Once upon a time, a poor fisherman lived with his wife in a humble hut by the sea. One day, while fishing, he caught a magical fish that could speak. The fish begged for its life, promising to grant any wish in return. The kind-hearted fisherman let the fish go without asking for anything.
When he told his wife, she scolded him for not making a wish. She sent him back to ask the fish for a nicer house. The fish granted the wish, and they lived in a lovely cottage. But the wife was not satisfied. She wanted more.
She sent her husband back to the fish repeatedly, each time with grander wishes: a palace, to be queen, and finally, to be empress of the universe. Each wish was granted, but with every wish, the sea grew darker and stormier.
Finally, the wife demanded to be like God, ruling the sun and moon. The fisherman hesitated but went to the fish. This time, the fish did not grant the wish. Instead, it returned them to their humble hut.
The fisherman's wife learned too late that greed only leads to ruin. They lived the rest of their days in their old hut by the sea, humbled and wiser.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words based on the story. Answers are at the end.
1. The fisherman and his wife lived in a humble _______ by the sea.
2. The fisherman caught a magical _______ that could speak.
3. The fish promised to grant any _______ in return for its freedom.
4. The fisherman let the fish go without asking for _______.
5. The fisherman's wife sent him back to ask the fish for a nicer _______.
6. The fish granted the wish, and they lived in a lovely _______.
7. The wife was not _______ and wanted more.
8. Each time the wife made a new wish, the sea grew darker and _______.
9. Finally, the wife demanded to be like _______.
10. The fish returned them to their humble _______.
Answers:
1. hut, 2. fish, 3. wish, 4. anything, 5. house, 6. cottage, 7. satisfied, 8. stormier, 9. God, 10. hut
Match the items in Column A with their correct descriptions in Column B.
