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The narrative builds anticipation through gulls’ questions and Yusuf’s imagination, showing how the sea may bring shells, bottles, or stories, while also highlighting help for sea turtles.","A Fish and a Gift  \nEnglish Story Book  \nA Fish and a Gift  \nBy: Liesl Jobson Illustrations: Jesse Breytenbach Reformatted for Bloom by: Marlene Custer A Saide Initiative  \nEnglish  \nWriter: Liesl Jobson  \nIllustrations: Jesse Breytenbach Book Dash  \nAfrican Storybook Initiative  \nSaide-South African Institute for Distance Education  \nCopyright © 2014, Liesl Jobson, Jesse Breytenbach, Andy Thesenand [bookdash.org](bookdash.org)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nOne special Friday Yusuf’s father gets dressed before a flicker of light brightens the sky. He pulls on his heavy weather-proof jacket and the green woolen cap that covers his ears . He waves his boy goodbye .  \nYusuf’s eyes brighten when Papa says,“Today is the day I will catch a fish and bring a gift home for you .”  \nA fish and a gift? Oh, what will it be? Papa cycles down to Muizenberg Beach. Squeak, squeak go the wheels all the way to Surfer’s Corner.  \nGulls circle the sky.“Whaaat? Whaaat? Whaaat?” they cry.“What will you bring back for Yusuf?”  \nPapa rings his bell.“Wait and see what it will be!”  \nThe fishermen watch the sun rise. They check their nets. They check their oars . They listen to the wind. They drag their boats down to the water .  \nYusuf’s grandfather, Oupa Salie was atreknet fisherman . Before him his father, Oupagrootjie Ridwaan, knew the sea too.  \nThe boat rides into the waves . Papa’s arms stretch to the oar . His leg braces against the side. His neck strains, his back muscles ripple.  \nPapa sings as he works: “Drop and swish. Find a fish. Pull and plop. Don’t you stop.”  \nAll day long Yusuf looks at the sky. It is bright and clear and windless. A fish and a gift! What will Papa bring home from the sea? Sometimes he brings a beautiful shell. Sometimes he brings a jewel green bottle rinsed by the waves .  \nSome days Yusuf’s father brings a story. Like the time they found sea turtles on the sand, hundreds washed up in a storm.  \n“Whaaat? Whaaat? Whaaat?” cried the gulls.“What will you do to help the turtles?”  \nPapa said,“We saved those turtles, I tell you straight. 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