The Brothers Grimm’s “The Fisherman and His Wife”
The Brothers Grimm’s “The Fisherman and His Wife”
A fisherman lived with his wife in a miserable pigsty by the sea. When he went fishing, he pulled up a large flounder, a prince who began speaking with him and negotiated his release. The fisherman simply let the talking fish go, leaving a trail of blood behind it. Back home, his wife, surprised that he did not ask for anything, sends him back to wish for a nicer home. He goes back, and the water is a bit murky now. He sings a ditty, letting the flounder know this is against his wishes, and the fisherman and his wife’s house is a cottage with…
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