The Fishing Hook

Two brothers, Hoki and Hono, lived in old Japan. Hoki was a good man, but Hono was not a nice man.

'I'm older than you,' Hono said to Hoki. 'And you must always listen to me. '

Hoki and Hono had a small house near the sea. Every day Hono went fishing. 'I don't want you to fish with me, Hoki,' said Hono. 'Your ugly face will frighten the fish!'

It was winter, and there was snow on the mountains and in the forest. But every day Hoki went to the forest to get wood. He cleaned the house. Then he made the fire and cooked the fish. Hoki worked very hard.

One night Hoki said, 'Brother, can I go fishing tomorrow? Can I use your fishing hook? '

Hono thought, then he said, 'You must give me ten gold coins.

'Hono, I only have ten gold coins!' said Hoki. 'But I will give

them to you. '

The next day Hoki went to the sea-shore with the fishing hook. He fished for many hours, but he did not catch any fish. Then Hoki saw an enormous fish.

The fish bit the fishing hook. Hoki pulled the fishing line, but the line broke and the fish swam away.

'Come back!' shouted Hoki to the fish. 'You've got Hono's fishing hook in your mouth. ' But the fish did not come back.

Hoki was upset. He went home without the fishing hook. Hono was very angry. 'Where's my hook? ' shouted Hono. 'Leave our home now! You must not come back without the fishing hook!'

Hoki walked away from the house. Hono started to laugh. 'I have many fishing hooks,' Hono thought to himself. 'But I wanted Hoki to go away, and now he will never come back. '

Hoki went back to the sea-shore. He sat on a rock above the water. He was very sad. How could he find the fishing hook now? Hoki stood up and closed his eyes. Then he jumped into the sea.

Puzzles

Write the right words.
1. Everyday Hono went .
2. 'I don't want you to with me, Hoki,' said Hono.
3. Hoki made the fire and cooked the .
4. Hoki said, 'Brother, can I go
5. Hoki went to the sea-shore with the
6. Hoki for many hours.

tomorrow? '

hook.

What will come next in the stor ? Tick the box(es).

Hoki sank deeper and deeper into the sea. Then he came to the bottom.

Hoki opened his eyes and saw a garden with flowers, trees, rocks and coral. There was a beautiful palace inside the garden. It was made of pink shells.

There was a beautiful girl in the middle of the garden. She was sitting on a rock.The girl ran into the palace and spoke to the King of the Sea. 'Father, a man is here,' she said. 'He's very handsome!'

Then the girl came back to the garden with her father. 'Welcome, young man,' said the King of the Sea. 'Come into our palace. '

Hoki was very happy to live under the sea. Every day he walked in the palace garden with the King's daughter, Princess Jade.

Hoki fell in love with Princess Jade. Soon they were married.

All the fish in the sea came to their wedding.

Hoki and Princess jade were very happy. But one day Hoki remembered the fishing hook. He became very sad. 'Poor Hono needs his hook,' he thought to himself. 'He can't go fishing without it. '

Hoki went to see the King of the Sea. He told the King about the fishing hook. 'I'll tell all the fish to come to the palace," said the King. 'We'll find your fishing hook. ' 'Hoki has lost a fishing hook,' the King told the fish. 'Have any of you eaten it? We want to give it back to Hoki's brother. '

The fish looked at each other. 'I haven't eaten a fishing hook,' they said. But then an old shark spoke. He looked very sick.

'I ate the fishing hook,' said the shark. 'It's here in my mouth.

It hurts me very much. Please take it out. '

Hoki put his hand into the old shark's mouth. He found the hook and pulled it out. The shark thanked Hoki.

Then Hoki said to Princess jade, 'I must take this hook back to Japan.

Then I'll build a palace for you on the land. '

Puzzles

Put the sentences in the ri ht order. Write the-letters in the 9 boxes below.
1. Soon Hoki and Princess Jade were married.
2. Hoki came to the bottom of the sea, and saw a palace.
3. Hoki and Princess Jade walked in the palace garden.
4. Hoki pulled the fishing hook out of the shark's mouth.
5. The King told all the fish in the sea to come to the palace.
Match the pictures with the answers above. Put the pictures in the

right order. Write the letters in the boxes below.

'I will come to your palace in one year,' said Princess Jade. 'You must build the best palace in the world for my daughter,"

said the King.

'You must make the wal. Is with rocks, and the doors with wood. You must make the roof with the feathers of sea birds. And you have to finish the palace in one year. '

The King gave Hoki a magic shell. 'One day this shell could help you,' he said. 'It can lift up the sea. You can also use it to talk to sea birds. ' Then the King told a crocodile to take Hoki to Japan. Hoki rode out of the palace on the crocodile's back. Hoki rode the crocodile out of the water to the sea-shore. Hono was making fishing nets at the edge of the water. He was very surprised and angry to see Hoki!

'Hono, it's me!' Hoki shouted. 'I've found your fishing hook!' But Hono threw a big stone at Hoki. 'Brother, what are you doing? ' said Hoki. 'I've come back to give you your fishing hook. '

'You've come back to steal my house and my gold!' shouted Hono. Hono took a dagger out of his pocket and ran towards Hoki. 'I'm going to kill you,' he shouted.

Hoki was very frightened. Then he remembered the magic shell. He took it out of his pocket. 'Magic shell, please lift up the sea,' he said.

'Goodbye, my ugly brother!' Hono shouted, and he pushed the dagger towards Hoki's heart. But an enormous wave came out of the sea, and Hono disappeared under the water.

The wave knocked Hoki over. When Hoki stood up, the sea was quiet, and Hono was not there. Hoki threw the fishing hook into the sea. He never saw Hono again.

Puzzles

Look at the pictures. Write the right words.
Find these words in the word square.

shore palace- hook princess jade brother roof rode magic

kill nets steal

Now Hoki had to build a palace for Princess Jade in one year. 'It must be the best palace in the world,' he thought. -But what colour shall I paint it? Shall I have blue walls? Or would Princess Jade rather have a pink palace? '

Hoki thought, then he started to build a blue palace. He took rocks from the sea-shore. He got wood from the forest. He built the walls from the rocks. He made the doors from wood. He painted the walls blue. But Hoki worried about the roof. 'Where am I going to find so many feathers? ' he asked himself.

Hoki used the magic shell to tell a sea bird his story, and about the feathers.

'We need our feathers to keep warm,' said the bird, 'but we can give you one feather every day. '

Hoki worked every day and every night building the palace. Every morning the sea bird gave him more feathers.

'I need three more feathers for the roof,' said Hoki, 'but Princess jade will be here the day after tomorrow. '

'Don't worry,' said the sea bird. 'I'll put three feathers next to the door of the palace tomorrow. '

It was a hot afternoon and Hoki was very tired. 'I'm going to sleep here on the beach,' he told the sea bird.

Hoki was very, very tired. He slept for two days. When Hoki woke up, he saw Princess Jade. She was coming out of the sea on a crocodile's back. When Princess Jade saw the roof, she said, 'My palace is not finished! I can't live here forever, but I'll stay until we have a child. Then I must leave you and never come back. '

Princess Jade had a baby son. Then she went back to her father's palace under the sea.

Hoki and his son lived on the land in Japan. The boy became a very good fisherman. Every evening Hoki went to the beach. He stood next to the sea and called to his wife. Princess Jade did not answer, but Hoki always remembered her!

Puzzles

What did Hoki use to build his palace? Put a tick on each of the things.
Now write the right words.
1. He needed the to build the walls.
2. He needed to paint the walls .
3. He needed the to make the doors.
4. He needed the to make the roof.