The hunter and the fisherman
Written By - Prabir Rai Chaudhuri
© All Copyright Reserved By Prabir Rai Chaudhuri- 2023
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Adaptation
of Aesop's fable
The huntsman had a veritably good end
and every day he managed to fill his huge leather handbasket with prey. The fisher,
for his part, returned every autumn from the ocean with his wicker handbasket
full of fresh fish.
One day they ran into each other and
as they had known each other for a continuance they began to sputter pertly.
The fisher was the bone who started the discussion.
– Wow! I see that in that handbasket
you have plenitude of food for numerous days.
– Yes, dear friend. The verity is
that I can not complain because thanks to my good chops for stalking I noway
warrant meat to eat.
-Lucky! I do not indeed try meat and
that is what I love. rather I eat so important fish that one day I am going to
get bones!
– Well, that's lucky! What happens to you happens to me, but in rear. I eat meat all the time and I noway try fish. It's been centuries since I tasted good grilled sardines!
– Wow, well, I am further than sick of eating them!
It was also that the huntsman had a
brilliant idea.
– You complain that you eat fish
every day and I eat meat every day. What do you suppose if we change our
baskets?
The fisher responded madly.
- Cool! A great idea!
With big grins on their faces they shook hands and left pleased to have made such a great deal.
The fisher took home the sack with
the game and that day he ate some partridges with fine sauces so succulent that
he ended up licking his fritters.
– My virtuousness, what a delicacy! This meat is amazing!
The huntsman, for his part, roasted a
dozen sardines and ate until he burst. He had not enjoyed himself so much in a
long time! When he finished he indeed licked the plate like he was a little
sprat.
– How fresh and how juicy this fish
is! It's the richest thing I have ever eaten in my life!
The coming day each one went to work
on their own. On the way back they set up themselves in the same place and they
hugged each other excitedly.
The fisher blatted
– Thank you for allowing me to enjoy
similar exquisite meat!
The huntsman replied
– No, thank you for letting me try
your awful fish.
While harkening to these words, the
fisher had a study in his head.
– Hey, friend!. Why do not we repeat?
You love the fish I catch and I love the meat you quest. We could trade every
day! How about?
– Oh, sure, sure!
From also on, every day at evening
they met in the same place and each bone took home what the other had attained.
The deal sounded perfect until one
day, a man who used to watch them at the meeting point approached them and gave
them some great advice.
– I see that every autumn they change their food and I suppose it's a good idea, but they run the threat that one day they will stop enjoying their work knowing that the benefit will be taken by the other. Also, do not you suppose that they can get wearied of eating the same thing each over again?. Wouldn't it be better if rather of every autumn, they changed the baskets one autumn and another?
The fisher and the huntsman were
thoughtful and realized that the man was right. It was much better to change
the baskets every other day so as not to lose stopgap and, apropos, to have a
more complete, healthy and varied diet.
From also on, they did so for the
rest of their lives.
