A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush

A fisherman had been fishing all day. In theend he caught only one fish. The fish was verylittle. The poor fish said to the fisherman，“Please， please let me go.”The fisherman asked，“Why should I？”“Sir， I’m too small for you toeat at this moment. But if you put me back intothe sea， I’ll soon grow up， and then you can makea fine meal of me.”“My little fish，”said thefisherman， “I have you now. Later I might notcatch you. Have you ever heard the saying“Abird in the hand is worth two in the bush”？ Neverforget： You should not risk losing something youalready have by trying to get something better.