- Hey, Oskar!
- Hm…
- Let’s go fishing!
- Fishing? But…
- Yes… We don’t eat fish. But fishing - it’s funny! And to all – just for a change, because you watch too much TV. And I’m afraid that you will adhere to the couch.
- Ok! So, we need a fishing tackle, some bait, what else?
- No, we need only some bait. And a camera.
- But how will we catch a fish without a tackle? With bare hands?
- Yes! I know a secret. The main thing is the bait. And to remember not to turn off the TV.
- Eli… It seems to me that you fooled me head.
- No! Let’s go for bait.
- Ok then.
And they went to the nearest supermarket. In a short time Oskar found with surprise that they bought only 3 kg of bananas. He said:
- I never knew that fish likes bananas!
- Well. As usual – it doesn’t. But the fish I know likes the bananas very much.
- I’m intrigued. And where are we going to go? To the river or to some lake?
- No. We will go to our roof.
- Eli!!!
- Trust me.
So, they took the bananas and climbed at the roof above their apartments. Eli asked once more:
- Is our TV on?
- Yes, as you said.
- Ok.
They crawled along the roof and stopped near the SAT. At the end Oskar broke:
- Will you tell me, What are we doing here?
She smiled.
- You see, we are not just fishing. We are skyfishing.
- What do you mean?
- We will catch the skyfish.
- What are you talking about? There’s no fish in the sky! At least I haven’t seen it before…
- If we are lucky, you’ll see the one tonight.
Eli took the bananas and put them on the SAT.
- The reflected wave translates the mental bananas back. The skyfish (at least the one that I know) can feel them even from the dark side of Moon. Now, be quiet.
And they sat quietly, admiring the starry sky. Only in a several minutes Eli touched Oskar’s hand.
- Watch that area.
Oskar looked in the pointed direction, but saw nothing at first. But after intense watching he discerned something.
Something, like a pale lightning, that was moving in long zigzags, but so quickly, that he would never recognized it without his super sharp vampire vision. In amazement, he opened his mouth, but Eli touched him again and whispered: “Please, go to our apartment, turn off the TV and get back. Oh, and I forgot the camera and tripod…”.
Oskar rushed to apartments and returned very quickly.
When he sat beside Eli, he found that the pale lightning was moving much closer.
And suddenly, it stopped in several meters above the SAT. The sight was so magical that Oskar was afraid to move. The thing was like giant centipede, more than a meter long and looked as if entirely consisted of shimmering, iridescent light. Oskar has never seen anything more beautiful in his life. In this moment the thing began move closer to SAT, until just descended on it. Eli began to smile. And Oskar found in surprise that the thing surrounded bananas with its body, taking them into the ring, like if defending them from the hostile world. Eli smiled wider. Oskar’s eyes widened too, when he found that bananas began to disappear one by one. Very soon, there were none. Oskar looked, being completely hypnotized, when the thing began some awkward movements as if trying to fly. In this moment Eli begin to laugh. She laughed loudly and not afraid to scare the thing. She laughed to tears and said:
- Oskar, hold me or I’ll fall from the roof.
She continued, choking with laughter and appealing to the thing “You’re a just a piggy” and then – to Oskar:
- Oskar, get acquainted! This is a skyfish. They say that it’s a skyfish, but sometimes it behaves just like a pig.
It so stuffed now, that even cannot take off. Its name Thundy-Mindy. Really, it isn’t “it”, it “he” or “she”, depending of the mood.
Then she turned to the skyfish:
- Thundy-Mindy, this is Oskar. Oskar, this is Thundy-Mindy.
Skyfish moved its tale lazily.
- Are you “he” or “she” now?
Some sounds came from the SAT.
- He said – “he”. He said that he glad to meet you.
- Glad to meet you too, said Oskar.
Eli asked Thundy-Mindy:
- Can we take a picture with you by heart?
There were some sounds.
- He said, we can.
Eli took the camera and set up a tripod. Then she configured an automatic shooting mode and invited Oskar:
- Take Mr. Skyfish from one side and I’ll take from another.
And they did. Then the camera began to film and the camera flash wasn’t needed because Thundy-Mindy shone like a Christmas tree. Then Eli, fooling around, lifted the skyfish by his tale. The skyfish, fooling around as well, snapped at Oskar ass. Oskar howled and Eli began to laugh. Oskar asked with hissing:
- Why are you laughing?
- Thundy-Mindy says that now he isn’t “he”, but “she” and she likes you.
- Oh, my poor ass…
- Well, she says, that she was very glad to have fun with us and thanks for banana. But now she says that she wants to break free.
Eli asked the skyfish: “are you sure, you can?”. Some sounds buzz in reply.
- Thundy-Mindy says that she already can. She digests bananas faster than flies… Let’s just extend our arms forward.
And after they did so, the skyfish slowly raised up and made a slow circle over their heads. And, in another jiff, with incredible speed, he/she disappeared from their sight.
Oskar examined the SAT:
- Wow. There’s no any peel!
- Ha! And you that thought. Thundy-Mindy so loves bananas, that he/she could easily eat them along with a boxing, not only with a peel.
Oskar was impressed. He gathered the camera and tripod and asked:
- How have you met?
- By accident. It was a fool moon. I sat on the roof and looked at the stars, when heard a sound like something crashed into a SAT nearby. And there were buzzing and squeaking sounds. I came closer and found THIS. Really, skyfish can’t talk, he/she translates the thoughts and that “buzzing” just helps to tune the right frequency. It’s easy; you will be able to do it, with some practice. It appeared that if skyfish touches the working SAT, he/she sticks to it, like a strong magnet and can’t free while the TV is on.
So, that time it was Thundy-Mindy. I had to tear off the cords, to break the circuit. We became good friends, but unfortunately, our meetings are not often. I still know few about the skyfish. They eat the sunlight and don’t need to sleep. They are almost immortal, while someone won't kill them (as a rule – people).
Some people say that they’re just insects but it’s nonsense, because they don’t know, what I know. Some people say that the skyfish like sun-dried tuna as well. I am not sure, but one thing I know for certain:
Thundy-Mindy loves bananas.
Photo by heart
From left to right: Eli, Thundy-Mindy, Oskar
Thundy-Mindy says: "I want to break free!"
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