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From Behind the StorieS

Once upon a time, a fish named Meena, lived in a small lake in a village. All the

fish living in the lake were of the same type. They lived happily in it. One day, a
boy was playing near the lake. He took a glass jar and filled some water in it from

the lake. Meena was trapped in the jar. She shouted and cried but nobody came to
rescue her. The boy walked back to his house but halfway through he noticed the
gleaming fish inside the jar.

Boy: (thinking) Wow! What a beautiful fish. I need to put it back in water or
it will die.

The boy opened the lid of the jar and dropped Meena in the river near his village.

Meena swam in the water with apprehension. She had no idea where she was
heading.

A school of fish in a variety of colours swam past her. But Meena did not even look
at them. She was confident that she was the prettiest and did not want to waste her

time.

The river joined the sea and a swarm of marine creatures passed by. They were of
different sizes and shapes. Some had round bulb-like heads with long arms, some
other had strange shapes and darted in all directions.

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