The Last Fish of the Day
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in 5 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Edgar and his grandfather fish all day without luck, until a small fish comes at sunset.
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Edgar went fishing with his grandfather on Saturday. They got up before the sun and walked to the lake. They sat on a wooden bridge. They had two long rods and a bucket.
The water was flat and gray. The hours went by. At noon, they ate bread and cheese. Edgar looked in the bucket. It was empty.
"Maybe the fish are on holiday," he said.
His grandfather laughed. "Maybe. Do you want to hear a story?"
"Yes," Edgar said.
"When I was your age, I fished all summer," his grandfather said. "For one month, I caught nothing. Then one evening, I caught a fish. It was very small. I was so proud that I ran home with it."
"What did your father say?" Edgar asked.
"He said, 'It is a good fish. Let it grow.' So I put it back in the water. I was sad for one minute. After that, I understood."
Edgar listened and watched the water. The afternoon was long and quiet. Then the sun went low, and the lake turned orange.
Suddenly his rod moved. Edgar pulled it up. A small silver fish jumped at the end of the line. It was no bigger than his hand.
"You caught one," his grandfather said.
Edgar held the fish for a moment. Then he put it back in the lake. It went down into the dark water. The two of them picked up the bucket and walked home.
