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The fish dies because of its mouth

Speak wisely, or pay the price

By Rohitha LankaPublished 9 months ago 1 min read

There was a fish with a sharp mouth living in the center of a transparent

Pond, along with other fish such as Nile tilapia,

Red tilapia, and carp.

But it was a small fish who liked to show off,

He was rude to others and spoke in a way that made his words unpleasant to others.

''They/It is swimming as slowly as a turtle, the carp!''

''The Nile tilapia looks so pathetic!''

''The red tilapia are big but so dumb!''

The fish friends got bored,

They turned away from the fish, no longer wanting to talk to him.

One day, a fisherman cast his net into the pond.

Most of the fish quickly swam off to escape.

But the fish had no idea how to be careful, 

Swimming around and complaining anyway,

''Oh, what are they afraid of so much?

It's just a net! I’m a strong swimmer, I can dodge it every time!''

The fish is all the time swam under the net while I was talking.

It couldn't get out no matter how much it fought.

Well, that finally caught up with it, brought it to shore, and it had a tragic death.

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  • Sera9 months ago

    Amazing poets..

  • Nikita Angel9 months ago

    Wonderful

  • Marie381Uk 9 months ago

    Fabulous ♦️♦️♦️♦️

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