theafricanghostfish
TheAfricanGhostFish
Oneevening,grandadsaid,‘Ioncehadafriendcalledday.HisfirstnamewasHenry,buteveryonecalledhimHappy.HappyDaymadeaverygoodliving.Hetravelledwidelyandwhenhecametoaplacethatheliked,heopenedapetshopandbegansellingAfricanGhostFish.
‘AccordingtoHappy,thesearetheworld’sonlyinvisiblefish,andthey’reespeciallygoodpetsbecausetheyneednofood.Theyliveonlyonwater.Onceayear,thefemaleGhostFishlayseggs.Immediatelyafterthat,andifeverythingiscompletelyquiet,shebecomesvisible.Butinablinkofaneye,she’sgoneagain.Ifyouseeher,you’reextremelyfortunatefoeshe’sthemostbeautifulcreaturealive.
‘WhenHappytoldhiscustomersthisstory,histanksoffishsoldveryquickly.Whentheywerecompletelysoldout,Happyusuallydepartedforanothertown.’
‘Wasthatbecausehiscustomerswerenotsatisfied?’weasked.
‘Notatall,’grandadsaid.‘Hiscustomerswerecompletelysatisfied.Herarelyreceivedacomplaint.Infact,manypeopletoldhimofthepleasuretheygotfromlookingattheirinvisiblefish.Itwassorelaxing.Othersenjoyedinvitingtheirfriendstoseetheirfish.AfewevenclaimedthattheyhadseenafemaleGhostFish,andthatitwastrulyunforgettable.Yes,Happywasacleverman.’
‘Canyoutellussomemoreabouthim?’wesaid.
‘Notnow,’saidgrandad.‘I’mtired,andIwantanap.Whydon’tyouchildrengoandwatchthetankofGhostFishinmyroom?Remember,ifyousitquietlyandwatchreallyclosely,youmightevenseeafemale.’
Aswerushedexcitedlyfromtheroom,Iheardgrandadwhisper,‘Thankyou,Happy.’
为什么要谢谢HAPPY?
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