Fish and Guinea-Fowl were friends.
"Help me fly to a field where there's food!" said Fish, and Guinea-Fowl took him to a field.
Guinea-Fowl and Fish ate and ate, and then Anansi arrived.
"What are you doing in my field?" shouted Anansi.
Guinea-Fowl flew off, leaving Fish behind.
Fish started singing.
"That's nice!" said Anansi. "Sing some more."
"Put me in a bucket," said Fish.
Anansi put Fish in the bucket, and Fish sang.
Anansi was dancing. "Sing some more!" he said.
"Put me in the sea!" said Fish.
Anansi put Fish in the sea, and then Fish swam away.
Inspired by: Anansi and Company: Retold Jamaican Tales by Bish Denham
Notes: This is story 11. Anansi, Guinea-Hen, and Fish. In the original story, Anansi and Guinea-Fowl have both been working the same field and they quarrel. Guinea-Fowl asks her friend Fish to come help her, and that's how Fish gets the wings.
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