Once upon a time there was a little fish. He lived in a big river with many other fish.

But he was not happy. All the other fish were very beautiful.

Their bodies were of many different colors, red, blue, green and so on.

His body was white. He feel very sad.

“I want to have a beautiful body like those other fish” he said. 

 

So one day he went to see the King of the river, a big black eel, who lived in a big black hole at the bottom of the river.

He swam down and down to the bottom.

-         “Who’s there ? “ Said a loud voice.

-         It’s me,little fish. Said the little fish.

-         What do you want ,little fish? Said the big  black eel.

-         “ Please Sir”,said the little fish,make me beautiful like the other fish.

-         Hmmmm Hmm.Said the  big black eel. “Alright”. “Tell me what colors you want”.

-         Please  make my body red, said the little fish. And his body became red.

-         Please make my tail yellow, said the little fish. And his tail became yellow.

-         Please make my fins green , said the little fish. And his fins became green.

-         Please make my face orange, said the little fish. And his face became orange.

-         And make my lips red. Said the little fish.

-         YOU RUDE LITTLE FISH.YOU DID NOT SAY PLEASE. Said the big black eel.

I won’t give you any more colors.

And so the little fish had white lips. But he was very happy because his body had many colors, he was very beautiful.

 

The end.

Cuento adaptado por la secretaría de educación y cultura.

Editado por Ana Isabel Cruz.

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