English Original
There once was a fisherman who lived in a little house by the ocean. He fished every day to feed his family.
One day, he caught nothing except one small fish. "This isn't much," thought the fisherman, "but it's better than nothing."
The little fish hopped around in the net and cried out, "Please return me to the water! I'm too small to be a good dinner. Someday, I'll be big and fat. You could catch me then and feed your family for a week!"
The fisherman listened. He knew his family would love a big, fat fish. But he also knew the ocean was very big. If he threw the fish back, he would never find it again.
"Little fish," he said, "I would be a fool to put you back. You'll only be a small meal for my family, but at least they will have food. I cannot feed them with silly dreams!"
Appreciate the small things that you have. Don't give them up to chase impossible things.
中文翻译
从前，有一位渔夫住在海边的一所小房子里。他每天捕鱼来养活家人。
有一天，他除了一条小鱼外，什么也没捕到。渔夫想：“这虽然不多，但总比没有好。”
小鱼在网里跳来跳去，大声喊道：“请把我放回水里吧！我太小了，不够当一顿美餐。总有一天，我会长得又大又肥。那时你再抓住我，就够你全家吃上一星期了！”
渔夫听着。他知道家人会喜欢一条又大又肥的鱼。但他也知道大海非常广阔。如果把小鱼放回去，他就再也找不到它了。
“小鱼啊，”他说，“把你放回去才是傻瓜。你只能是我家人的一顿小餐，但至少他们能有食物。我不能用愚蠢的梦想来喂饱他们！”
珍惜你所拥有的小事物。不要为了追逐不可能的东西而放弃它们。