Fisherman And His Wife

But the fish said, "Pray let me live! I am not a real fish; I am an enchanted prince. Put me in the water again, and let me go!"

"Oh, ho!" said the man, "you need not make so many words about the matter; I will have nothing to do with a fish that can talk; so swim away, sir, as soon as you please!"

Then he put him back into the water, and the fish darted straight down to the bottom, and left a long streak of blood behind him on the wave.