I've already shown you a picture of a turtle looking at me. And here is a goldfish looking at me from the water. Do you know the story of the goldfish? An old man caught a goldfish and the goldfish said to him, 'Let me go and I will grant your every wish,' and he said, 'Yes, I don't want anything, swim away. He returned home and told his wife, who yelled at him and made him go to the fish and ask her for a new house and a new trough. He went to the sea, called to the fish, it swam up, waved its tail, and when the old man returned home, he saw a new house and a new trough. And his old woman shouted at him, "I want a palace and a suitcase full of dollars. Again the old man went to the sea, again the fish wagged its tail, and when he returned home, he saw his angry wife in the palace, sitting on the suitcase full of dollars. Again the old woman yelled at him, and again the old man went to the sea. Now the old woman wanted to become ruler of the world. The old man complained to the fish, but the fish said nothing, patted the water with its tail and swam away. When the old man returned home, there was an old hut and a broken trough. The conclusion of the tale is: be happy with what you have! So I said hello to the fish, but didn't ask for anything, because I have everything =) Vietnam, Hue, 2013
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lol :) I love the story :)
A great cautionary tale, thank you! 🙏🙂