The Fisherman And The Little Fish
A Fisherman who lived on the produce of his nets, one day caught a
single small Fish as the result of his day's labor. The Fish, panting
convulsively, thus entreated for his life: "O Sir, what good can I
be to you, and how little am I worth? I am not yet come to my full
size. Pray spare my life, and put me back into the sea. I shall soon
become a large fish fit for the tables of the rich, and then you can
catch me again, and make a handsome profit of me." The Fisherman replied,
"I should indeed be a very simple fellow if, for the chance of a greater
uncertain profit, I were to forego my present certain gain."
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