寓言故事|The Fisherman and the Sprat

A fisherman cast^{1 his net into the sea, and when he drew it up again it contained nothing but a single sprat that begged to be put back into the water. I'm only a little fish now, it said, but I shall grow big one day, and then if you come and catch me again I shall be of some use to you. But the fisherman replied, Oh, no, I shall keep you now. If I put you back, should I ever see you again? Not likely!}