Week 14 Story: Irony

 Week 14 Story: Irony

The fish of Lake Thunderbird do not have much going on in their lives. They don't work and they can not travel to other lakes. To fill their time they gather every Sunday morning to share stories and hang out. On a cool November morning, the fish woke up and began to swim toward their favorite corner of the lake where they always met. The group of ten fish finally got together and began to catch up. After a while, the fish began to share stories as they always did. They went around the circle as each of them had told a story of something they witnessed first hand. The third fish to share a story was Mike. Mike was the oldest fish in the lake by at least two decades. Because of this, he had seen more than most of his fish friends combined. This week Mike decided to share a story about how he witnessed one of his best friends from many years ago get yanked out of the lake by a mysterious hook. Mike suggested to the group that this mysterious hook was put in the lake by the scary humans that they see swimming in their lake. The other nine fish were apprehensive to believe the story. They had never seen a hook in the water. Why would the humans try to catch a fish? After all they are land animals, they must eat other land animals, right? The fish are going around roasting Mike because they think that he is playing a joke on them. Meanwhile, one of the fish, Kevin, sees what appears to be his favorite snack sinking toward the bottom of the lake. He leaves the group to get it. Unfortunately, as he took a bite of the tasty worm he got hooked! He yelled to his friends for help, but it was far too late. The fish began to take Mike a bit more seriously.

Kevin staring down his favorite snack - Via VectorStock

Author's Note: This is loosely based off of "The Empty Lake" from Twenty Jataka Tales. The original story has the fish gather up and one begins to tell a story. The story was mostly about King Thunder. In my version, the story really became different as soon as the fish got together. As you read, you'll noticed I turned my story into a fish's perspective of fishing. I hope you enjoyed!

Bibliography: Twenty Jataka Tales (The Empty Lake), by Noor Inayat