A poor fisherman was struggling to make a living by catching fish from the river. He had a rule to only cast his net 5 times a day and was satisfied with whatever he caught. One day, he caught a magical urn while fishing, which contained a powerful being who had been imprisoned by the gods for 1,000 years. The being had vowed to grant the person who freed him three wishes, but after 1,000 years, he had become angry and decided to kill whoever freed him instead. However, the fisherman was clever and tricked the being into returning to the urn.
As a reward, the fisherman was given a magical net that would always catch fish. He used this net to catch four colorful fish, which he sold to the king. However, when the king asked him to catch more fish, the fisherman was unable to do so due to his rule of only casting his net 5 times a day.
The story then takes a turn as the fisherman discovers that the king has been cursed by a witch, turning him and his subjects into fish. The fisherman helps the king to break the curse, and as a reward, he is given a lot of wealth and rewards.
1. A poor fisherman lived by catching fish from a river.
2. He had a rule not to cast his net more than 5 times a day.
3. The fisherman was satisfied with whatever fish he caught.
4. He cast his net and felt it was heavy, indicating a big catch.
5. However, instead of fish, he caught a pot of mud.
6. On his second attempt, he caught a broken donkey and pieces of glass.
7. The fisherman decided to try again, as he didn't want to return empty-handed.
8. On his third attempt, he caught a small fish.
9. On his fourth attempt, his net got entangled, possibly with a stone.
10. The fisherman decided to try one last time.
11. When he opened his net, he found a copper urn inside.
12. Out came a big entity who claimed to be a powerful being.
13. The entity said he was imprisoned in the urn by the gods after he declared war against them.
14. The entity said he had been imprisoned for over 1,000 years.
15. He initially promised to reward whoever freed him with gems.
16. Later, he decided to grant three boons to whoever freed him after 1,000 years.
17. However, if someone freed him after that, he would kill them.
18. The fisherman convinced the entity to get back into the urn.
19. The entity decided to spare the fisherman's life and instead grant him three boons.
20. The fisherman was instructed to cast his net once more and catch four colorful fishes.
21. He was told to take the fishes to the king's court, where he would be rewarded.
22. The fisherman caught four colorful fishes and took them to the king's court.
23. The fisherman was asked to bring more fishes the next day.
24. However, the fisherman said he couldn't catch more than four fishes per day.
25. The minister asked the fisherman to arrange for fishes again the next day.
26. The fisherman caught four more colorful fishes, but they were overturned and burnt.
27. The king's subjects were turned into fishes due to a cruel witch's liquor.
28. The queen was the one responsible for the kingdom's downfall.
29. The queen would dance every night after the king went to sleep.
30. The queen was taking the king's subjects to a witch who turned them into fishes.
31. The queen was punished, and the kingdom was restored.
32. The fisherman was rewarded for his role in restoring the kingdom.