The Fisherman and the Little Fish

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The Fisherman and the Little Fish
        A FISHERMAN who lived on the produce of his nets, one day caught
        a single small Fish as the result of his day's labor.
        The Fish,
        panting convulsively, thus entreated for his life:
        "O Sir, what
        good can I be to you, and how little am I worth? I am not yet
        come to my full size.
        Pray spare my life, and put me back into
        the sea.
        I shall soon become a large fish fit for the tables of
        the rich, and then you can catch me again, and make a handsome
        profit of me."
        The Fisherman replied, "I should indeed be a very
        simple fellow if, for the chance of a greater uncertain profit, I
        were to forego my present certain gain."