A special Thank You to Catie Lindsey for awarding this story First Prize in her Catfish Poetry Contest. I am thrilled, and honored!
You can see the illustrated version of The Cat and The Fish at my website LinesWithLines.com
A cat jumped in the river to meet a fellow fish, he wanted to be like them it was his only wish. He figured he could do it he had everything it takes, with whiskers on his front parts and a tail a catfish makes. He swam down to the bottom while holding in his breath, but soon began to worry that this might end in his death. His little heart was pounding as he raced back to the top, he determined if he made it that he wasn't going to stop. He broke the surface with a splash and gulped in lots of air, He climbed up the embankment and ran like he didn't care. He ran through empty fields and to home ran all the way, and when he got their safely stopped to think about the day... "I love to watch the catfish as they circle down below, they move around so effortless and offer quite a show." He wanted to be like them so he thought, in blissful glee, but then he came to realize ...'twas curiosity. Their mesmerizing silky glide and tantalizing tryst, offered a temptation that brings us to this twist: The cat by then concluded that it was to be his fate, that he should rather have the catfish on his dinner plate.
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