One day, the fisherman went to the Sea to fish as he usually did, but when he reeled in the line he discovered that he had a very large flounder at the end of his line. To his great surprise, the fish cried out when the fisherman pulled him out of the water.

“Oh, no! Don’t eat me! I’m really a prince under an enchantment!” So the fisherman, who was a kind and gentle man, cut the flounder loose and released him back into the Sea, where it quickly swam out of sight.