The Fisherman's Luck

Once upon a time there was a poor fisherman who lived by the side of a river. He fished every day in the river and sold the fish at the market. One day he caught a very big catfish. It was so big that he had to cut it up into pieces to sell. He sold all the pieces and kept one for himself for luck. With the money he made, he spent some on repairing his boat, he spent some on repairing his house, and he bought some tomato seeds with the rest.

He found that people often liked to eat a bit of fish while they were shopping, so he started cooking some of the fish and selling it on his stall at the market. One day a rich man came along and ate some of his fish. He liked it so much, he said, “You should start up a restaurant.” The fisherman said that he did not have enough money to open a restaurant.

He thought about how he could make the money to open a restaurant. He decided to start selling the tomatoes and other vegetables that he grew in his garden. Soon he had enough money to open the restaurant. He called it The Fish Dish, and its signature dish was fish and chips, which until then no one had ever tried before.
And so he became a very happy and prosperous man.

Moral: You are never poor, if you can work hard.