The child slowly approached a shelf.
It held all kinds of things.
The child couldn't even recognize what many of them were.
The child gradually became absorbed in each item, whether it seemed new or familiar to her.
A bright, curious look appeared on the child's face.
There really were too many things.
The excitement and wonder she'd felt at first gradually faded, and the child began to grow tired.
She was starting to feel a little dizzy from choosing.
She began to weigh the pros and cons of each item.
She didn't want anything too big.
It was too heavy.
She couldn't carry it.
The child didn't like anything too old, either.
The little girl still preferred delicate things that were bright and pretty.
So she didn't want anything rough, either.
After all that searching...
The child was surprised to find that nothing quite matched her tastes.
The child's hand drifted over each item.
A lot of things seemed interesting to her.
But she could only choose one...
None of them seemed quite right.
The child pursed her lips.
She kept walking.
Just as the child was starting to feel a little disappointed...
Hm?
The child seemed to have reached the end.
She saw a window.
There were blinds over it.
A little sunlight filtered through the gaps in the blinds.
It streamed down.
The child looked below.
Then...
The child's eyes widened.
Beneath the blinds was a fairly large basin.
The water in it rippled gently.
Something caught the child's eye.
The child's mouth fell open.
There were fish in the water.
Small, delicate goldfish.
Each one was brightly colored, as beautiful as the sunset clouds on the horizon.
In the shimmering sunlight, each goldfish seemed to have