Seven—and One—Fables That May Keep You Awake
If You Read Them on a Sleepless Night — Chapter Five

Riding a strong updraft,
Guu rose higher and higher.

It felt energy
flowing through its entire body.

As it ascended,
it saw something strange—

upon the top of a mountain,
the sea seemed cramped and uneasy.

Guu asked:

“Why is the sea
on top of the mountain?”

The sea answered irritably:

“The fish, the whales, and the ships
keep complaining
that they don’t like being looked down upon
by the clouds, the sky, and the mountains.

So I had no choice
but to move up here.”

“That sounds difficult,”
Guu said gently.

After comforting the sea a little,
Guu rose even higher.

And there,
in the open sky,
fish and ships were flying.