Lang ago, in India, there was a young man named Manu. One day, Manu was wading in a stream. Then, a tiny fish swam into his hands. The fish sparkled with a silvery light. Then the tiny fish suddenly began to speak. The big fish wanted to eat the tiny fish. So, the tiny fish was helped by Manu.
He cupped his hands and carried the fish home. Then he put the fish into a jar of water and fed it with crumbs. Then it grew and grew until it was too big for the jar. So Manu took the fish to the well and fed it with bread. It grew and grew. So Manu carried the fish to the river. It still grew and grew and grew. The fish has no room to move. Now the fish was enormous.
The fish asked him for take me to the sea. Manu walked to the seashore and threw the fish into the sea. The fish said that it is my turn to help Manu. The fish also said that Manu must build a boat to save all living things because there is going to be a great flood. So, Manu built a huge boat and filled it with plants and animals.
Soon, dark clouds filled the sky. Then the rain came. It rained and rained, until water covered the land. Manu’s boat floated above the wave. The wind howled and waves crashed around the boat. He peered into the dark and saw a silvery light. It was the talking fish. The fish pulled the boat through the storm.
Suddenly, the fish changed to a man. The man said that I am Brahma, lord of all creatures. Brahma was a powerful god. The man said that I have saved Manu so he can rebuild the world and you will be its king. Brahma vanished in a flash of silvery light. Manu never saw Brahma again, but he never forgot what the god said. After the flood, he worked hard to rebuild the world. And he ruled wisely and well for the rest of his days.
Philpot, G. (2008). The Fish that Talked. America: Usborne Publishing Ltd..
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