The Walking Fish by Kopel Burk

Author:Kopel Burk
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tumblehome Learning, Inc.
Published: 2014-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

“It’s gone, Grandpa,” I wept. “Dead. Here one day, and poof! Gone the next. Far away from its home and family. Poor, poor fish.” A little hiccup escaped my throat. “I didn’t even get to say goodbye.”

“I’m sorry, Minnow. I know it meant a lot to you. But don’t you think you’re being a tad melodramatic?”

“I am not being dramatic,” I sobbed. “You don’t understand, Grandpa. I discovered a brand new species of fish, and just days later, it’s all over. How do you expect me to feel? I should have kept it in the bathtub and taken care of it myself, but I abandoned it to an institution and now it’s dead and gone. An innocent life over, and I’m responsible.”

Grandpa cleared his throat. “Hmm. You’re right, Minnow. You’re not being even the least bit dramatic.”

“The truth is, everything I touch is doomed. Today I tossed Mom’s phone to the bottom of the lake. Now I have to do the whole family’s laundry all summer to earn enough to pay for it. Even Dad’s boxer shorts. If you love me, Grandpa, you’ll send Mom a new iPhone to relieve me of this torture.”

“Not a chance,” he said, but with kindness in his voice.

“It’s okay, I forgive you.” I wiped my nose on my shirt sleeve, and felt a little better having gotten it off my chest.

“There is one good thing, though. Today we found a volcanic fault and hot spring under Glacial Lake. Dad said to tell you that the warm mineral water is great for old, achy, weary bones.”

“Oh, did he now?” said Grandpa. “Then tell him he should go for a swim.”

“Okay, I’ll give him the message.” I held back a laugh, since I wasn’t quite ready to give up my bad mood.

“Well, goodnight, Grandpa.”

“Goodnight, Minnow.”

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