An unexpected and reasonable short story

The Story of the Fisherman and the Golden Fish is a fairy tale written by Pushkin (1799— 1837), the most famous Russian poet.

At the beginning of the poem, an old man and his old woman live in "a shabby hut in Xiao Mu" by the sea. The old man casts a net to fish every day, and the old woman spins every day. These facts show that the old man's family was poor, and the old lady still loved to work at that time.

Then, the author wrote that the old man hit a goldfish and put her back into the sea without any reward. This incident shows that the old man is a kind person. However, when the old woman learned about it, she swore and forced the old man to ask the goldfish for a new wooden basin. The goldfish met the old woman's requirements. But the old woman swore again and asked the old man to have another wooden house. The goldfish gave her a wooden house. Judging from these two things, the old lady's desire is not high, and what she wants is what is urgently needed in life; However, from what she said about the old man, we can find that she is unreasonable and pushes her luck.

Subsequently, the author described the situation that the old woman made three requests to the goldfish. For the first time, the old woman said that she was "unwilling to be an ordinary peasant woman" and that she wanted to be a "hereditary lady". Goldfish met her requirements. After the old woman became a lady, she sent the old man to the stable to work. This incident shows that the old woman's thoughts have changed, and she began to break away from the working people and become the ruler who exploited and oppressed them. The second time, the old woman declared, "I don't want to be a hereditary lady anymore" and "I want to be a queen of freedom." Goldfish once again met her requirements. When the old man came back, "the old woman didn't even look at him, so she ordered him to be driven away from her eyes." This incident fully exposed the old woman's insatiable psychology. She became a lady and a member of the ruling class, but she was still not satisfied. She also became the supreme ruler of the country and enslaved all the people. The third time, the old woman claimed that she was "unwilling to be the queen of freedom" and "wanted to be the overlord of the sea", and asked the goldfish to serve her personally and obey her orders. This time, the goldfish not only didn't agree to her request, but also took back everything she had given her before. When the old man came back from the seaside, he saw "the same cabin" and "the same broken wooden basin" in front of the old woman. Goldfish did this because she had seen that the old woman's greedy heart would never be satisfied.

It can be seen from the above facts that the old lady is arrogant, fierce and insatiable. Through his own experience of changing from poor to rich and from rich to poor, the author points out that greedy people like old women have no good end. This is the truth explained in the story of fisherman and golden fish.

Attached to the original: "The Story of Fisherman and Golden Fish"

Once upon a time there was an old man and his old woman.

Living by the blue sea;

They live in a shabby mud shed,

For 33 years.

The old man drags his net for fishing.

The old woman spun a knot.

Once, the old man cast a fishing net in the sea.

All that was salvaged was algae.

Then he cast a net,

What was dragged up was some seaweed.

When he cast his net for the third time,

But I caught a fish,

Not just any fish, but goldfish.

Goldfish actually begged!

She speaks like a human being:

"Let me go, grandpa, and put me back in the sea.

I will give you a valuable reward:

I'll do anything you want to save. "

The old man was taken aback and a little scared:

He has been fishing for 33 years.

Never heard that fish can talk.

He put the goldfish back into the sea,

Also said a few kind words to her:

"Goldfish, God bless!

I don't want your reward,

You swim to the blue sea,

Please feel free to swim there. "

The old man went back to the old woman,

Tell her about this great miracle.

"I caught a fish today,

Not ordinary fish, but goldfish;

This goldfish can talk like us.

She begged me to put her back in the blue sea,

Willing to redeem yourself with the most valuable thing:

She will do anything I want for freedom.

I dare not ask for her reward, so I put her back in the blue sea. "

The old lady pointed to the old man and scolded:

"You fool, what a madman!

Dare not take the reward of goldfish!

Even if you want a wooden basin,

Ours is broken. "

So the old man went to the blue sea,

See the sea rippling slightly.

The old man barked at the goldfish.

Goldfish swam towards him and asked,

"What do you want, Grandpa?"

The old man saluted her and replied:

"Come on, Fish Queen,

My wife gave me a good scolding,

Don't let my dad rest.

She wants a new wooden basin,

Ours is broken and can't be used any more. "

The goldfish replied, "Don't be sad, go, and God bless you.

You will have a new wooden basin soon. "

The old man went back to the old woman,

As expected, the old woman got a new wooden basin.

The old lady is scold:

"You silly claw, what a madman!

What an old fool! All you want is a wooden basin.

How much can a wooden basin be worth? Go home, old fool, and find the goldfish again.

Give her a present and ask her for a cabin. "

So the old man went to the blue sea again.

The old man called the goldfish, and the goldfish swam to him and asked,

"What do you want, Grandpa?"

The old man saluted her and replied:

"Come on, fish empress!

The old woman scolded me even more. She won't let my dad rest.

The nagging wife wants a wooden house. "

The goldfish replied, "Don't be sad, go, and God bless you.

That's it: you'll have a wooden house. "

The old man walked to his mud shed,

The mud shed has disappeared without a trace;

In front of him is a wooden house with a bright room.

There are white chimneys made of bricks,

And oak doors,

The old woman sat under the window,

Pointing at her husband and swearing:

"You fool, ten complete lunatics!

Old bastard, all you need is a wooden house!

Get out of here and go to the goldfish and say:

I don't want to be a humble farmer anymore,

I want to be a hereditary lady. "

The old man walked towards the blue sea.

The blue sea is stirring.

The old man yelled at the goldfish again.

The goldfish swam to him and asked, "Grandpa, what do you want?"

The old man saluted her and replied, "Come on, Fish Queen!

The old woman lost her temper even more. She won't let my dad rest.

She doesn't want to be a farmer anymore. She wants to be a hereditary lady. "

The goldfish replied, "Don't be sad, go, and God bless you."

The old man went back to the old woman.

What did he see? A tall building.

His old woman stood on the steps,

Wearing an expensive mink vest,

Wearing a gorgeous headdress,

Wearing a pearl necklace around her neck,

Wearing gold rings with jewels in their hands,

Wearing a pair of red leather boots.

Hard-working slaves stood before her,

She whipped them and pulled their foreheads.

The old man said to his old woman, "Hello, noble lady!

I think your heart should be satisfied this time. "

The old woman yelled at him and sent him to the stable to work.

A week later, another week later,

The old woman did more practical jokes,

She sent the old man to the goldfish again.

"Get out, salute the goldfish and say I don't want to be a lady anymore.

I want to be the queen of freedom. "

The old man got a fright and pleaded:

"What's the matter, wife, did you take crazy medicine?

You can't even walk or talk normally!

You will make the whole country laugh. "

The old woman became more and more angry. She slapped her husband in the face.

"Hillbilly, you dare to talk back to me and argue with my hereditary wife? ——

Go to the beach, to be honest,

You have to go if you don't go. "

The old man went to the seaside (the blue sea turned gray).

He called goldfish again, and the goldfish swam up to him and asked.

"What do you want, Grandpa?"

The old man saluted her and replied.

"Come on, Fish Queen,

My old woman is yelling again:

She doesn't want to be a lady anymore. She wants to be a free queen. "

The goldfish replied, "Don't be sad, go, and God bless you.

Well, that old woman will be the queen! "

The old man went back to the old woman.

Why, there is a royal palace in front of him.

His old woman became the queen,

Sit at the table and eat,

Ministers and nobles waited on her.

Pour her wine from abroad.

She is eating a beautiful cake,

Surrounded by majestic guards,

With a sharp axe on his shoulder.

The old man looks-startled!

Hurriedly bowed and kowtowed to the old lady,

Say, "Hello, majestic queen!

Well, your heart should be satisfied this time. "

The old woman didn't even look at him,

Order him to get rid of him.

Ministers and nobles rushed over together,

Grab the old man by the neck and push him out.

At the door, the guard came,

Almost cut down the old man with a sharp axe.

People laughed at him:

"Crazy, what a suck!

Give you a lesson:

You should behave yourself in the future! "

A week later, another week later,

That old woman is even more ridiculous.

She sent courtiers to find her husband,

They found the old man and brought him here.

The old woman said to the old man:

"Go home and see the goldfish.

I don't want to be the queen of freedom anymore,

I want to be the overlord of the ocean,

Let me live in the ocean,

Tell the goldfish to wait on me and let me use it at will. "

The old man dare not talk back or speak against his will.

So he ran to the blue sea,

See the dark storm at sea:

The surging waves are surging, rushing and roaring.

The old man called the goldfish, and the goldfish swam to him and asked,

"What do you want, Grandpa?" The old man saluted her and replied:

"Come on, fish empress!

What am I supposed to do with this damn old woman?

She doesn't want to be queen anymore,

She wants to be the overlord of the ocean;

In this way, she can live in the sea of Wang Yang.

I told you to serve her personally and listen to her at will. "

The goldfish didn't say a word, but scratched its tail in the water.

Swim to the deep sea.

The old man waited for the answer at the seaside for a long time.

But I didn't wait,

He has to go back to see that old woman-

At first glance, I still see the broken mud shed.

Her old woman sat on the threshold, in front of a broken wooden basin.