Mission of the Fish

Name: Mission of the Fish
Author: Celia Bolam

by Celia Bolam

Ages 4–84 min readKindnessFree to read

A school of fish has a mission: to get rid of garbage in their home. Together they work to convince humans to keep the water clean. Do you think humans will listen to the fish?

A gentle, hopeful story where small fish find the courage to speak up, showing children that kindly telling the truth can change someone's heart.

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Credits & license

Written by Celia Bolam

Illustrated by Ariful Islam

License: CC BY 4.0

Source: Global Digital Library

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Questions to talk about together

How do you think Tengra felt when he bumped his head on the trash in the river?
The fish spoke up gently to the boy — what could we say if we saw someone littering?
What is one thing we could do to keep our own rivers and parks clean?