Scrooge and the Magic Fish is a book in the Walt Disney Fun-to-Read Library series.
Summary[]
Donald demands a raise from Uncle Scrooge, but Scrooge refuses, saying that he is only a poor old duck and thinks his Money Bin is half-empty. Feeling down, Scrooge goes to the Millionaires Club, where he sees a sign for a fishing contest and decides to enter. He very soon catches a very big fish who suddenly begs to be thrown back into the sea, saying he will grant Scrooge's dearest wish if he does so. Scrooge, realizing this opportunity, wishes to have his Money Bin filled to the very top and lets the fish go.
Upon returning and seeing his bin filled with money all the way up to the ceiling, Scrooge decides maybe he was too hasty with his wish. He goes back out to sea and finds the fish again, and this time wishes he had a palace. The fish reluctantly has Scrooge's mansion transformed into one. Scrooge enjoys his new palace for half an hour, but he then gets even greedier and decides he should also be a king. Donald warns him about how ridiculous he's being, but Scrooge heads back to the sea and tells the fish that he wants to be a king, so the fish reluctantly grants that too. Scrooge returns to his palace to find a throne, a crown to put on his head, and many servants catering to his needs.
Scrooge then orders Donald to go tell the other Millionaires' Club members to come to the palace so he can see their envious reactions. Donald scoffs at this, saying they'll more likely laugh at it. Scrooge thinks that perhaps he should just wish to be emperor of the world, so he goes out to find the magic fish again, in spite of the weather turning sour. Scrooge tells the fish that he wants to be an emperor, but the fish has by now had it with Scrooge's greed and undoes all Scrooge's earlier wishes.
When Scrooge returns to the Money Bin and sees it half-empty again, he is devastated. After a while, he realizes he should be content with what he already has, then takes Donald out to dinner, though he makes Donald pay for it.
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