen struck
him dead.
A few days later, the wise fish came back. He and the resourceful fish had realized that
their friend was so foolish. “If he had used his brains, he might have been with us still”,
they said.

MORAL- When you see a danger coming, act immediately.