The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister _ A Story of Humility, Friendship, Sharin_HD

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00:00A long way out in the deep blue sea, there lived a fish. Not just an ordinary fish, but

00:21the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean. His scales were every shade of blue and green

00:28and purple, with sparkling silver scales among them. The other fish were amazed at his beauty.

00:36They called him Rainbow Fish.

00:39Come on, Rainbow Fish, they would call. Come and play with us.

00:47But the Rainbow Fish would just glide past, proud and silent, letting his scales shimmer.

00:55The Rainbow Fish was the most beautiful fish in the sea, but he never played with the other fish.

01:02I'm too beautiful to play with them, he thought.

01:07One day, a little blue fish followed after him.

01:12Rainbow Fish, wait for me! Please give me one of your shiny scales, they are so wonderful

01:22and you have so many!

01:25What? You want me to give you one of my special scales? Who do you think you are?

01:32cried the Rainbow Fish.

01:35I will never give you any of my special scales. Get away from me!

01:40Shocked, the little blue fish swam away. He was so sad and he told all his friends what had happened.

01:50From then on, no one would ask the Rainbow Fish to play anymore.

01:54They would turn away whenever he swam by and they stopped admiring how beautiful his scales are.

02:01The Rainbow Fish noticed that he was being avoided and he felt that he's no longer admired by the others.

02:09What good were the dazzling, shimmering scales with no one to admire them?

02:13Now, he's the loneliest fish in the entire ocean.

02:19One day, he poured out his troubles to the starfish.

02:22I really am beautiful. Why doesn't anybody like me?

02:27I'm sorry, Rainbow Fish, but I can't answer that for you, said the starfish.

02:34But, beyond the coral reef is the deep cave. There, you will find the wise octopus. Maybe she can tell you.

02:43The Rainbow Fish then went to go find the deep cave.

02:51The Rainbow Fish finally found the deep cave and it was very dark inside and he couldn't see anything.

02:58Then, suddenly, two eyes caught him in their glare and the octopus emerged from the darkness.

03:08I have been waiting for you, said the octopus with a deep voice.

03:14The waves have told me your story. You are unhappy because no one would want to play with you.

03:21You feel that the others have wronged you, but it is you who has been wrong.

03:25This is my advice. Give a glittering scale to each of the other fish.

03:31You will no longer be the most beautiful fish in the sea, but you will discover how to be happy.

03:38I can't, the Rainbow Fish said.

03:42But the octopus had already disappeared into a dark cloud of ink.

03:47Give away my scales? My beautiful shining scales? Never! How could I ever be happy without them?

03:56Suddenly, he felt the light touch of a fin. The little blue fish was back.

04:02Rainbow Fish, please don't be angry. I just want one little scale.

04:09The Rainbow Fish wavered.

04:12Only one very, very small shimmery scale, he thought.

04:17Well, maybe I wouldn't miss just one.

04:22Carefully, the Rainbow Fish pulled out the smallest scale and gave it to the little fish.

04:28Thank you! Thank you, Rainbow Fish! Thank you very much!

04:34The little blue fish bubbled playfully, as he tucked the shiny scale in among his blue ones.

04:42A rather peculiar feeling came over the Rainbow Fish.

04:46For a long time, he watched the little blue fish swim back and forth with his new scale glittering in the water.

04:54The little blue fish whizzed through the ocean with his scale flashing.

05:02So, it didn't take long before the Rainbow Fish was surrounded by the other fish.

05:07Everyone wanted a glittering scale.

05:11Me too, Rainbow Fish! Can I have one too? said the other fish.

05:17The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left and right, and the more he gave away, the more delighted he became.

05:25When the water around him filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish.

05:33In the end, the Rainbow Fish had only one shining scale left.

05:38His most prized possessions had been given away, yet he was very happy.

05:44Come on, Rainbow Fish! Come and play with us!

05:48Here I come! said the Rainbow Fish.

05:53And, happy as a splash, he swam off to join his friends.

06:04What are the lessons that we could learn from this story?

06:08First, be humble.

06:11The Rainbow Fish didn't want to play with the other fish because he thought that he's too beautiful to mingle with them.

06:18Never look down on anybody.

06:21Treat everyone with dignity and respect.

06:24You may be successful and beautiful, but that doesn't put you above everybody else.

06:31Remember, we all have our unique gifts, talents, strengths, and weaknesses.

06:37Be humble enough to know that you are far from perfect, but confident enough to know that you can do anything you set your mind to.

06:49Sharing comes in many forms.

06:51It could be us sharing our time, efforts, or whatever we have with other people.

06:56We can help others even in our own simplest way.

07:04Just like the Rainbow Fish, you could be the most beautiful and the most successful, yet still be the loneliest.

07:11As cliche as it may sound, but happiness really lies within us.

07:16Sure, we will be happy when we have all the best material things in the world, but that happiness is temporary.

07:24Aim for that long-lasting and genuine happiness.

07:28Remember, happiness is an inside job.

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