鱼夫和比目鱼的故事

❶ 农夫与鱼故事的简要概述

从前，有个渔夫，他和妻子住在海边的一所肮脏的小渔舍里。渔夫每天都去钓鱼，他总是钓啊钓的，不愿休息有一天，他拿着钓竿坐在海边，两眼望着清澈的海水，竟就这样望啊望的，坐在那里一直发呆。
忽然，钓钩猛地往下沉，沉得很深很深，都快沉到海底了。等他把钓钩拉上来时，发现钓上来一条很大的比目鱼。谁知比目鱼竟对他说：“听着，渔夫，我恳求你放我一条生路。我并不是什么比目鱼，我是一位中了魔法的王子，你要是杀死我，对你又有多大好处呢？我的肉不会对你的口味的。请把我放回水里，让我游走吧。”
“哎，”渔夫说，“你不必这么费口舌。一条会说话的比目鱼，我怎么会留下呢？”说着，他就把比目鱼放回清澈的水里。比目鱼立刻就游走了，身后留下一条长长的血痕。随后，渔夫回到他的小屋，走到他妻子的身边。
“喂，当家的，”他妻子问道，“今天你什么也没钓到吗？”
“钓到了，”他回答说，“怎么说呢，我钓到了一条比目鱼，可他说他是一位中了魔法的王子，我就把他放了。”
“难道你没有提什么愿望吗？”妻子问。
“没有，”丈夫回答说，“我该提什么愿望呢？”“唉，”妻子说，“住在我们这样一间肮脏的小房子里，实在是受罪。你该提希望得到一座漂亮的小别墅呀。快去告诉他我们要一幢小别墅，我肯定，他会满足咱们的愿望的。”
“可是，”丈夫说，“我怎么好再去哪？”
“唉，”妻子说，“你捉住了他，又放走了他。他肯定会满足咱们的愿望的，快去吧。”
渔夫还是不太愿意去，可又不想惹他妻子生气，于是，就去了海边。
他来到海边时，海水绿得泛黄，也不像以往那样平静。他走了过去，站在海岸上说：
“比目鱼啊，你在大海里，
恳请你好好听我说仔细，
我捉你放你没提愿望，
老婆对此却不饶又不依。”
那条比目鱼果真朝他游了过来，问道，“她想要什么呀？”“嗨，”渔夫说，“刚才我把你逮住了，我老婆说，我应该向你提出一个愿望。她不想再住在那个小屋子里了，她想要一幢小别墅。”
“回去吧，”比目鱼说，“她已经有一幢小别墅啦。”
渔夫便回家去了，他妻子已不再住在那个破破烂烂的渔舍里，原地上已矗立起一幢小别墅，她正坐在门前的一条长凳上。妻子一见丈夫回来了，就拉着他的手说：“快进来看一看。现在不是好多了吗？”
随即，他们进了屋。小别墅里有一间小前厅，一间漂亮的小客厅，一间干干净净的卧室、卧室里摆放着一张床还有一间厨房和食物贮藏室，里面摆放着必备的家具，锡制铜制的餐具一应俱全。还有一个养着鸡鸭的小院子，和一片长满蔬菜水果的小园子。
“瞧，”妻子说，“不漂亮吗？”
“漂亮。”丈夫回答说，“咱们就住在这儿，快快乐乐地过日子吧。”
“这个嘛，咱们还要想一想，”妻子说。
他们随后吃了晚饭，就上床休息了。
他们就这样生活了一两个星期。有一天，妻子突然时：“听着，当家的，这房子太小了，院子和园子也太小了。那条比目鱼可以送咱们一幢更大一些的。我要住在一座石头建造的大宫殿里。快去找比目鱼，叫他送咱们一座宫殿。”
“唉，老婆，”丈夫说，“这别墅不是够好的了嘛？咱们干嘛非得要住在宫殿里呢？”
“胡说，”妻子回答说，“你只管去找比目鱼好啦，他会完全满足咱们的愿望的。”
“不行啊，老婆，”丈夫说，“比目鱼刚刚送给咱们一幢别墅，我实在不想再去找他，他会不高兴的。”
“去吧，快去吧，”妻子大声说，“他办得到，也乐意这么办。快去吧。”
渔夫心情很沉重，本来是不想去的。他低声地反反复复地自言自语道：“这不应该呀。”可他还是去了。
他来到海边时，海水不再是绿得泛黄，已变得混浊不清，时而暗蓝，时而深紫，时而灰黑，不过仍然很平静。渔夫站在岸边说：
“比目鱼啊，你在大海里，
恳请你好好听我说仔细，
我捉你放你没提愿望
老婆对此却不饶又不依。”
“那么，她想要什么呀？”比目鱼问。
“唉，”渔夫说，心里有几分害怕，“她想住在一座石头建造的宫殿里。”
“回去吧，”比目鱼说，“她现在正站在宫殿门前呢。”
渔夫于是往回走，心里想着快点儿到家吧。走到了原来的地方一看，那儿真的矗立着一座石头建造的宫殿，非常宏伟壮观。他老婆站在台阶上，正准备进去，一见丈夫回来了，就拉着他的手说：“快，快跟我进去。”
他和他老婆走了进去，只见宫殿里的大厅铺着大理石；众多的仆人伺候在那里，为他们打开一扇又一扇的大门；宫中的墙壁色彩艳丽，精美耀眼；房间里摆放着许多镀金桌椅；大厅所有的房间都铺了地毯；桌子上摆满了美味佳肴和各种名贵的东西。屋后还有一个大院子，院子里设有马厩牛棚，有不少马匹和母牛，一辆富丽堂皇的大马车就停在那儿；除了院子，还有一座美丽的大花园，花园里开满了万紫千红的花朵儿，生长着不少名贵的水果树；还有一座占地有两英里多长的公园，里面有鹿啊，野兔啊等等，凡能想象出来的里面都有。
“喏，”妻子说，“不漂亮吗？”
“漂亮，当然漂亮啦，”丈夫回答说，“这足够好啦。咱们就好好地住在这座美丽的宫殿里吧，总该心满意足啦。”
“这个嘛，咱们还要想一想，”妻子说，“不过，现在可该上床休息了。”说完，他们就上床休息了。
第二天早晨，妻子先醒了，这时正是黎明时分，她坐在床上看得见眼前的田野，富饶美丽，一望无际。她用胳膊肘捅了捅丈夫的腰，然后说，“当家的，起床吧，快点儿跟我到窗前来。瞧啊，咱们难道不可以当一当这个国家的国王吗？快去找比目鱼，说咱们要当国王。”
“哎呀，老婆呀！”丈夫说，“咱们干吗要当什么国王呢？
我才不想干这个。”
“喂，”妻子说，“你不想当，我可想当。快去找比目鱼，告诉他说我必须当国王。”
“唉，老婆呀，”丈夫嚷嚷着说，“你干吗要当什么国王呢？
我跟他说不出口的呀。”
“为什么说不出口呢？”妻子反驳说，“你给我快点儿去，我非当国王不可。”
渔夫只得走了出去。一想到老婆非要当国王，心里就感到特别担忧。“这不应该呀，这实在不应该呀。”他打定主意想不去了，可他还是去了。
他来到海边时，海水一片灰黑，波涛汹涌，从海底翻涌上来的海水散发着恶臭。他站在海边说：
“比目鱼啊，你在大海里，
恳请你好好听我说仔细，
我捉你放你没提愿望，
老婆对此却不饶又不依。”
“她想要什么呀？”比目鱼问。
“唉，”渔夫回答说，“她要当国王。”
“回去吧，”比目鱼说，“她的愿望已经实现了。”
渔夫于是回家去了。来到宫前时，他发现宫殿大了许多，增加了一座高塔，塔身上有漂亮的雕饰。一排警卫守卫在宫殿门口，附近还有许多士兵，门前还有一支乐队，敲着锣打着鼓。他走进宫殿，只见样样东西都是金子和大理石做成的；桌椅上铺着天鹅绒，垂挂着很大的金流苏。一道道的门忽地打开了，整座王宫处处体现着富丽堂皇。他的老婆就坐在镶嵌着无数钻石的高大的金宝座上，头戴一顶宽大的金冠，手握一根用纯金和宝石做成的王仗。在宝座的两旁，六名宫女一字排开，一个比另一个矮一头。渔夫走上前去对她说：“喂，老婆，你现在真的当上了国王吗？”
“是的，”妻子回答说，“咱现在就是国王啦。”他站在那里上上下下地打量着妻子，过了一会儿说：“哎，老婆，如今你当了国王，多么称心如意啊，往后咱们就不用再要什么了吧？”
“当家的，那可不行，”妻子回答说，情绪开始烦躁起来，“我已经感到无聊得很，再也无法忍受了。快去找比目鱼，告诉他说我要当皇帝。”
“哎呀，老婆，”丈夫说，“你干嘛要当皇帝呢？”
“当家的，”妻子说，“快去找比目鱼。说我要当皇帝。”
“哎，老婆，”丈夫回答说，“比目鱼没法使你当皇帝，我也不想对他提出这个愿望。整个帝国就一个皇帝呀，比目鱼哪能随便使谁当皇帝呢？他确实不能。”
“你说什么！”妻子大声喝道，“我是国王，你不过是我的丈夫而已。你去不去？给我马上去！他既然可以使我当上国王，他也能使我当皇帝。我一定一定要当皇帝，马上给我去！”
渔夫不得不去了。他走在路上时，心里感到非常害怕，边走边想，“这不会有好下场的。要当皇帝！脸皮真是太厚啦！
到头来，比目鱼就会恼怒啦。”
他就这样一边想着一边走，来到了海边。只见海水一片墨黑，混浊不清，不仅汹涌翻腾，泡沫飞溅，而且旋风阵阵，令渔夫感到心惊胆战。不过，他还是站在海岸上说：
“比目鱼啊，你在大海里，
恳请你好好听我说仔细，
我捉你放你没提愿望，
老婆对此却不饶又不依。”
“她想要什么呀？”比目鱼问。
“唉，”渔夫回答说，“她要当皇帝。”
“回去吧，”比目鱼说，“她已当上了皇帝。”
于是，渔夫往回走，到家时一看，整座宫殿都由研磨抛光的大理石砌成，石膏浮雕和纯金装饰四处可见。宫殿门前，士兵们正在列队行进，号角声，锣鼓声，震耳欲聋。在宫殿里，男爵、伯爵走来走去，个个一副奴才相。纯金铸造的房门为他一道道打开，他走进一看，妻子正坐在宝座上，宝座用一整块金子锻造而成，有数千英尺高。她头戴一顶宽大的金冠，足有三码高，上面镶嵌着无数珠宝；她一只手里握着皇仗，另一只手托着金球。在她的两侧，站着两列侍从，一个比一个矮，最高的看上去像个巨人，最矮的是个小侏儒，还没有他的手指大。她的面前侍立着不少王孙贵族。
渔夫走了过去，站在他们的中间，说道：“老婆，你这回真的当皇帝啦？”
“是的，”她回答说，“我真的当皇帝了。”
渔夫往前移动了几步，想好好看看她。看了一会儿，他说：“哎，老婆，你当上了皇帝，真是太妙啦！”
“喂！”她对渔夫说，“你还站在这里发什么呆？我现在当上了皇帝，可是我还想当教皇。快去找比目鱼告诉他。”
“哎呀，老婆，”渔夫说，“你到底想当什么呀？你当不了教皇。在整个基督教世界教皇只有一个呀，比目鱼无法使你当教皇。”
“我的丈夫呀，”她说，“我要当教皇。快去吧！我今天就要当教皇。”
“不行呀，老婆，”渔夫回答说，“我可不想再去告诉比目鱼这个啦，那不行，那太过分啦。比目鱼无法让你当教皇的呀。”
“好啦，别再胡说八道啦！”她说，“他既然能让我当上皇帝，他当然也就能够让我当教皇了。马上去！我是皇帝，你只不过是我的丈夫而已，你马上就去！”
渔夫胆战心惊，只得去了。他走在路上，感到浑身发软，两腿哆嗦。颤抖不止，海岸边的山上狂风呼啸，乌云滚滚，一片昏黑。树叶沙沙作响，海水像开锅了似地汹涌澎湃，不断拍打着他的鞋子。他远远地看见有些船只在狂涛中颠簸跳荡，燃放着求救的信号。天空一片火红，并且越来越红，只露出中间一点儿蓝色，好像一场暴风雨即将来临。渔夫站在那里，浑身颤抖，说道：
“比目鱼啊，你在大海里，
恳请你好好听我说仔细，
我捉你放你没提愿望，
老婆对此却不饶又不依。”
“她想要什么呀？”比目鱼问。
“唉！”渔夫回答说，“她要当教皇。”
“回去吧，她已当上了教皇。”比目鱼说。
于是，渔夫往回走，到家时一看，一座大教堂矗立在那里，周围是几座宫殿。人们正潮水般拥挤着往里走。大教堂里燃着上千支蜡烛，照得四处通明雪亮，他老婆浑身上下穿戴着金子，坐在更高更大的宝座上，头上戴着三重大金冠。教会中的众多显贵簇拥在她的周围，她的两侧竖立着两排大蜡烛，最大一根大得就像一座高大的宝塔，而最小的一根则跟普通的蜡烛差不多。天下所有的皇帝和国王都跪在她的面前，争先恐后地吻她的鞋子。
“老婆，”渔夫看着她说，“你现在真的是教皇了吧？”
“是的，”她回答说，“我是教皇。”
说着他凑上前去，好好打量了一番，感觉她像耀眼的太阳一般，光辉灿烂。看了一会儿之后，他说：
“老婆，你当了教皇，这可真是太了不起啦！”可她呢，坐在那里泥雕木刻一样，一动不动。
接着他又说：“老婆，你已经当上了教皇，这回可该满足了，不可能还有比这更高的什么啦。”
“这个嘛，我还得想一想，”妻子回答说。说完，他们就上床休息了。可是，她还是感到不满足，她的野心在不断地膨胀，贪欲使她久久不能入睡，她左思右想，想自己还能成为什么。
丈夫因为白天跑了那么多的路，睡得又香又沉，可妻子呢，在床上辗转反侧，不停地考虑着自己还能成为什么，却怎么也想不出来了，所以整整一夜没能睡着。这时，太阳快要出来了，她看见了黎明的曙光，一下从床上坐起身来，望着窗外。透过窗口，她看见一轮红日冉冉升起，忽然产生了一个念头：“哈哈！我难道不该对太阳和月亮发号施令吗？”“当家的，”她用胳膊肘捅了捅丈夫的腰，说道，“快起来，去找比目鱼去，告诉他我要控制太阳和月亮。”
丈夫睡得迷迷糊糊的，一听她这话，吓得从床上滚了下来。他以为是自己听错了，就揉了揉眼睛，大声地问：“老婆，你说什么来着？”
“当家的，”她说，“要是我不能对太阳和月亮发号施令，要他们升他们就升，要他们落他们就落，我就没法活了。我要按自己的意愿要他们什么时候升起，不然我就难以有一刻的安宁。”
她极其凶狠地瞪着丈夫，吓得他不寒而栗。
“快去！”她喊叫起来，“我要成为太阳和月亮的主人。”“哎呀呀，我的老婆呀！”渔夫跪在她面前说，“比目鱼办不到这个呀，他只能使你成为皇帝和教皇。好好想一想，我求求你啦，就当教皇算啦。”
一听这话，她勃然大怒，脑袋上的头发随即飘荡起来。她撕扯着自己的衣服，朝着丈夫狠狠地踢了一脚，冲他吼叫道：“我再也无法忍受啦！我再也无法忍受啦！你给我快去！”
渔夫赶紧穿上衣服，发疯似的跑了出去。
外边已是狂风呼啸，刮得他脚都站不住了。一座座的房屋被刮倒，一棵棵大树被吹翻，连山岳都在震颤着身子，一块块的岩石滚落在大海中。天空雷鸣电闪，一片漆黑，大海掀起滚滚的黑色巨浪，浪头有山那么高，浪尖上翻涌着白沫。
渔夫嘶声力竭地喊道：
“比目鱼啊，你在大海里，
恳请你好好听我说仔细，
我捉你放你没提愿望，
老婆对此却不饶又不依。”
“那么，她到底想要什么呀？”比目鱼问。
“唉，”渔夫回答说，“她想要当太阳和月亮的主人。”
“回去吧，”比目鱼说，“她又重新住进了那个破渔舍。”
就这样，他们一直在那儿生活到今天。

❷ 渔夫和他的妻子的主要内容是什么

从前，有一个渔夫，他和他的妻子住在海边的一所肮脏的小渔舍里。有一天，当渔夫出去打鱼回的时候答，钓上来一条很大的比目鱼，比目鱼告诉渔夫，它是一位中了魔法的王子，只要肯放了它，它就满足他的三个愿望。渔夫不是个贪图的人，所以就放了它。回到家后，他把这件事告诉了他的妻子，妻子说：“你怎么什么的都没要就回来了?你告诉那条比目鱼，我要一座别墅。”比目鱼真的给了她一座别墅。过了一个星期之后，妻子又对渔夫说：“你再去海边一趟，我要一个宫殿。”比目鱼也给了她。又过了几天，妻子又对渔夫说：“我要成为这个国家的国王，你再去告诉那条比目鱼。”比目鱼依旧给了她。一天之后，妻子又发怒了，她冲着渔夫喊道：“我实在是忍无可忍了，我要成为太阳和月亮的主人!”渔夫在海边竭力喊道：“比目鱼啊，我老婆她想当太阳和月亮的主人。”“回去吧，”比目鱼说，“她又重新住进了那个破渔舍。”就这样，他们一直在那儿生活到了今天。

❸ 《渔夫和他的妻子》的故事中,渔夫的妻子第一次向比目鱼要什么

拒绝别人的不正当要求——《渔夫和他的妻子》

❹ 求初二英语话剧剧本《渔夫与比目鱼》（渔夫与金鱼），要求将故事叙述完整，大约五分钟到十分钟表演完，

There was once upon a time a fisherman and his wife who lived together in a piss pot near the sea. Every day the fisherman went out fishing, and he fished a long time. Once he was sitting there fishing and looking into the clear water when his hook went to the bottom, deep down, and when he pulled it out, he had caught a large flounder. Then the flounder said to him, "I beg you to let me live. I am not an ordinary flounder, but an enchanted prince. Put me back into the water, and let me swim."

"Well," said the man, "there's no need to say more. I can certainly let a fish swim away who knows how to talk." Then he put it back into the water, and the flounder quickly disappeared to the bottom, leaving a long trail of blood behind him.

The man then went home to his wife in the piss pot and told her that he had caught a flounder that had told him he was an enchanted prince, and that he had let it swim away. "Didn't you ask for anything first?" said the woman. "No," said the man. What should I have asked for?"

"Oh," said the woman. "It is terrible living in this piss pot. It is filled with stench and filth. Go back and ask for a little hut for us."

The man did not want to, but he went back to the sea, and when he arrived it was all yellow and green, and he stood next to the water and said:

Mandje! Mandje! Timpe Te!

Flounder, flounder, in the sea!

My wife, my wife Ilsebill,

Wants not, wants not, what I will

The flounder swam up and said, "What does she want then?"

"Oh," said the man, "I did catch you, and my wife says that I really should have asked for something. She doesn't want to live in a piss pot any longer. She would like to have a hut."

"Go home," said the flounder. "She already has it."

The man went home, and his wife was standing in the door of a hut, and she said to him, "Come in. See, now isn't this much better." And there was a parlor and a bedroom and a kitchen; and outside there was a little garden with all kinds of vegetables, and a yard with hens and cks.

"Oh," said the man. "Now we can live well."

"Yes," said the woman, "we'll give it a try."

Everything went well for a week or two, and then the woman said, "Husband. This hut is too small. The yard and the garden are too little. I want to live in a large stone castle. Go back to the flounder and tell him to get a castle for us."

"Oh, wife," said the man. The flounder has just given us the hut. I don't want to go back so soon. It may make the flounder angry."

"I know he can do it," said the woman, "and he won't mind. Just go!"

So, with a heavy heart, the man went back, and when he came to the sea, the water was quite purple and gray and dark blue, but it was still, and he stood there and said:

Mandje! Mandje! Timpe Te!

Flounder, flounder, in the sea!

My wife, my wife Ilsebill,

Wants not, wants not, what I will

"What does she want then?" said the flounder.

"Oh," said the man sadly, "my wife wants to live in a stone castle."

"Go home. She's already standing before the door," said the flounder.

So the man went home, and his wife was standing in front of a large palace.

"See, husband," she said. "Isn't this beautiful?" And with that they went inside together. There were many servants inside, and the walls were all white, and there were golden chairs and tables in the parlor, and outside the castle there was a garden and a forest a half mile long, and there were elk and deer and rabbits, and there were cow and horse stalls in the yard.

"Oh," said the man, "now we can stay in this beautiful castle and be satisfied."

"We'll think about it," said the woman. "Let's sleep on it." And with that they went to bed.

The next morning the woman awoke. It was daylight. She poked her husband in the side with her elbow and said, "Husband, get up. We should be king over all this land."

"Oh, wife," said the man, "why do you want to be king? I don't want to be king."

"Well, I want to be king."

"Oh, wife," said the man, "how can you be king? The flounder won't want to do that."

"Husband," said the woman, "Go there immediately. I want to be king."

So the man, saddened because his wife wanted to be king, went back. And when he arrived at the sea it was dark gray, and the water heaved up from below. He stood there and said:

Mandje! Mandje! Timpe Te!

Flounder, flounder, in the sea!

My wife, my wife Ilsebill,

Wants not, wants not, what I will

"What does she want then," said the flounder.

"Oh," said the man, "my wife wants to be king."

"Go home. She's already king," said the flounder.

Then the man went home, and when he arrived at the palace, there were so many soldiers, and drums, and trumpets, and his wife was sitting on a high throne of gold and diamonds, and she was wearing a large golden crown and on either side of her there stood a line of maidens-in-waiting, each one a head shorter than the other.

"Oh," said the man, "are you king now?"

"Yes," she said, "I am king."

And after he had looked at her awhile, he said, "It is nice that you are king. Now we don't have to wish for anything else."

"No, husband," she said, "I have been king too long. I can't stand it any longer. I am king, but now I would like to become emperor."

"Oh," said the man, "why do you want to become emperor?"

"Husband," she said, "go to the flounder. I want to be emperor."

"Oh, wife," said the man, "he can't make you emperor. I can't tell him to do that."

"I am king," said the woman, "and you are my husband. Now go there immediately!"

So the man went, and on his way he thought, "This is not going to end well. To ask to be emperor is shameful. The flounder is going to get tired of this." With that he arrived at the sea. The water was entirely black and dense, and a strong wind blew over him that curdled the water. He stood there and said:

Mandje! Mandje! Timpe Te!

Flounder, flounder, in the sea!

My wife, my wife Ilsebill,

Wants not, wants not, what I will

"What does she want then," said the flounder.

"Oh," he said, "my wife wants to become emperor."

"Go home," said the flounder. "She's already emperor."

Then the man went home, and when he arrived, his wife was sitting on a very high throne made of one piece of gold, and she was wearing a large golden crown that was two yards high, and guards were standing at her side, each one smaller than the other, beginning with the largest giant and ending with the littlest dwarf, who was no larger than my little finger. Many princes and counts were standing in front of her. The man went and stood among them and said, "Wife, are you emperor now?"

"Yes," she said, "I am emperor."

"Oh," said the man, taking a good look at her. "Wife, it's good that you are emperor."

"Husband," she said. "Why are you standing there? I'm emperor now, and I want to become pope as well."

"Oh, wife!" said the man. "Why do you want to become pope. There is only one pope in all Christendom."

"Husband," she said, "I want to become pope before the day is done."

"No, wife," he said, "the flounder cannot make you pope. It's not good."

"Husband, what nonsense! If he can make me emperor, then he can make me pope as well. Now go there immediately!"

Then the man went, and he felt sick all over, and his knees and legs were shaking, and the wind was blowing, and the water looked like it was boiling, and ships, tossing and turning on the waves, were firing their guns in distress. There was a little blue in the middle of the sky, but on all sides it had turned red, as in a terrible lightning storm. Full of despair he stood there and said:

Mandje! Mandje! Timpe Te!

Flounder, flounder, in the sea!

My wife, my wife Ilsebill,

Wants not, wants not, what I will

"What does she want then?" said the flounder.

"Oh," said the man, "my wife wants to become pope."

"Go home," said the flounder. "She's already pope."

Then he went home, and when he arrived there, his wife was sitting on a throne that was two miles high, and she was wearing three large crowns. She was surrounded with church-like splendor, and at her sides there were two banks of candles. The largest was as thick and as tall as the largest tower, down to the smallest kitchen candle. "Wife," said the man, giving her a good look, "are you pope now?"

"Yes," she said, "I am pope."

"Oh," said the man. "It is good that you are pope. Wife, we can be satisfied, now that you are pope. There's nothing else that you can become."

"I have to think about that," said the woman. Then they both went to bed, but she was not satisfied. Her desires would not let her sleep. She kept thinking what she wanted to become next. Then the sun came up. "Aha," she thought, as she watched the sunrise through her window. "Couldn't I cause the sun to rise?" Then she became very grim and said to her husband, "Husband, go back to the flounder. I want to become like God."

The man, who was still mostly asleep, was so startled that he fell out of bed. "Oh, wife," he said, "go on as you are and remain pope."

"No," said the woman, tearing open her bodice. "I will not be quiet. I can't stand it when I see the sun and the moon coming up, and I can't cause them to rise. I want to become like God!"

"Oh, wife," said the man. "The flounder can't do that. He can make you emperor and pope, but he can't do that."

"Husband," she said, looking very gruesome, "I want to become like God. Go to the flounder right now!"

The man trembled with fear at every joint. Outside there was a terrible storm. Trees and mountains were shaking. The heaven was completely black, and there was thunder and lightning. In the sea he could see black waves as high as mountains, and they were capped with white crowns of foam. He said:

Mandje! Mandje! Timpe Te!

Flounder, flounder, in the sea!

My wife, my wife Ilsebill,

Wants not, wants not, what I will

"What does she want then," said the flounder.

"Oh," he said, "she wants to become like God."

"Go home. She is sitting in her piss pot again."

And they are sitting there even today.

❺ 在我国古代,比目鱼象征着什么

其实古人对比目鱼的认识是有误的。《尔雅·释地》中说：“东方有比目焉，不比不回行，其名答谓之鲽。”《吴都赋》中又说：“双则比目，片则王余。”(注曰：“比目鱼，东海所出。王余鱼，其身半也。俗云：越王鲙鱼未尽，因而以其半弃于水中为鱼，遂无其一面，故曰王余也。”)古人之所以称其为“比目鱼”就是因其“状如牛脾，鳞细，紫黑色，一眼，两片相合乃得行，故称比目鱼。”前面已经说了，比目鱼确实是一侧有眼，一侧无眼的怪鱼，但并非只有一只眼，而是两只眼贴近在一边，说它“两片相合乃得行”更是大错特错了，两条鱼怎么能够合拢到一起呢？不同类的比目鱼的眼睛位置也不相同，鲆科的两眼长在左侧，鲽科和鳎科的两眼却长在右侧。
在我国古代，比目鱼是象征忠贞爱情的奇鱼，古人留下了许多吟颂比目鱼的佳句：“凤凰双栖鱼比目”、“得成比目何辞死，愿作鸳鸯不羡仙”等等，清代著名戏剧家李渔曾著有一部描写才子佳人爱情故事的剧本，其名就叫《比目鱼》。