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A clever fisherman would go out fishing in the river
and catch a lot of fish
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He hid the fish in his house, so no one actually
know that he caught any fish
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People would ask him if he caught any fish, and
he would simply state that he hadn’t caught any
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A fetish Sunga was watching his interactions,
and she was upset to hear him lie so much to everyone
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She sent one of her servants to fetch him
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The next day, the man caught so many fish that
he needed to make new nets to hold all of the fish
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When he is storing the fish, the servant
approaches him and informs him that his [the servant’s] mother wants to see him
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The man asks him to lead the way, and the
servant parts the river so that a road appears that leads them to a beautiful town
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In the town, the man is sat at a table that is
full of good food and wine
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The man was weary and informed the Sunga that
smells alone would suffice for him
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The Sunga finally convinced him to eat, and
while he was eating, she deprived him of the power of speech so he wouldn’t lie
anymore
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He has to use signs to communicate from now on
Fishing on the Sea Coast.
Bibliography: This story can be found here. Story source: Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett (1898).
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