The (Eventually) Old Man, with a cameo by the Sea (with apologies to the classic)
The young man looked all around.
In the village, the people were hungry. They had nothing to eat.
The young man had just caught some fish for his family. Maybe he could give some to the others in his village.
But...
He didn't have enough for everyone.
He watched as young men stripped leaves off tree branches, turning them into make-believe swords, and fencing each other in mock sword fights.
Others made kites and were flying them.
But all were hungry if not starving.
"Follow me, if you want to eat! Bring your sticks and your kite strings!" said the young man.
And the young men (and some women) of the village followed him.
He brought them to the sea about an hour's walk away, taught them to turn their make-believe "swords"into fishing rods, and the kite strings into fishing lines to fish in the sea. By evening everyone had caught something to feed their families.
Now the young men (and some women) knew how to fish, and their family would have something to eat.
Now every day, they fished to feed their families.
