Fish and Airplane

In the depths of the ocean, in a quiet underwater world,
There lived Fish, who often dreamed and looked at the sky.
She admired the planes soaring in the clouds,
And she also wanted to fly, to conquer the celestial sphere.

So Fish swam and dreamed of the same thing,
Until she got tired of living without wings.
And one day she asked Airplane: "How can I take off into sky?
How to feel freedom in the air to become like you, airplanes?"

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Airplane smiled and answered kindly:
"Fish, you are free in your world, in the depths of the ocean.
I am Airplane, my home is the sky and clouds.
But you, Fish, also have your own unique home.
You swim among the bizarre colorful corals,
You are graceful in the water, like no one else,
You are creature made for underwater freedom,
Don't try to fly, better enjoy your own world!"

Fish understood the meaning of these words,
She smiled and said to Airplane in response:
"You're right, my place in the water depths forever,
They are truly unique, nothing worse than the sky!"

With these words, Fish jumped out of the water
And hit Airplane with her fin,
Then she grabbed him tightly by the wing
And dragged him under the water.

"You said right, dear Airplane, underwater is also beautiful,
So enjoy my world and its beauty, take a sip of my happiness,
And when you drink your fill of my freedom, return to your sky,
And share your wisdom with your friends as you did with me!"

Airplane didn't answer,
Just gurgled a little, shuddered for the last time,
And quiet forever.

The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically so the translation may not be ideal. The main work was done by Google Translate, I just corrected obvious absurdities, where I noticed them and where I did not confuse them with brilliant insights.

Fish and Airplane (fable)

Fish and Airplane