Старик и море

           Imagineifeachdayamanmusttrytokillthemoon,hethought.Themoonrunsaway. Butimagineifamaneachdayshouldhavetotrytokillthesun? Wewerebornlucky,hethought. 

           Thenhewassorryforthegreatfishthathadnothingtoeatandhisdeterminationtokillhimneverrelaxedinhissorrowforhim. Howmanypeoplewillhefeed,hethought.Butaretheyworthytoeathim? No,ofcoursenot. Thereisnooneworthyofeatinghimfromthemannerofhisbehaviourandhisgreatdignity. 

           Idonotunderstandthesethings,hethought.Butitisgoodthatwedonothavetotrytokillthesunorthemoonorthestars. Itisenoughtoliveontheseaandkillourtruebrothers. 

           Now,hethought,Imustthinkaboutthedrag. Ithasitsperilsanditsmerits. ImaylosesomuchlinethatIwilllosehim, ifhemakeshiseffortandthedragmadebytheoarsisinplaceandtheboatlosesallherlightness. Herlightnessprolongsbothoursuffering butitismysafetysince hehasgreatspeedthathehasneveryetemployed. NomatterwhatpassesImustgutthedolphinsohedoesnotspoilandeatsomeofhimtobestrong. 

           NowIwillrestanhourmoreandfeelthatheissolidandsteadybeforeImovebacktothesterntodotheworkandmakethedecision. InthemeantimeIcanseehowheactsandifheshowsanychanges. Theoarsareagoodtrick;butithasreachedthetimetoplayforsafety. HeismuchfishstillandIsawthatthehookwasinthecornerofhismouthandhehaskepthismouthtightshut. Thepunishmentofthehookisnothing. Thepunishmentofhunger,andthatheisagainstsomethingthathedoesnotcomprehend,iseverything. Restnow,oldman,andlethimworkuntilyournextdutycomes.