ONCE upon a splashing time

a little fish wished he could rhyme.

But 'Wish the Fish' lived in the sea

and brought so much calamity.

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Said mom to her small hungry fish,

(her son, who we all know as 'Wish'),

"I'm sure you're hungry.  That is why

I'm baking you an apple pie."

 

Now Wish knew moms weren't very fast.

She'd answer, "Soon." if he had asked.

He couldn't wait for pie to bake,

so he, a different route, would take.

 

Inside his fist, inside his hand

Wish held a lonely quarter and

he headed for the big front door,

from his own house, to candy store.

 

Forever, it had seemed to take.

First running, quickly, then to brake -

in front of house, where sidewalk's ends -

was end of line with all his friends.

 

It couldn't be!  It couldn't be!

The candy store, he couldn't see.

The store was far, the line ten blocks -

backed right up to his mail box.

 

Yes, quite a ways away it was,

but candy store would be abuzz

with other fish with gills (not lungs).

They'd crave for sweets upon their tongues.

 

Excited Wish, at any rate,

for his sweet treats, just couldn't wait.

For candy bar- or two or three,

his mouth had watered hungrily.

 

He dreamed of creamy cho-co-lates,

filled with car-a-mel and nuts -

and covered deep with sprinkles too -

mouth-watering to taste and chew...

 

But snail's pace, the line moved slow...

and - seemed - to - a - slow - mo-tion - go.

The minutes dragged in stagnant ways.

So passed the hours - and then the days...

 

By this time Wish's feet were draggin',

eyes drooped dark, no tail waggin'.

He lost his quarter, lost his comb,

became so tired... so crawled back home.

 

He said, "Please mom, I am so weak...

I haven't eaten for a week."

Wish asked for pie through hungry yawn -

but then mom said, "That pie's long gone!"

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Wish the Fish (introduced in story 01)

Big Mouth Bass (introduced in story 03)

Trout (introduced in story 04)

Sunfish (introduced in story 05)

Spark the Shark (introduced in story 05)