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FLOUNDER FISHERMAN
FLOUNDER
FISHERMAN FLOUNDER FISHERMAN FLOUNDER FISHERMAN FLOUNDER FISHERMAN
FLOUNDER
CHORUS
NARRATOR
Yes? What do you want?
Oh, flounder, flounder,it's not me. I don't want a thing,
but my wife . ..
Yes? Tell me.
What does she want?
She wants a house
What kind of a house?
A big house.
How big? How many rooms?
Nine!
Nine rooms?
That's what she said. But if that's too hard for you to do . . .
The house is hers.
Go home! Go home!
The house is hers. The house is hers.
She has her house with nine rooms. Go home to the house
with nine rooms.
The house is hers. Go home.
And so the fisherman thanked the flounder, and hurried home to his wife. There she was in her big house with nine rooms. For a while they
WIFE |
Wake up! Wake up! |
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I have an idea! |
FISHERMAN |
Oh, no! What is it now? |
WIFE |
Go to the flounder. |
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Tell him please. |
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I'm tired of being the King. |
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Every day, the same old thing. |
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I'm tired of being the King. |
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Tired and bored. |
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Nothing to do. |
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I hate the life of a King. |
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I hate the life |
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of a fisherman's wife. |
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But I'm tired of being the King. |
CHORUS |
Tired and bored. |
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Nothing to do. |
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Everyday, the same old thing. |
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She hates the life |
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of a fisherman's wife. |
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But she's tired of being the King. |
NARRATOR |
And so once again, the fisherman |
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went down to the sea, took a very |
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deep breath, and sadly called the flounder. |
FISHERMAN |
Flounder,flounder in the sea. |
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Flounder, flounder come to me. |
NARRATOR |
Soon the flounder appeared and said: |
FLOUNDER |
Yes? What is it? |
FISHERMAN |
I hate to ask you this, but . . . |
FLOUNDER |
Yes? What is it? |
FISHERMAN |
It's my wife, the Emperor. |
FLOUNDER |
Yes? What does the Emperor want? |
FISHERMAN |
She wants . . .She wants. . . |
FLOUNDER |
Speak up! Speak up! |
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What does she want? |
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FISHERMAN |
She wants to make the sun rise. |
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And the stars come out. |
FLOUNDER |
What are you saying? |
FISHERMAN |
She wants to make the sky turn red. |
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And the rain fall. |
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And the snow . . . |
FLOUNDER |
Stop it! Stop it! |
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I've heard enough. |
CHORUS |
Stop it! Stop it! |
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Enough's enough. |
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Stop it! |
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Stop it! Now! |
NARRATOR |
As the flounder spoke, there was |
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lightning and thunder in the sky. |
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The wind blew over the dark water, |
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and for a moment, the flounder |
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disappeared under a very big wave. |
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But then suddenly, he returned |
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and spoke to the fisherman for the |
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last time. |
FLOUNDER |
Listen to me carefully |
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The answer is no. |
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The answer is no. |
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The stars? The moon? |
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The rain? The snow? |
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The sun? The sky? |
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The answer is NO! |
CHORUS |
The answer is no. |
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The stars? The moon? |
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The rain? The snow? |
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The answer is NO! |
NARRATOR |
And then the flounder disappeared |
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into the angry sea. The fisherman |
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went home, and found that all of the |
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things the flounder had given them |
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were gone. They were back where |
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they had started, in their simple |
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house. As time passed, the |
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fisherman almost forgot the story |
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He didn't miss the big house, or the |
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time when his wife was the King. |
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But sometimes at night when the |
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moon was full, and he thought he |
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saw the shadow of a mermaid's tail, |
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he missed the sound of the flounder, |
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and he would call out his name not |
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to ask for anything, just to see him, |
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and hear that beautiful voice. |
FISHERMAN |
Flounder,flounder in the sea. |
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Flounder, flounder come to me. |
NARRATOR |
But he never did, and no one ever |
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saw him again. |