Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens

“ This fellow Chang has caused me great pain, and refuses to put me back into the water. I order you to take me to the river at once."
"This is a queer fish that you have got hold of, Chang," said the porter; "I never heard one make a noise like this before. You had better take it at once to Mr. Le."
"What fools these men are," thought Sin. "I see that I must wait until I can explain the matter to Le."
Chang took the fish straight to Mr. Le, and said: "Your Excellency, here is the finest carp I have ever seen."
"Listen to me, Le," said Sin, as loudly as he could. ”

“ Then Sin asked why a fish should enjoy the water more than a man, and the fish replied that a man would like to swim and dive for a little while, but his ugly limbs, which made him look like a frog, would soon tire. And then, when a man is hungry, he has to seek his food on land, while a fish can find nourishment while gliding through the water, and that without fatigue and almost without movement. ”

“ No one knows better than you that men are always trying to catch fish, both by hook and net. Now, if ever you see a worm dangling in the water in the shape of a hook, leave it alone, or you will be a dead fish ”