Johnny swam quite quickly in the water. and he didn't even come up for air.
It was amazing!
'It would be nice to be like this.' he thought as he swam in the sea. 'not having to worry about things, like clothes, money, anything. Just being able to swim carefree in the oceans all around the world.'
Johnny swam right down to the surface of the sea near his island. then he swam round and round his island underwater 15 times more.
soon, he could see the sky below the surface was changing to a yellow and pinky-violet sky.
He realized it was getting late.
So, he swam back to the island, went up to the surface, heaved himself onto the beach, and then, he saw to his surprise, that his fishy changes were reversing themselves.
His hair changed back to it's normal colour, his tail became legs, all his scales faded, his clothes magically reappeared, and his feet lost the webbing, and regained the toenails, becoming normal human feet again. "I'm normal again." he said. He did feel a bit sad, but was glad to be human again.
He felt a cold breeze caress his bare feet, and he saw the sun was slowly sinking. "Ah well," he said. "Time to go home."
he put his boots and socks back on, tied up his boat on the dock, and headed back to his house. He glanced back at the sea.
"It is strange." he said to himself as he walked home. "I didn't know I could swim that fast. and I didn't even come up for air the whole time!"
'It would be nice to be a fish.' he thought, as he walked back to his house. 'not having to worry about things, like clothes, money, anything. Just being able to swim carefree in the oceans all around the world.'
he grinned. as he walked all the way home.