Once there lived a poor fisherman in a village. The fisherman went fishing in the near backwaters everyday.
One day the fisherman left early for fishing. He fished all day through, but towards the end if the day caught only a small fish.
The small netted fish said, 'Mercy! Let me go master. I belong to the sea. I am too small to satisfy your hunger. Let me grow, and you can catch me then'.
The fisherman thought for a while. He thought if he catches the fish in future when it grows, it would help him serve his entire family. But then it occurred to him, 'The entire day has passed. I cannot return home empty handed. I need to fed my family. And who knows if the fish grow to come in my net as it has happened today'.
The fisherman said, 'O little creature, if I leave you, I will left with nothing to feed my family. Also, if you go back in sea you will grow, but you may not come back to me. There are many fisherman around who may catch you soon as I leave you. I shall take you. You are harvest of sea for us'.
The fisherman took the small fish to his home.
Moral: A small thing in hand is worth more than false protects associated with it.
Proverb: A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in
prospect.
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