Children's book – Das neugierige Fischlein

When the curious little perch sees an interesting titbit, it bites straight into it – and Thomas has caught him. The fish's friends decide to free the little one, and so they have an old frog fairy enchant them and hurry to him. Of course Thomas realises that the fish is much better off in the water. And as thanks for letting him go, the fish teach him to swim. Another wonderful classic by Elsa Beskow – this time more for boys again!

… “Thomas threw the fishing line onto the jetty and grabbed the fish with both hands, because he was afraid it might jump back into the water. But the poor little Flitz couldn't, of course, because he was stuck fast. Thomas looked at Flitz, and Flitz stared back. ‘If I have to die now, I would at least like to see what such a giant frog looks like first,’ he thought. And so he stared at Thomas with his yellow eyes. But he had to struggle a little for breath, because he couldn't draw any water into his gills. Thomas felt sorry for him. “Don't be sad, little perch,” he said. ‘I won't fry you and eat you, but make you an aquarium. You'll be well off there’” …