Jaeden Chacko John, Class 7, School of Real Learners, Balaghat
There once was a fish that jumped up high,
It then looked down and said with a cry,
“Oh dear! Oh dear! I’m gonna be fish fry!
There’s a stove down there, and I’ll surely die!”
Some fishermen were there fishing
They then saw the fish and started hissing,
“That fish is mine! It’s worth some fighting!
If I sell it, it’ll be worth a farthing!”
But the fish didn’t fall there, no it did not,
It just hit a rope and got stuck in a knot.
It was a sunny day, it was quite hot
But the fish was stuck, it couldn’t get out.
The fish couldn’t get out, so hard it tried,
It howled and howled and then it cried,
“Oh gosh! Oh gosh! I’m gonna be fried!
Either that, either that, or I’m gonna be dried!”
Then a man saw the fish, he knew it was nigh
He then took a ladder and went up high.
He caught the fish and said with a sigh,
“Finally! Finally! Yummy fish fry!”
December, 2025