Moderation: The Fisherman and His Wife

Title

en_US Moderation: The Fisherman and His Wife

en_US Tales of Virtue

en_US TOV 2

Description

Adapted bySarah Toast

Creator

en_US Toast, Sarah

Contributor

en_US Fletcher, Rusty

Date

2022-10-13T19:19:36Z

2004-03

en_US 2000

Date Available

2022-10-13T19:19:36Z

Date Issued

en_US 2000

Abstract

en_US I include this book because it helps complete a series containing fable books. According to this story, a fisherman catches a golden fish and, asked by the fish to return it to the water since he is an enchanted prince, he does so. For that the fish grants him a wish, but the fisherman says that there is nothing that he needs. What a surprising response! The wife sends the fisherman back to ask for a nicer house, and he does so, and the fish grants his wish. A few days later, she sends him back to the fish to ask for a castle. Done. She sends him back yet again to ask that they be king and queen. Done. The next morning the wife wants power over the rising of the sun! The fish again tells him to go home to his wife. He finds her in their humble cottage. She understands now: "Each new and better thing only made me think I wanted more. But the more I got, the more unhappy I became. I forgot to be happy with what I already had." The fish's growing annoyance is well expressed visually, as well as in the text. Typically for this series, characters are depicted visually as animals. Here the fisherman and his wife seem to be badgers. "Less can be better."

Identifier

en_US 12321 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/137892

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Publications International, Ltd.

en_US Lincolnwood, IL

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.T344Md 2000

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