THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE
uExpress, May, 2008 by Amy Friedman and Jilian Gilliland
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Once upon a time, before dawn, while his family slept, a fisherman put out to sea. Each morning he tossed his nets into the sea, hoping for a good catch, but most days he was disappointed.
Now this spring morning, like every other, he threw his nets into the sea. As he pulled them in, he felt a tug in one of them, and his heart lifted. "I've caught something!" he cried to the setting moon, but when he caught sight of the net, his heart sank. He could see he had caught only a dead camel, and the weight of the creature had ripped a hole in his best net.
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The fisherman was disappointed and threw the torn net onto the sand. He flung another net into the sea. This time he felt a tug, and his heart soared again. But when he pulled the net to shore, ...
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