Question

You are Raghav/Radhika, the student-editor of your school magazine. You have to write a short story titled ‘The Magic Gold-Fish’ for your school magazine. Using the information given in the input below alongwith your own details, write that story in 150-200 words.

Old fisherman — one day as usual cast his net into the sea — caught a gold-fish — ‘take pity on me and put me in water’ — promised to compensate handsomely — fisherman returned home empty handed — wife angry — asked him for a new tub — went to the fish — wish granted — wife wished for a new home — goldfish granted — a new home — wife demanded marble palace, silk dresses and servants — wife not satisfied — wished to be a queen to rule over men, animals, brids and fish — fisherman went to fish — fish didn’t speak and disappeared — came back home — found his wife washing clothes in old leaking tub before her old wooden hut.

Answer 1

The Magic Gold Fish

Once a poor fisherman lived with his wife in a hut. One day as usual he cast his net into the sea. He caught a small gold-fish. To his surprise the fish could speak and pleaded with him to free her. She promised to compensate him handsomely. If he needed anything he could come and call her. He returened home empty handed and told the whole story to his wife. His wife called him a fool and pressed him to demand a new tub as the old tub leaked. The fisherman went to the sea and told the fish about the wish of his wife. ‘Go back home’, replied the fish. The fisherman was happy to find his wife washing her clothes in a new water-tub. The wife was not satisfied and pressed him to ask for a new house. The fish granted the wish. The greedy wife had no satisfaction. She demanded a marble palace, silken dresses and jewels. The fish again granted him his wish. She liked to be a queen to rule over all lands and seas. She wanted all men, animals, birds and fish to serve her as slaves. The fisherman went to the fish and told her about the wish of his wife. This time the fish didn’t speak but disappeared at once into the sea. The fisherman came back home. He was surprised to see his wife sitting outside the old hut washing the clothes in her old leaking tub.