Pataka River Story

A quiet stream of water is surrounded by rocks and sand; it looks very peaceful and serene. Using a rock, someone tosses it into the river causing ripples to form creating waves in the water. Fish swimming nearby are startled by the commotion and swim deeper into the river as the fish that were directly hit by the stone sink to the river bottom.



One day, a boy named Hideki was walking along the riverbank. He picked up a stone and threw it into the river. "I wonder what would happen if I throw it in," he said to himself, rubbing his head as he always did. The rock landed on a fish's head, bounced off, and plopped into the water. The fish flapped its tail and swam away in fright.



A quiet stream. Birds chirping. Sunlight peeking through the trees. A warm breeze flowing through his hair, relaxing his muscles as he sits by the riverbank. There's a splash and a ripple in the water, causing it to shimmer like a field of diamonds.



The fisherman went down to the river after a hard day of work hoping to catch a fish that night. He had been there all day with no luck, and he was getting frustrated.



It was a day like any other, the sun shined and it was hot. Not a living thing in sight. Then you hear "THUD" and a fish hits the ground.



Once upon a time, there was a disenchanted 19-year old boy who was so insistent on seeing the ocean that he went to live in the secluded mountains.

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