Fish
The Rainbow Fish is a children's book written by Marcus Pfister and published in 1992. It tells the story of a beautiful fish with shiny, multi-colored scales who is admired by the other fish in the sea. The Rainbow Fish is proud of his appearance and refuses to share his scales with the other fish. Eventually, he learns the importance of friendship and generosity and begins to share his scales with the other fish.
The story begins with the Rainbow Fish swimming in the sea, surrounded by other fish who admire his beautiful, shimmering scales. The Rainbow Fish is proud of his appearance and refuses to share his scales with the other fish. He ignores their requests and swims away.
The other fish become sad and lonely, so they ask the wise octopus for help. The octopus tells them that the Rainbow Fish must learn the importance of friendship and generosity. He gives them a bag of sparkling scales and tells them to give them to the Rainbow Fish.
The other fish approach the Rainbow Fish and offer him the sparkling scales. At first, the Rainbow Fish refuses, but eventually he realizes that friendship and generosity are more important than his appearance. He takes the scales and begins to share them with the other fish.
The other fish are delighted and they all become friends. The Rainbow Fish is happy to have made new friends and he continues to share his scales with them.
The story ends with the Rainbow Fish swimming in the sea, surrounded by his new friends. He is no longer proud of his appearance, but instead he is proud of his friendship and generosity.
The Rainbow Fish is a story about the importance of friendship and generosity. It teaches children that it is better to share than to be selfish. It also shows that friendship and generosity are more important than physical appearance. The story is a classic and has been translated into over 60 languages. It has also been adapted into a stage play, a television series, and a movie.