Fiction: Group 1
The Old Fisherman and the Giant Grouper
Victoria Shanghai Academy, Sze, Pak Heif Hayden - 7, Fiction: Group 1
nce upon a time, an old fisherman lived in Hong Kong. He sailed the Pearl River Delta catching
fish and selling them to the market. He made money this way to support his family.
One day, he was fishing at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
He used some freshly baked bread as fish bait. He started fishing. He waited and waited until the sun went
down. Suddenly, the fishing rod shook. The old fisherman pulled hard. He saw a beautiful grouper biting the
fish bait.
However, the grouper wiggled and wriggled and shook free from the hook. The poor old fisherman
watched as the grouper swam away with his tasty bread towards Macau.
The next day, the old fisherman followed the grouper to Inner Harbour in Macau. He used some fresh apples
as fish bait this time. He hooked a slice of fresh apple to the fishing hook and used it as the fish bait. He
started fishing. He waited and waited until the sun went down.All of a sudden, the fishing rod shook.The old
fisherman pulled hard. He saw the same beautiful grouper biting the fish bait. However, the grouper wiggled
and wriggled and shook free from the hook again.The poor old fisherman watched as the grouper swam
away with the slice of tasty apple towards Guangzhou.
On the third day, the old fisherman chased the grouper straight into the port of Guangzhou. He used some
ripe and sweet corn as fish bait this time. He hooked a piece of sweet corn to the fishing hook and used it as
the fish bait. He started fishing. He was determined to catch the beautiful grouper this time. He waited and
waited until the sun went down. Again, all of a sudden, the fishing rod shook. The old fisherman stood up
and pulled hard and firm on the fishing rod. The grouper wiggled and wriggled and shook and shook, but
this time, it was not able to escape. The old fisherman pulled the giant grouper up and smiled to himself
finally.
The old fisherman was about to put the giant grouper into his fishing bucket, but then he saw something in
the water. Swimming around his boat were three other giant groupers. One was about the size of the giant
grouper he caught, and the other two were little ones. The old fisherman realised it was the family of the
grouper. He looked at the giant grouper again and after a while, he released the fish back into the water. The
family of groupers swam away happily, with the piece of sweet corn.
Afterwards, the old fisherman returned to Hong Kong. He went home and greeted his wife and two little
kids.That night, they had some tasty bread, fresh apples and ripe and sweet corn for dinner.They were very
happy, especially the old fisherman. He hoped that he would see the grouper family again.
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