"The Three Fish and the Big, Bad Shark"

a folktale adaptation by
A.J. Timonere
Grade Six
Sts. John and Paul Catholic School, Mt. Carmel Building



Once upon a time, three fish separated from their school and went to live on their own. One thing the fish had to watch out for was THE BIG, BAD SHARK!

When the fish went to build their house who spotted them? That's right, THE BIG, BAD SHARK!! The shark snapped his jaws and caught one fo the fish and ate him.

This got the other fish really mad, so they built a house made of sand. When they were done building, the shark came over and rang the doorbell and said, "I have a housewarming gift for you. May I come in?"

"Not by the scales on our finny, fin fins!" said one of the remaining two fish.

So the shark chomped and chomped until the house was all gone. The shark almost ate another fish, but he just missed.

Then the fish built a house of seaweed. Same result with this house.

Now the fish were really mad. First they had lost a dear friend and now two houses. The fish got an idea and built a house of jellyfish.

The shark came over, and he was really mad, too. He tried to knock down the house of jellyfish not noticing what it was made of! The jellyfish bit him and almost turned him into mashed tuna fish

At last the fish were safe and they never saw THE BIG, BAD SHARK again!!!




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