Once upon a time, there lived a frog named Jeremy in a quiet little pond.He lived a simple life, and his favorite thing was to wear his rain boots and walk on the wet, muddy ground with a “giggle”.Although this may seem a bit silly, he never caught a cold or got sick, and lived happily ever after.
One morning Jeremy pushed open the window and saw that it was pouring rain!He was instantly happy and thought, “Now I can go fishing!”
It turned out that he was planning to invite a few friends over for dinner.In order to make the meal enjoyable, he decided to go and catch a few fish back himself.
As soon as he said he would do it, Jeremy hurriedly put on his raincoat and rain boots, brought along his fishing rod and fish trap, and also put a few earthworms in his pocket as bait.Then with a leap he jumped into a small boat made of a large lotus leaf and was ready to go.
He used a reed for a pole and propped the boat slowly forward.Along the way, he was humming a song and was especially proud of himself.Finally, he found what he thought was the best place to fish.
He parked the boat, took out his fishing rod, hung up the bait, and threw the hook into the water with a “whoosh”.
By noon, Jeremy was hungry.He jumped onto another large lotus leaf and took out a piece of bread and ate it.As he ate, he put his feet into the water and wiggled around, feeling especially comfortable.
But not a moment later, his foot was suddenly pinched by something.“Aigoo!”He retracted his foot in pain, and it turned out to be a naughty water beetle that bit him.
Jeremy got a little angry and jumped back into his boat.Just then, he noticed the fish drifting!
“There’s a fish on the hook!”He exclaimed excitedly, “It must be a big one!”
He hurriedly stood up and gave the rod a hard pull, resulting in a small fish covered in spines – it was a small spiny fish!
Jeremy reached out to grab it off, not realizing that his hand was stinging raw from all those spikes.To add insult to injury, a school of minnows swam by, laughing as they watched, “Jeremy is such an idiot!Jeremy is such an idiot!”
Just when he was feeling particularly embarrassed, suddenly, the surface of the water flipped violently and a huge trout rushed out.Before Jeremy could react, he was caught in a bite by this huge fish!
“Oops!Ouch!”Jeremy screamed in terror.
Luckily, Jeremy was wearing a raincoat.The big trout took a bite, realized it didn’t taste right, and immediately spit him out.
Jeremy paddled as hard as he could and finally made it to shore.He rolled to shore and ran home, panting.
When he got home, he realized that he had lost both his fishing rod and his fish trap.“It’s over, I can’t fish from now on.”He sighed.
However, before he could be sad for too long, the voices of his friends came through the door.It turned out that they had arrived.Mr. Ptolemy, the big turtle, had also brought a basket full of fresh cabbage.
Jeremy had to make a little fried snack with the grasshoppers from the kitchen to entertain everyone.Although it was not the fish he had planned, his friends ate it with great relish and complimented him on how well he had made it.
And so, although Jeremy didn’t catch any fish, he still had a lively and happy evening.
The truth behind the story
In fact, Jeremy was not a particularly capable fisherman.He started out confident that he would catch a big fish, only to be struck by all sorts of mishaps.Not only did he catch a tough little spiny fish, but he was almost eaten by a big trout.These things made him realize that reality doesn’t always work out as well as he imagined.
What’s more, instead of being depressed by his failure, he quickly adjusted his mindset and figured out how to solve the problem.Even without the fish, he was willing to treat his friend with something else, showing that he is an optimistic, flexible person who knows how to adapt.
What does this story tell us?
Although this story is about Jeremy the Frog’s experience of fishing, it actually teaches us what to do when we face difficulties.
- Don’t give up so easily when you encounter problems: Jeremy was unlucky at first, but he insisted on trying anyway, and this spirit is worth learning.
- It’s important to keep an optimistic mindset: even though he failed in the end, he didn’t cry or complain, but found a way to accomplish his goal in another way.
- Friendship is more important than success: what Jeremy cares about most is not whether he can catch a fish, but whether he can make his friends happy.That’s what true friendship is all about.
- There will always be accidents in life, learn to adapt to changes: just like Jeremy didn’t catch the fish, we also encounter things that are not as good as we want them to be.The important thing is how to cope with it instead of just complaining about it.
So, both adults and children can learn one thing from Jeremy: No matter what happens, smile and face life.
