The mystery behind the fish's laugh

Hi steemians!
I am going to tell you a long folk story that i heard in my childhood, hope you enjoy it.

There was a palace near by seashore and there lived a queen, once fisher woman passed by a palace crying her fish, the queen came one of the palace window called her to come near and show what she had. At that moment a very big fish jumped about in the bottom of the basket.

"Is it a male or fem?" inquired the queen. "I wish to buy a female fish."

The fish laughed aloud after hearing this.

"It's a male," replied the fisher woman and went away.

The queen sadly returned to her room by great rage; and on coming to see her in the evening, the king noticed that something happened to her.

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"Are you okay? you seems sad" he asked.

"Okay; but I am very much annoyed at the strange behavior of a fish.

" A fish!, What are you talking about?" the king surprised.

A woman brought some fish to-day, and I was asking whether it was a he or she, the fish laughed at me rudely."

"Hahaha...A fish laughed! I don't believe it."

The Queen was angry

"I said what I have seen my own eyes and what i heard my own ears, I am not a fool ."

"Sounds strange, I will inquire concern people." the king comforted.

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On the next day the king told to his minister what his wife had told him, and ordered him to investigate the matter, and needed satisfactory answer within six months, or be ready for the death. The minister promised to do his best.

The minister tried and tried to find a reason for the laughter of the fish everyone from everywhere . The wise and learned, and they who were skilled in magic and in all manner of trickery, were consulted. Five months gone. Nobody were explain the matter; and so he returned down head to his house.

The minister worried and waiting for the death, the minister's son noticed that something had disturbed him.

"Are you depressed?" he said.

The minister told him the whole story and he advised his son to travel for a time, until the king's anger should have somewhat cooled.

The son was clever and handsome, started investigations his own way...... .......to be continued in the next post.

💚THE END 💚
Original short story authored by @jyoti-thelight

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