Once upon a time, there lived a man and his wife, they were so poor that they don’t have enough to eat, let alone to buy a house or rent one, because they had no money, so they managed what they have.
They however ended up building a little hut by the side of a narrow channel meant for drainage by picking up pieces of wood here and there.
One fateful day, the man went fishing as he used to do everyday, but he was not allowed to set his nets more than once a day according to government’s regulations.
It had been three days that he had gone fishing without catching a single fish.
On the fourth day, he caught a golden fish, a very big one, he grabbed the fish and was about to throw it over his back to carry it home, the fish said, “ don’t take me home,” throw me back into the sea, it will be luckier for you.
If you take me home, you and your wife will only have enough for two or three meals, if you throw me back into the sea, it will be much luckier.
So the man threw the golden fish back in the ocean and said.
“I will rather miss two or three meals than have even more bad luck than I have got now.
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