The first time she saw the little black-and-white goldfish, the child thought it was very special.
Its coloring reminded her of a panda.
But compared to the other two little goldfish she caught afterward...
The black-and-white goldfish looked a little dull.
Its colors weren't as bright and vivid...
And it wasn't as big...
With all three little goldfish together...
The other two definitely caught the eye more.
"This little black-and-white goldfish looks like a panda..."
The child grinned.
"Isn't it cute?"
It was tiny and chubby.
Compared with the other two little goldfish, this black-and-white one looked especially endearing.
The child liked it very much, too.
She liked all three little goldfish.
But...
The child looked at her uncle.
She had to give one of the little goldfish to her uncle.
She had made that decision from the very beginning.
It was because of that decision that she had kept trying for so long.
Otherwise...
If it had only been for herself...
She would have given up long ago.
She couldn't bring herself to shamelessly keep coming to the old man's general store just to scoop up goldfish.
Even though the old man had told her she was welcome...
She still felt embarrassed.
Failing again and again also made her feel as if she was wasting the old man's fish net.
She was even too embarrassed to look him in the eye.
But because she wanted to give her uncle, who had saved her, a thank-you gift...
The child had forced herself to keep going.
Finally...
Today, she had been incredibly lucky and run into Superman.
Superman was such a nice person.
Even though she had acted terribly...
He had still listened to her request and come with her to the general store.
And then...
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