A Wish Upon the Fountain Fish

Published: May 10, 2024, 6:45 a.m.

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The youngest of three siblings makes a wish at a mall fountain, where unseen fish supposedly live, helping people\\u2019s wishes come true.

Genre: Fairy Tale

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Excerpt:
I twisted my mouth to one side, and stared at the coin that I held in the middle of my palm.

\\u201cThere\\u2019s a scientific explanation for it,\\u201d my sister said.\\xa0

"For what?\\u201d I said, glancing up at the fountain. We were standing three feet away from it.

"For the wishes coming true.\\u201d

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What\\u2019s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?
Rory\\u2019s Story Cubes. I rolled three cubes. They landed on \\u201cfish, magnifying glass, and fountain\\u201d

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cA Wish Upon the Fountain Fish\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel


Music
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\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)


Music by JONATHAN SHAW*
\\u201cChecking Inventory\\u201d
\\u201cAfternoon Chat\\u201d
\\u201cIn Tranquil Spring\\u201d
\\u201cMarket on the Sea\\u201d
\\u201cThoughts\\u201d
\\u201cA Tale of Water\\u201d


*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

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Music by Jonathan Shaw licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
Changes made to the musical tracks?\\xa0 Just cropping to align with my narration.

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at\\xa0audiojungle.net
Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at gamedevmarket.net
Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At left, a child seen from waist up and from the back, wearing a bright hoodie and a flower pin in short bobbed hair, with right arm bent at the side, and right hand holding a coin. The child stands in front of a fountain with a central goblet-shaped piece spouting water over the edge. A smaller goblet-shaped piece sits above the first, spouting water, and another piece that extends beyond frame spouts water down.\\xa0 Small translucent fish swim in schools and clusters in the air around the fountain. Watermark of \\u201cStoryfeather\\u201d around bottom curve of fountain.

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