The Little Green Fish

In the murky depths of the ocean, among the green seaweed, lived a mother fish and her young fish. One day, as they scooted among the swaying plants the little fish caught sight of a darting red fish as it passed their home.

“Oh, mother!” exclaimed the young fish, “Look at that beautiful red fish! If I were red like that red fish, I would be daring and everyone would stare at me as I swam quickly by. Why can’t I be red instead of green like the seaweed?”

“Don’t worry yourself,” the mother returned, “That’s just how God made us.”

They continued on their way, staying among the cool shadows of the seaweed. Suddenly, the young fish spied a yellow fish flash along on its way among the coral.

“Oh, mother!” cried the young fish, “Just see that golden fish! If I were yellow like that yellow fish, I would be fun and everyone would enjoy my company. Why can’t I be yellow instead of green like the seaweed?”

“Don’t worry yourself,” the mother returned, “That’s just how God made us.”

The mother fish and young fish floated lazily along stopping every once in a while to nibble some lunch in the jungle of ocean plants. All at once, the young fish spotted the flash of an orange fish scoot by where they swam.

“Oh, mother!” gasped the young fish, “Look at that fiery orange fish! If I were orange like that orange fish, I would be the most beautiful fish in the ocean and all the other fish would tell me so! Why can’t I be orange instead of green like the seaweed?”

“Don’t worry yourself,” the mother returned, “That’s just how God made us.”

Abruptly, out of the shadows of the deep, a fierce shark charged among the smaller fish. Before every fish could scatter, he gobbled the red fish, then the yellow fish, and then the orange fish among others who became his lunch. As suddenly as he had come, he was gone again. The green mother fish and her young fish sighed in relief among their home in the green seaweed.

“Mother,” the young fish whispered softly, “I know why we are green like the green seaweed now …”

“Yes, dear, that’s how God made us. Remember to be thankful for His blessings and be who you
are meant to be.”