Fish Is Fish: Based On: Leo Leonni, Fish Is Fish. Middelhauve

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Fish is Fish

Once upon a time there lived a little fish and a little tadpole in a beautiful fresh pond on
the edge of a wood. The tadpole and the fish had been born on the same day and had
grown up together as best of friends. They spent many a happy day swimming and
playing together, exploring the pond, playing hide and seek amongs the rushes. Every day
they grew a little bigger and gradually the tadpole developed four little legs and at the
same time her tail grew smaller. How strange! The little fish also grew bigger, stronger
and fatter.
One morning, the tadpole woke up and realized she was no longer a tadpole but a real
young frog, green with brown spots on her back. So, she had to leave the pond and say
farewell to her friend the fish (because frogs can’t stay in ponds forever) but she
promised she would come and visit him again one day soon.
For the first time in his life the fish was alone. He swam round and round the pond
wondering what to do. His friend was not there to play with. The fish grew very sad…

But then, one day, the was a big SPLASH! The fish looked up and to his great surprise
and joy he saw his froggy friend swimming towards him. ‘Where have you been all this
time?’ said the fish. ‘I’ve missed you so much!’ ‘Oh’ said the frog, ‘I’ve been exploring
dry land and I’ve seen very strange things.’
‘What – tell me!’ said the fish quivering with excitement.
‘Birds’ said the frog simply.
‘What do they look like?’ asked his friend.
‘Oh, they are very different from you and me. They have wings and feathers and two little
legs and they come in many different shapes, sizes and colours.
‘Really?! said the little fish wide-eyed. ‘What else did you see?’ said she after a while.
‘Cows’ answered the frog mysteriously. ‘Cows?’ What do they look like?’ asked the fish,
‘Are they like birds?’
‘Completely different’ replied his friend. They are big, have horns, a long tail and munch
grass all the time. They also carry little pink bags full of milk!’
‘Goodness!’ exclaimed the fish.’Was that all you saw?’
‘Oh, no! Not at all’ replied the frog. ‘Well, tell me what else you saw!’ urged the fish all
excited.
‘People’. Said his friend. ‘Men, women, little people’ They are not like any of the other
creatures or like us. They walk on two legs, upright and they have two arms. They don’t
have feathers or wings but they always carry some kind of stuff on their body.’
‘That’s amazing!’ gasped the fish.

And later that night she just couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. And when the fish finally
did fall asleep she had the strangest dream. She saw all those strange creatures her friend
had described with her very eyes…
Based on: Leo Leonni, Fish is Fish. Middelhauve.

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