Xia Er (Little Shrimp)

Old Chang sold Xia Er away and had some money but it did not last. The money was soon all gone. Xia Er's mother's health was getting worse.
One day Old Chang went to the sea to catch some fish and caught none. Just then a giant shrimp swam over to Old Chang's boat and brought many fishes with him. Old Chang then caught many fishes. One day two days three days ....... the giant shrimp brought many big fishes with him. Old Chang caught a lot of fishes and he was able to sell them and earned a living. Xia Er's mother's health was getting better.
It started raining again and Old Chang's vegetables grown. This day Old Chang went out to the sea to fish again. He saw a tiny black dot far out the sea. The tiny black dot became bigger and bigger it was a giant turtle. A little boy was sitting on the giant turtle. Old Chang realized that the boy was Xia Er and he was so happy. The giant turtle swam over to Old Chang's boat and Xia Er jumped over to the boat. Old Chang hugged Xia Er and said " I thought you jumped into the river." Xia Er said the people from the Long Beard Country saved me and today the emperor asked the giant turtle to bring me home. Old Chang said "Long Beard Country? ........"

The End

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Translated from a children's chinese book 虾儿 (Xia Er)