Sea adventure

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Once upon a time there was a fisherman. He was so poor that he couldn't buy a boat so he just sat there by the beach and tried to fish. One day he caught a big fish ,and when he went to the market, he met a man. The man offered him to exchange his fish with a boat he inherited from his father. The fisherman agreed as he wanted a boat badly. When he saw the boat, it was very well made and looked as well as new! He asked the man why he was giving away such a good boat. 

The man said that his father was a fisherman too. He said ,"My father went fishing one day and he returned with this boat and told me that it was magical but I didn't understand anything and He died immediatly afterwards". The fisherman gave him the fish and took the boat. That night he started to prepare himself for a fishing trip. He gathered everything that he could possibly need. 

The early morning next day he put his stuff in the boat and started his trip. When he started to fish the fishes were like they were attracted to the boat! He was amazed and thought it was begginers' luck. After many hours and many fishes, he started to see strange shapes in the sea. He thought he was hallucinating from the heat of the sun and the long trip, so he decided to eat a small fish and sleep. When he woke up, he found himself in a strange place! The sea was so clear ,the sky wasn't blue it had a strange colour that he couldn't even describe! He looked at his compass but it didn't move at all. He saw a nearby island and saw shapes of people walking on the beach. He went there to know where he was. When he reached there he found the island's people so beautiful and their clothes were so clean. He went to talk to them .When they saw him they were furious and they asked ,"Who are you and how did you come to our island?". 

He told them his story, when he finished, they said to him ,"Take us to see your boat.". When they saw the boat, they took out their knives and asked furiously ,"What did you do to the owner of the boat?". 

He replied ,"I did nothing! He is dead, his son sold me the boat.". He then said ,"Who are you? and what's the story of this boat and the man?". 

The creatures said ,"He saved one of us, so we gave him this boat as an award.". 

"One of you?!" the fisherman exclaimed "You are humans, aren't you ?!". 

"OF COURSE NOT!" the creatures replied angrily, "We are the inhabitants of the mystic island, we live in a parallel universe that is connected to your world with a portal and the only way for one of you to cross the portal is with this boat.". 

"How did you guaruntee that the man won't tell anyone about you?" the fisherman asked. 

"He said he came in peace !" they exclaimed , "We also cursed him that he would die if he told anyone about us.". 

The fisherman asked, "And did he knew about this curse?". 

The creature replied "of course not, we were testing your species.". 

The fisherman then explained, "He told his son and that's why he died", he continued, "his son told me that he came one day from the sea with the boat and told him that the boat is magical and then died.". 

The creatures looked at each other for a while then said to the fisherman "Can you excuse us ? We have to talk to the leader.". 

When they were gone ,the fisherman started to look around the island. It wasn't like anything he had ever seen. There were strange animals and plants, the sand was pink! While he was looking at the sand, he saw a shiny thing. He started digging. When he reached it ,he found out that it was a very rare jewel. He hid it in his pocket quickly as he saw the two creatures coming. He stood up and cleaned his clothes. The creatures told him that their leader ordered to take him in a tour around the island. He felt something suspicious but he couldn't do anything as they were still holding their knives. They took a tour by the boat around the island and suddenly the boat stopped in front of a whirlpool. "Why did we stop here?" the fisherman exclaimed. 

The creatures said "By experiment, your species proved that they aren't trustworthy so we can't let you stay here or to know the way to come back here. This whirlpool will take you to your world. Goodbye, human!" Then one of them pushed him in the whirlpool. While he was falling, he snatched the necklace the creature was wearing. He felt that he was diving in water but he was able to breathe normally. He saw the creatures' faces fading as he was diving deeper and deeper until he fainted. 

He woke up on his village's beach. He thought that he was dreaming but he found that the necklace is still in his hand. He sat there on the beach and regreting that he neither had the fish he caught nor the boat he bought. Suddenly, he remebered something. He searched his pockets quickly and he found the jewel he took from the beach. So he sold the jewel and decided to have a boat but this time he will build it by himself so he can guaruntee it. Now he has the necklace as a souvenir from his strange trip and a great story to tell to his children and grandchildren.

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