I was just a little fish,
But to the birds I made a very tasty dish.
They swooped down at night,
The fish were fighting with all their might.
But many didn’t make it back;
After the birds had stolen their snack.

One night there was to be a big feast,
Birds, sharks and dolphins, all of them beasts;
All with their eyes on the fish and I.
They jabbed at us with their teeth,
All coming above and beneath.
But one came for me.

It swooped down and took me with its claws,
A shark was approaching with its jaws.
It opened its mouth and snapped at the bird
Its crunching teeth was all I heard.
And so I thanked a shark for being alive,
To me he was worth more than my life.