The Fisherman and His Wife | Bedtime Stories for Kids in English | Fairy Tales

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Summary

TLDRThe story follows a fisherman and his discontented wife living in a small cottage. After catching a magical fish that grants wishes, the fisherman fulfills his wife's desires for a bigger house, a palace, and eventually to be an empress. However, her insatiable greed leads her to wish for control over time, causing her to disappear. The fisherman pleads for her return and wishes for her happiness. They reunite and realize that true happiness lies in appreciating their simple life together, ultimately living happily ever after in their cottage.

Takeaways

  • 🐟 A fisherman catches a magical talking fish.
  • 🏠 The wife desires a bigger house, leading to a palace.
  • 👑 She becomes an empress but remains unhappy.
  • 🌌 Her final wish is to control time and rule the heavens.
  • 💔 The wife disappears after her wish is granted.
  • 🙏 The fisherman wishes for her happiness and return.
  • 🏡 They realize happiness is found in simple things.
  • ❤️ They live happily ever after in their cottage.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The story begins with a fisherman and his wife living in a small, damp cottage by the sea. The fisherman is content with their simple life, but his wife is unhappy and desires more. One day, the fisherman catches a magical talking fish that claims to be a prince under a spell. The fish offers to grant the fisherman a wish in gratitude for being freed. The fisherman, shocked by the talking fish, decides to let it go without making a wish, but his wife insists he should ask for a better home. He returns to the fish and wishes for a new house, which the fish grants, leading to a beautiful home for them.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:11:11

    As time passes, the fisherman's wife continues to be dissatisfied, asking for more extravagant wishes, including a palace and eventually to be an empress. Each time, the fisherman returns to the fish, who fulfills her wishes. However, the wife's greed grows, and she ultimately desires to control time and rule the sun and moon. When the fisherman makes this wish, he finds that his wife has vanished, having given up everything to achieve her desire. In the end, the fisherman realizes that true happiness lies in their simple life together, and he wishes for his wife to be happy with him, leading to their reunion and a newfound appreciation for their life together.

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Video Q&A

  • What does the fisherman catch?

    He catches a magical talking fish that is actually a prince.

  • What does the fisherman's wife want first?

    She wants a bigger house.

  • What happens when the wife becomes an empress?

    She still isn't satisfied and wants to control time.

  • What is the final wish of the fisherman?

    He wishes for his wife to always be with him and happy.

  • What lesson do the couple learn at the end?

    They learn that true happiness comes from appreciating the small things in life.

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    once upon a time on the shore of the
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    deep blue sea
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    a fisherman and his wife were living in
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    a tiny cottage
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    the fisherman used to go to the seaside
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    every day and fish with his fishing rod
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    he was quite content to live like this
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    but his wife was not as happy as he was
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    ugh look at that disgusting cottage
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    moldy and damp everywhere i am tired of
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    cleaning every day
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    the fisherman was very much in love with
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    his wife but no matter what he did he
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    could not make her happy
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    if he brings her fish she wants crab if
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    he picks apples she craves pears
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    one day the fisherman went fishing as
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    usual he swung his fishing rod into the
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    water and started to wait
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    after a few hours the tip of his fishing
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    rod finally trembled
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    oh a fish hit the hook but
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    ouch
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    this must be a stubborn big fish
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    the fisherman pulled pulled pulled and
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    was surprised to finally see the
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    flounder on the tip of his fishing rod
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    because this fish was golden and shining
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    brightly
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    you finally managed to catch me didn't
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    you fisherman
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    huh
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    did you just talk to me or am i going
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    crazy
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    you heard right fisherman but listen
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    i'm not like the other fishes i'm
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    actually a prince under a spell
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    i can't believe this
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    free me fishermen please don't kill me
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    even
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    make a wish and i'll make it come true
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    because you saved me
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    no no
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    no need i've never seen a talking fish
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    before
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    of course i will free you come on go
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    back to the seas
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    the fisherman returned home with great
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    excitement
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    why did you come back early didn't you
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    catch fish couldn't you at least bring
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    some fruit
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    no darling i caught a fish today but
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    but
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    but that fish was talking he told me he
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    was actually a prince
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    what and what happened then
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    well then he asked me to make a wish
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    but that moment i was shocked and i
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    immediately let him back into the water
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    so you found a magic fish and left it
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    back in the water without asking for
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    anything huh i cannot believe you you
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    saved his life you could make a wish in
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    return like a house
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    go catch that fish again and ask for a
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    new home to make me happy
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    the fisherman could not refuse his
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    wife's request and went back to the
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    seaside
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    [Music]
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    flounder flounder fish prince i just
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    wanna make a wish come on make through
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    this wish tick tock tick tock
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    the fish just came out of the water
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    what do you want fisherman tell me
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    my wife is not happy at all
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    tired of living in a cottage she wants a
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    nice house
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    so go home fisherman she has a new home
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    now
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    [Music]
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    the fisherman ran home and saw his wife
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    standing in front of a perfect house
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    the inside of the house was full of
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    brand new furniture and everywhere was
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    immaculate
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    oh husband we will no longer live in a
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    cottage but in a wonderful house and
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    everything is new and clean
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    yes my wife now we can live happily ever
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    after in this house right
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    [Music]
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    we can never know that my darling
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    that night the fisherman's wife could
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    not sleep
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    [Music]
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    as soon as the morning came
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    she made another request from her
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    husband at the breakfast table
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    husband this house seems too small for
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    us
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    i want a bigger house
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    even a palace
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    what
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    i want to be a queen don't you
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    understand
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    go and tell that to the fish prince
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    the fisherman went to the seaside with
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    thoughts in his head
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    flounder flounder fish prince i just
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    wanna make a wish come on make through
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    this wish tick tock tick tock
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    my wife is not happy at all
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    why fisherman
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    she wants to have a palace
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    so go home fishermen your wife now lives
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    in a palace
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    when the fisherman returned he saw that
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    there was now a huge palace where his
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    house was
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    and his wife was sitting on a huge
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    throne in the palace hall
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    my darling you really have become a
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    queen
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    [Music]
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    yes
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    so are you happy now
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    no
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    i actually want to be the empress not
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    the
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    queen what a fish can't make you an
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    empress do you understand
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    let the fish prince decide that come on
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    move go ask the fish to make me the
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    empress
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    the poor fisherman went to the seaside
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    sadly to make his wife happy
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    flounder flounder fish prince i just
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    wanna make a wish come on make through
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    this wish tick tock tick tock
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    my wife is still not happy
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    well is that so
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    so what does she want this time
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    she
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    she wants to be an empress
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    so go home fisherman your wife is now an
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    empress
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    when the fisherman came running back he
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    could not believe his eyes the palace
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    was now much larger than before moreover
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    there were guards at the door
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    his wife on the other hand was now
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    sitting on a more glorious throne as an
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    empress
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    oh my darling you really have become an
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    empress
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    yes
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    so are you happy now
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    hmm
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    i don't know we'll talk about it later
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    i'm so tired today we better sleep now
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    the fisherman and his wife lay on the
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    bed to sleep
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    the fisherman fell asleep praying that
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    his wife would not want anything more
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    from him
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    however his wife did not sleep again
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    she had been thinking all night about
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    what more she could want from that magic
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    fish
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    week has passed
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    the woman called her husband before her
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    and made a request
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    husband
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    time keeps running out
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    i want to control time
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    i want to live above the clouds and rule
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    the sun and the moon
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    what are you saying wife
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    why do you want such a thing why is this
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    abundance wealth and power not enough
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    if you want me to be happy go to that
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    fish prince now and tell him my wish
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    i can't do this my darling please stop
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    now
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    oh
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    but
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    don't you want me to be happy the
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    fisherman risked everything to make his
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    wife happy
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    and went to the seaside again
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    flounder flounder fish prince i just
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    wanna make a wish come on make to this
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    wish tick tock tick tock
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    my wife is still not happy
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    i'm sorry about that fisherman what does
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    she want this time
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    my wife wants to control time she wants
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    to rule the sun and the moon in a palace
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    above the clouds
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    alright fisherman go home
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    your wife now has what she wants
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    when the fisherman came running back
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    neither his wife nor the palace were
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    there
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    when he looked up he saw that the clouds
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    were far away from
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    him my wife where are you you are far
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    from me now
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    the fishermen hurried back to the
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    seashore and called the fish prince
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    flounder flounder fish prince i just
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    want to make a wish come on make through
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    this wish tick tock tick tock
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    what happened to my wife
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    i just fulfilled her wish she gave up
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    everything to rule time above the clouds
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    so neither you can see her nor can she
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    see you
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    oh fish prince i saved your life but i
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    never asked you for a wish myself i
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    always wanted something for my wife
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    please help me give me back my wife
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    hmm you're right fisherman
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    tell me what is your wish
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    may my wife always be with me and very
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    happy this is my wish well fisherman go
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    home your wife has everything to be
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    happy
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    the fisherman ran home with great
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    excitement he was very surprised to see
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    this new situation
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    his wife was waiting for him in front of
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    the cottage just like in the old days
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    oh my husband
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    i couldn't realize the worth of what i
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    had i was actually very happy with you
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    in this small and cute cottage
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    oh my wife i love you so much
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    from that day on the fisherman's wife
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    understood that even the smallest things
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    can bring happiness
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    thus they lived happily ever after in a
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    clean house with delicious food every
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    day
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    [Music]
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    [Music]
Tags
  • fisherman
  • wife
  • magic fish
  • wishes
  • happiness
  • greed
  • fairy tale
  • contentment
  • love
  • life lessons