A Little Tale of the little Fish that Crossed the Big Mountain

A Little Tale of the little Fish that Crossed the Big Mountain

Once upon a time, in a little town name Littlaly,
There lived a little Fish , whose name was Emily ,
With eyes that shone like twinkling pearls and a mane that flowed like silk,
She lived in quiet pond with her Ma and Pa , and led her life with a radiant glee.

There came Uncle Sun each day, smiling at them in his own sweet way,
And so it was time to rejoice, to eat the food her Ma brought her, and then again , make more merry,
And then her Pa taught her to swim, and round and round they went in circles so fine,
He taught her to back-flip and turn on her fin,” Just one more , my girl”, he’d say, “And then after dinner, u could have your cherry!” .

And so each day passed, the sun came and went, the shadows stalked the nights,
The seasons passed as Emily learnt, to swim and to hunt and to eat and to fight,
She became a beautiful girl , “My little Princess” , her Pa called her when he kissed her good-night.

But it started raining one day, and it poured and poured till the skies had no more tears,
And Emily’s pond was full with the waters from the heavens, but together they held on; with Ma and Pa, she felt no fear ,
So it was quiet that night, when the walls gave way, their little pond had lost all hope, and death seemed near,
But Lady Luck had the last say, as little Emily’s mane got stuck in a sinewy old weed, and she struggled to watch, as her Ma and Pa got washed away.


Beyond the pond , she had heard the elders say, lies a Big mountain , with eyes so huge and teeth like knives,
And beyond the Big Brown Devil, lies a sea that would lead to the great oceans,
So little Emily dreamt , of her Ma and Pa, being washed by the rains , into the deep blue sea,
She was fast asleep, when a strange voice whispered into her ears, “Conquer the Devil, and unite the family”.


And so she spent her days and nights , preparing for her battle, with the Big Brown Devil,
She did a thousand back-flips and a thousand turns on her fin, she dreamt of Pa teaching her to win,
At nights she talked with Ma in her sleep , she gathered her strengths from all her sorrow and grief,
And then came the day, when the sun shone the brightest , for beyond the mountains, lay her quest.

She swam and swam, with all her might , till she reached the edge of the shattered pond,
She did a back-flip and with the corner of her eyes caught a glimpse of the Devil, till she came back in for a dip,
She’d have to swim, across the rocks and into the narrow channel, that led over the mountains in to the sea,
There would be sharp shells to tear her apart, and very little water to keep her afloat,
But she’d have to swim with all her heart, she’d have to beat the Devil and escape his wrath.

She took a deep breath and began her journey, over thorns and weeds, and rocks and stones,
She swam fearlessly into the Devil’s zone, till she could see the clear blue waters of the ocean fill the horizon,
And Pa and Ma filled with relief, to see their little girl, overcome the grief,
And conquer the Big Brown Devil and come into her own, their hearts filled with pride, for the courage their Little Princess had shown.