One day little Ella �(ask) her father to take her to the sea. Her father �(be) happy not to be alone all day and so he �(agree). Early the next morning they �(get) up, �(have) breakfast and �(go) to sea. Ella �(like) the clear blue sky with the red shading of the rising sun and the transparent blue water of the sea. From her father�s boat she �(see) many small fishes swimming here and there. Her father �(be) busy with the net and Ella �(be) all to herself. Looking into the water she �(see) one little fish that �(be) very like her pet fish Tommy. �Good morning Mr. Fish�, Ella �(say). �Why are you so sad?� The fish �(look) at Ella with its eyes full of tears. �I am sad because I do not have friends. Other fishes don�t want to play with me because I look different from them and they do not like me.� �You look just like my pet goldfish Tommy!� the little girl �(say). �Don�t cry, tomorrow I will take it with me.��The following�day Ella �(ask) her father to take her to the sea again. This time she �(take) Tommy the fish with her. When they �(come) to the same place Ella �(let) Tommy the fish out into the sea. Tommy �(be) very happy to have a new friend and the little sad fish �(be) not sad any more.
Two fishes �(swim) and �(play) all day long. In the evening Ella �(want) to take Tommy home, but Tommy the fish �(not/want) to leave his new friend alone so it �(ask) Ella to stay for one night. Ella �(not/want) to leave Tommy but she �(not/want) the little fish to be sad again either, so she (agree). The next morning she �(see) a strange thing. Tommy and the little fish �(find) (here better would be to use had found but the exercise requires Past Simple only) a chest on the bottom of the sea and �(bring) (here better would be to use had found but the exercise requires Past Simple only)� it to Ella�s father boat. So now Ella�s family �(be) rich. They �(be) very happy and �(take) the little fish to live together with them.
This is where our next story begins :)
BY A.K. (I.S.)
