Porcelain Princess
“‘The shoals have deserted us!’ the fishermen unhappily wailed.
‘The men have let us down again!’ the women stormed.
‘Our mothers leave us to go hungry!’ the children complained.
‘We can’t feed our horses, so they can’t plough the fields.
‘We can’t feed our dogs, so our hunting fails.
‘We can’t feed our cats, so rats and mice steal our supplies.
‘We can’t feed our land, so all our corn dies.’ But on the ninth time that the fleet set sail, a whale appeared amongst them.
‘It’s an omen!’ the men ha...ppily cried. ‘A good omen! See how its spout bursts forth like a fountain of plenty. Follow the whale, and it will lead us to fresh shoals!’ So the men trimmed their sails, and set to their oars, and eased on their rudders, following the whale across the sea to a fishing ground the likes of which they had never seen. They cast their nets, they drew them in.
‘Look at our nets! They’re fit to burst!’ the men yelled in delight as they hauled catch after catch aboard, more than they had ever caught, more than they needed.MoreLess
‘The men have let us down again!’ the women stormed.
‘Our mothers leave us to go hungry!’ the children complained.
‘We can’t feed our horses, so they can’t plough the fields.
‘We can’t feed our dogs, so our hunting fails.
‘We can’t feed our cats, so rats and mice steal our supplies.
‘We can’t feed our land, so all our corn dies.’ But on the ninth time that the fleet set sail, a whale appeared amongst them.
‘It’s an omen!’ the men ha...ppily cried. ‘A good omen! See how its spout bursts forth like a fountain of plenty. Follow the whale, and it will lead us to fresh shoals!’ So the men trimmed their sails, and set to their oars, and eased on their rudders, following the whale across the sea to a fishing ground the likes of which they had never seen. They cast their nets, they drew them in.
‘Look at our nets! They’re fit to burst!’ the men yelled in delight as they hauled catch after catch aboard, more than they had ever caught, more than they needed.MoreLess
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