Three fish lived in a pond. The first could sense danger before it came. The second found a way out as soon as trouble arrived. The third said of everything, “What is to happen will happen.”
One day some fishermen passed by the pond and said, “Tomorrow we will cast our nets here.” The first fish overheard and at once told her two sisters, “Let us move to another pond today itself.”
The second said, “Trouble has not come yet. We will see when it does.” The third said, “Whatever happens, happens.” The first fish went alone through a channel to another pond.
The next day the fishermen cast their nets. The second fish was caught but at once held her breath and pretended to be dead. The fishermen thought she was dead and tossed her on the bank, and she rolled back into the water.
The third fish, who had done nothing, was caught in the net. Thus the first fish was safest, the second was saved by her wits, and the third fell victim to carelessness.