In which the hero of today's story is--surprise!--a pufferfish
The War of the Fishes (Nguna) This was long ago, before the dark and the light, and I will tell, tell, tell the story. The world was full of water, and the water was full of fish. Some were brave. Some were bold. Some were beautiful. But the fish were not kind. They were not respectful. They were not peaceful. The fish wanted to elect a leader. They said that the leader should be the biggest fish. One fish said that it was biggest. Then, another fish said that it was biggest. And another, and another. All the fish said, “I am biggest.” Even the small fish said this. They could not agree. The fish decided to go to war. They brought all their weapons. “We have spears! We have clubs! We have sharp! pointed! sticks!” They went to the place where the war would happen. But before they could start fighting, somebody else came to the place. It was the whale. T...
