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How to hunted Ivan fisherman

On the shore of the river named Blanice, long time ago, drop his anchor very old ship.

Ivan fisherman was owner of it, everyday he sitting on the shore, his fishing rod swung

in the water. He looking on it all his long day, to hope something to catch. But very

seldom he catch a fish. Day by day he lives his lonely, boring life, morning to evening

sitting up to the water, dreaming. His ship was really old, with broken roof and before,

when he fall asleep, the stars shine inside as a little lamp. But he newer mint that

broken ship, no that badly fishing luck, most worrying him his loneliness. All day he has

no one to speak no one to share sunny day with him...

One day sitting again on the shore, suddenly he saw, his fishing rod was mowed...may

fish is on the end...he quickly pull out it and saw shine similar to the a sunlight...really,

as the same.

„Golden fish...“Ivan screamed.“But what I will do with golden fish, looking very skinny for

me, only bones, nothing meat, I can’t make a rich diner with it.“ But small fish is better

than nothing... Ivan thinking and start to looking in his bag for a knife to kill her, but

suddenly the fish speaking to him“ Ivan , Ivan, don’t kill me please, I am not just a

common fish, I am a magic fish, I can grant three wishes for you. If you leave me alive.“

„Three wishes...three wishes...“ Hardly thinking Ivan about it, but after only wave his

hand “I don’t believe a tale and full stomach is more for me than any magic wishes. “

And take his knife, but fish again speak to him. „Are you hungry? Only by one wish and

you will have plenty of food. You never finish it, even if you be alive one hundred years.

I can changed yours old ship to steamship...are you did not want to try? “Ivan thinking

about it, and on the end he took to himself, this fish is so tinny and slim, it is not enough

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