A Pet Reader

Chapter 104: The Two Gold Fishes

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Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

The Two Gold Fishes

I have two gold fishes that Aunt Ruth gave me for a birthday present.

I keep them in a large bowl on a table near a south window.

The fishes seem so happy as they dart quickly back and forth in the water.

They are golden in color, and look like twins.

I call them Golden and Sunny.

But I don’t know which one is Golden nor which one is Sunny.

Once a week I put fresh water into the glass bowl.

Every day I feed the fish some fish food which I buy downtown.

I give them seaweed, too.

I have had the fishes for three months.

I am going to try to take such good care of them that my fishes may live for a long time.