April 24, 2025
The goldfish and the brave little boy
Once upon a time, on the edge of a fisher village, lived a poor but very brave boy, Máté. Every morning, Máté went to the seaside to try and catch fish, but he never succeeded in bringing home enough to feed his family.
One day, when he was pulling out his fishing net, there was a shining goldfish inside. The fish told:
- Kind child, let me go and I shall grant you a wish.
Máté didn't wish for gold nor castle, instead he told:
- I only wish that everyone in my village have enough to feed them.
The goldfish smiled and told:
- For the goodness in your heart, I grant your wish and more. The sea will always give you fish, if you keep your fishing in control and respect the sea.
Máté let the goldfish go with pleasure and when he returned to the village, everyone was amazed at how his fishing nets were full. They listened to the words of the goldfish, and never caught more fish, than what was needed. The village soon started to flourish, but Máté always spent time on passing the most important lesson for him, to the children:
- Nature is generous, if we are to it.
Had they not died, they live on happily to this day.
Az Aranyhal és a Bátor Kisfiú
Egyszer volt, hol nem volt, egy kis halászfalu szélén élt egy szegény, de nagyon bátor kisfiú, akit Máténak hívtak. Máté minden reggel kiment a tengerpartra, hogy halat fogjon, de egyik nap sem fogott eleget, hogy jól lakjon a családja.
Egy nap, amikor épp a hálóját húzta ki, egy csillogó aranyhal került a hálóba. A hal megszólalt:
– Kedves gyermek, engedj szabadon és egy kívánságot teljesítek neked!
Máté azonban nem kért aranyat vagy palotát. Ahelyett így válaszolt:
– Csak annyit szeretnék, hogy a falumban mindenkinek legyen elég ennivaló!
Az aranyhal mosolygott és így szólt:
– A jó szívedért megadom a kívánságodat és többet is. A tenger mindig adni fog nektek halat, de csak akkor, ha mértékkel halásztok, és tiszteletben tartjátok a tengert.
Máté örömmel engedte szabadon az aranyhalat, és amikor visszatért a faluba, mindenki csodálkozott, hogy halászhálói tele voltak. Onnantól figyeltek azonban az aranyhal szavaira és soha nem fogtak többet, mint amennyire szükségük volt. A falu hamarosan virágozni kezdett, de Máté mindig emlékeztette a gyermekeket:
– A természet nagylelkű, ha mi is azok vagyunk hozzá.
És ha nem is haltak meg, még ma is boldogan élnek.
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Once upon a time, on the edge of a fishering village, lived a poor, but very brave boy, Máté.
Every morning, Máté went to the seaside to try and catch fish, but he never succeeded in bringing home enough to feed his family.
Correct, but, try: …catch fish, but no matter how hard he tried, he could never catch enough to feed his family.
One day, when he was pulling out his fishing net, there was saw / found a shining goldfish inside.
The fish told:
¶“Kind child,” the fish said “let me go and I shall grant you a wish.”
- Kind child,
You can also say: The fish spoke. “Kind child…”
Máté didn't wish for gold nor castle, instead he told:
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- I only wish that everyone in my village have enough to feed them.
Máté did not want gold nor castle, only enough fish to feed the village. He told the fish his wish.
The goldfish smiled and told:
¶said, “For the goodness in your heart, I will grant your wish and more.”
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I will grant… if okay. For this kind of story, I shall… is popular
“The sea will always give you fish, if you keep your fishing in controlwithout waste and respect the sea.”
Máté let the goldfish go with pleasure and when he returned to the village, with a full net, everyone was amazed at how his fishing nets were full.
They listened to the words of the goldfish, and never caught more fish, than what was needed.
Correct but, in this kind of storytelling the word ‘heed’ is popular. It means listen and follow or respect. “They heeded the fishes words…”
The village soon started to flourish, but Máté always spent time on passing the most important lesson for him, to the children:
¶ nature is generous, if we are to it.
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Nature is generous if we respect it.
Had they not died, they would have lived on happily to this day.
This kind of ending is okay but it has a slight sad feeling to it. How about something like: They lived harmony with the fish and the sea until the end of their days.
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Nice job! Story telling is hard. Is this a traditional story from your hometown?
April 24, 2025
Thank you for your corrections! Yes, it is. Although at some places I implemented my own ideas. Have a nice day!
The gGoldfish and the bBrave lLittle bBoy
Title capitalization rules
Once upon a time, on the edge of a fisher village, lived a poor but very brave boy, Máté.
Every morning, Máté went to the seaside to try andto catch fish, but he never succeeded in bringing home enough to feed his family.
One day, when he was pulling out his fishing net, there was a shinglimmering/shimmering goldfish inside.
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The sea will always give you fish, if you keep your fishing in control and respect the sea.
Máté let the goldfish go with pleasure and when he returned to the village, everyone was amazed at how his fishing nets were full.
More natural: Máté happily let the goldfish go and...
They listened torespected the words of the goldfish, and never caught more fish, than what was needed.
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Optional, but you could refer to nature as she/her.
Had they not died, theyThese villagers live on happily to this day.
If you write "Had they not died," this actually implies they DID die. This kind of phrase is used as part of a hypothetical situation, for example, "had I not eaten the poisonous mushroom, I would not have fallen ill." This means I DID eat the mushroom and DID fall ill, in a regrettable situation.
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Good job!
April 24, 2025
Thank you for your corrections!
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Once upon a time, on the edge of a fisher village, lived a poor but very brave boy, Máté. This sentence has been marked as perfect! Once upon a time, on the edge of a fish |
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Every morning, Máté went to the seaside to try and catch fish, but he never succeeded in bringing home enough to feed his family. Every morning, Máté went to the seaside to try Every morning, Máté went to the seaside to try and catch fish, but he never succeeded in bringing home enough to feed his family. Correct, but, try: …catch fish, but no matter how hard he tried, he could never catch enough to feed his family. |
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One day, when he was pulling out his fishing net, there was a shining goldfish inside. One day, when he was pulling out his fishing net, there was a One of these adjectives would be better suited here One day, when he was pulling out his fishing net, |
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The fish told: - Kind child, let me go and I shall grant you a wish. The fish
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Had they not died, they live on happily to this day.
If you write "Had they not died," this actually implies they DID die. This kind of phrase is used as part of a hypothetical situation, for example, "had I not eaten the poisonous mushroom, I would not have fallen ill." This means I DID eat the mushroom and DID fall ill, in a regrettable situation. Had they not died, they would have lived on happily to this day. This kind of ending is okay but it has a slight sad feeling to it. How about something like: They lived harmony with the fish and the sea until the end of their days. |
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Máté didn't wish for gold nor castle, instead he told: - I only wish that everyone in my village have enough to feed them. Máté didn't wish for gold nor castle, instead he Máté didn't wish for gold nor castle, instead he told: Máté did not want gold nor castle, only enough fish to feed the village. He told the fish his wish. |
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The goldfish smiled and told: - For the goodness in your heart, I grant your wish and more. The goldfish smiled and The goldfish smiled and I will grant… if okay. For this kind of story, I shall… is popular |
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The sea will always give you fish, if you keep your fishing in control and respect the sea. This sentence has been marked as perfect! “The sea will always give you fish, if you keep your fishing |
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Máté let the goldfish go with pleasure and when he returned to the village, everyone was amazed at how his fishing nets were full. Máté let the goldfish go with pleasure and when he returned to the village, everyone was amazed at how his fishing nets were full. More natural: Máté happily let the goldfish go and... Máté let the goldfish go with pleasure and when he returned to the village, with a full net, everyone was amazed |
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They listened to the words of the goldfish, and never caught more fish, than what was needed. They They listened to the words of the goldfish, and never caught more fish, than what was needed. Correct but, in this kind of storytelling the word ‘heed’ is popular. It means listen and follow or respect. “They heeded the fishes words…” |
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The village soon started to flourish, but Máté always spent time on passing the most important lesson for him, to the children: - Nature is generous, if we are to it. The village soon started to flourish, but Máté always Optional, but you could refer to nature as she/her. The village soon started to flourish, but Máté always spent time on passing the most important lesson Nature is generous if we respect it. |
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