Carp

Stories tagged Carp:

• The Story of the Carp and the Dragon Aug 10, 2025

  

  In the ancient days when dragons still soared through Vietnamese skies and the boundary between the mortal and divine realms was thin as morning mist, there lived a small golden carp named Kim in the peaceful waters of Hồ Tây, the West Lake near the imperial capital.

  Kim was not an ordinary fish. While other carp were content to swim lazily in the shallow waters, eating water plants and enjoying the gentle currents, Kim possessed an insatiable curiosity about the world beyond the lake. She would often swim to the surface and watch the clouds drift overhead, wondering what lay beyond the distant mountains.

• The Story of the Magic Carp Jan 21, 2025

  

  In the crystal-clear waters of the Red River, where ancient currents carried stories from the mountains to the sea, lived a small carp named Kim whose dreams were as vast as the ocean and as high as the clouds. Unlike his fellow fish who were content to swim in peaceful circles, searching for food and avoiding fishermen’s nets, Kim possessed an extraordinary ambition that set him apart from all other creatures in the river.