Chapter 4 The fisherman and his soul 1

fisherman and his soul Every night the young fisherman went out to sea to fish and cast his net into the sea. When the wind blows from the land he catches nothing, or at most a little, for it is a The black-winged wind was fierce, and even the waves jumped up to welcome it.But when the wind blows towards the shore, the fishes Floating up from the depths, he swims into his nets, and he takes his catch to the market to sell. Every night he went out to sea to fish. One night, when the net was collected, the net was so heavy that he almost failed to drag it. Come on board.He laughed, and said to himself: "I must have caught all the swimming fish, or I must have caught people

Some monster was caught in the net as a miracle, or something terrible like the great queen. "he Pull this thick rope tightly with all your strength until the long blood vessels on your arms are pulled up, like being wrapped around a pot. Like the streaks of blue faience on vases.He tugged on the string again, and as he got closer, the flat cork float was getting closer Finally, the net rose out of the water. But there was neither a fish nor a monster, nor anything terrible in the net, only a little sleeping child. The mermaid is lying in it. Her hair was like wet golden fleece, and each strand was like a thin golden thread in a glass.her body

White as ivory, and her tail was the color of silver and pearls.Silver and pearl is her tail, the emerald sea Grass wraps around it; her ears are like shells, and her lips are like coral.Cool waves beat against her chest, sea salt on her Glittering on eyelids. How beautiful she was, the young fisherman was filled with wonder when he saw her.He reached out and drew the net towards him, And leaned down, holding her in his arms.When he was next to her, she let out a cry like a startled seagull, and Waking up, she stared at him in horror with her amethyst eyes, still struggling to escape.But he held her tightly, no

Willing to let her go like this. When she saw that she could not escape, she burst into tears and said: "I beg you, let me go, I am the only one for the king." Daughter, my father is old and has no other relatives around him. " But the young fisherman replied, "I will not let you go unless you promise me that whenever I call you, you will Come and sing for me, for fish love to hear mermaids sing, and my nets will be full. " "If I promise you, will you really let me go?" the mermaid cried. "I will certainly let you go," answered the young Fisherman.

So she made her promise, as he wished, and cursed with a mermaid oath.He loosened his arms from her Arms, trembling with an inexplicable fear, she sank into the sea. Every night when the young fisherman went out to fish, he would call the mermaid, who would come out of the sea and sing to him. Song.Dolphins swam around her and seagulls circled above her head. She sang a wonderful song.Because she sang the stories of her companions.They came from a cave with their cattle to another cave, with calves on her shoulders; and she sang of the sea-gods, half-man, half-fish, with long green beards

beard, shaggy chest, blowing the spiral conch whenever the king passed; she sang to the king's palace, that All were made of castles, roofs of bright emeralds, roads of shining pearls; she sang to the sea gardens where huge coral fans danced all day long, fishes swam like silverbirds, and anemones clung to On the rocks, pink carnations sprouted in the yellow sand.She sang of the great white whales from the bottom of the North Sea, their captivity With sharp icicles hanging from it, she sang of those banshees who told beautiful stories, their stories were wonderful, and the blind people of the past

People had to plug their ears with wax so as not to hear their stories and jump into the sea to die; she also sang To wrecks with tall masts, frozen sailors clinging to rigging, mackerel swimming in and out through open hatches; She sang of the little snails, great travellers, stuck to the keel of the ship, and swam the world; she sang of The cuttlefish living on the edge of the cliff stretched out their long black arms, and if they wanted to, they could call the night to fall Pro; and she sang of the Nautilus, who had a little boat of her own cut out of opal, sailed with a silk sail All right; she sang of the male mermaids with their harps, who could lull the sea monster to sleep; she sang of a company of little children,

They caught the slippery dolphins, and rode them laughing; and she sang of the mermaids, lying in the white foam, Stretching out her arms and waving at the sailors; she sang of the sea lions with their curving bodies, and the seahorses with their flowing manes. As she sang, all the tuna came up from under the water to hear her, and the young fisherman was around them He cast his net and caught them all, and the fish that were out of the net were caught again with his harpoon.When his boat is full, the mermaid He smiled at him, and then sank to the bottom of the water. However, she didn't want to swim close to him and let him touch her.He called her often and begged her, but she would not

if he wanted to catch her, she would dive into the water like a seal, and he would never see her again all day long. see her.Day after day, he felt that her singing became more and more beautiful.Her singing is so beautiful that even he can hear it often Forget the nets and the work in hand, even the trade.Tuna swim by in schools, with vermilion fins and protruding golden eyes, but he paid no attention to them.His harpoon lay idle, and his wicker basket was empty of.With his mouth open and eyes staring in amazement, he sat on the boat and listened blankly, until he heard the vast sea fog hanging over his body.

All around, the wandering moon sprinkled his brown body with silvery light. He called her one night and said, "Little Mermaid, Little Mermaid, I love you, let me be your bridegroom." Well, because I love you so much. " The mermaid, however, shook her head. "You have a human soul," she replied, "if you would send your soul away, Then I will fall in love with you. " The young fisherman said to himself, "What use is my soul to me? I can't see it, I can't touch it, I can't don't understand it.I'm going to have to take that off of me and I'll be super happy. ’ Then he uttered a blissful ecstasy.

cried, and stood up on the colorful boat, and stretched out her arms to the mermaid. "I'll give my soul away," he shouted Said loudly, "You will be my bride, and I will be your groom. We will live together at the bottom of the sea. Whatever you sing Let me take a look at all the songs I have sung, I will try my best to do whatever you want, we will live together and never be apart. " The little mermaid smiled happily, and hid her face in her hands. "But how can I send the soul away?" cried the young fisherman, "tell me what I shall do, oh, I Will definitely do it. " "Ah! I don't know," said the little mermaid, "our mermaid family has no soul." Entering the bottom of the water, looking at him thoughtfully. Early next morning, when the sun was not even a touch high on the top of the mountain, the young fisherman came to the priest's house and Knocked three times.