StoryTitle("caps", "The Fisherman and His Wife") ?>
SubTitle("mixed", "Part 2 of 2") ?>
PoemStart() ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The fisherman went home. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "There stood his wife on the castle steps. ", "") ?>
PagePoem(102, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "She took him by the hand, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and they went in. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", " There were large halls and beautiful rooms. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "There were golden tables and chairs. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", " There was a garden ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "full of flowers and fruits. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", " And there was a forest ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " full of deer and sheep. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "But his wife was not happy. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "She wanted more power. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The next morning she said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"You must be king of this country. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Go quickly and tell the fish so.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I do not want to be king,\" said he. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I will be queen then,\" said she. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Go quickly and tell the fish ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " that I must be queen.\" ", "") ?>
PagePoem(103, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So the fisherman went back to the shore. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The sea was dark and gray. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "There were great waves, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and they dashed upon the shore. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He stood by it and said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", " \"O prince of the sea! ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", " Come listen to me, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " For my wife Isabel ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", "Has a wish to tell.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"What does she want now?\" said the fish. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"She wants to be queen,\" said the man. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Go home,\" said the fish. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Your wife is queen now.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The man went home. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "There he saw a great palace ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " with towers and gateways. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "There were soldiers with trumpets ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and drums. ", "") ?>
PoemEnd() ?>
DisplayImage("text", "treadwell_first_zpage104", "
", "
", "center", "70", "5", "5", "[Illustration]") ?>
PoemStart() ?>
PagePoem(104, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He went in and there sat his wife ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " on a throne of gold. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "His wife had a crown on her head, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and a wand in her hand. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The fisherman looked at her and said ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"You are queen now. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "We can wish for nothing more.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", " \"I must have more power,\" said she. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"What shall it be?\" ", "") ?>
PagePoem(105, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The next morning she said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"What shall I wish for?\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The sun was just coming up, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "She looked out of the window and said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"I know what I want. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " The sun must obey me, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", " and the moon must obey me. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " They must rise and set ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", " when I wish it.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So she went to the fisherman and said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", "\"The sun and moon must obey me! ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Go quickly and tell the fish.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"I can not ask that,\" said he. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"The fish is angry, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and the sea is wild.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Go,\" she cried, \"I am queen, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " and you must obey.\" ", "") ?>
PagePoem(106, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "So he went back to the shore. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "There was a great storm. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The sky was black. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The lightning flashed, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and the thunder roared. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The wind blew, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "and the waves beat high. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The fisherman was frightened. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "But he stood by the sea and shouted, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2DQ", "", " \"O prince of the sea! ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", " Come listen to me, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " For my wife Isabel ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L4", "", "Has a wish to tell.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"What does she want now?\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "shouted the fish. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"She wants to rule the sun and moon. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "She wants to tell them when to rise.\" ", "") ?>
PoemEnd() ?>
DisplayImage("text", "treadwell_first_zpage107", "
", "
", "center", "70", "5", "5", "[Illustration]") ?>
PoemStart() ?>
PagePoem(107, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"Go home now,\" said the fish. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"You will find your wife in her hut.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The fisherman went home, and there sat ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " his wife in the little hut. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And there they live to this very day. ", "") ?>
PoemAttribution("85", "— German Folk Tale") ?>
PoemEnd() ?>