Mang Ambo's Big Catch - Part 2

The problem of the fishermen continued, less catch each passing day. Farther and farther they fished... They tried to catch at a longer time but still the same. The catch became less and the fishes were smaller.

And so, one night before the fishermen went out to fish they approached Mang Ambo to ask for an advice. They saw him busy repairing and checking his fishishing nets. Even some beg for his advice to no avail. Mang Ambo just told them that it was just luck that he always had a big catch.

As the fishermen were leaving, Mang Ambo was smiling while saying to him self "You are very lucky if I will tell you my secret"...

After finishing a pack of cigarette, off he went fishing. As usual, he went far from the other fishermen and one by one he throw his dynamites. Big fish, small fish were everywhere! Big catch again for Mang Ambo tonight and his secret remains a secret.

Just like the other night, the other fishermen were still out in the sea while Mang Ambo was already heading home. As he was approaching their village, he saw an area engulfed in flames. He started to feel uneasy when he was sure that it was their place which is on fire.

He rushed to their house upon reaching the shore and he heard more explosion. These were coming from the place where he was hiding the dynamites. All the other people were just looking at what was happening and now they knew Mang Ambo's secret.

As he was sitting down with his palms in his face, he remembered the place where he was sitting the night before he left to fish. The cigarette butts which might be still lit could have started th fire. Everything that they had because of his illegal fishing were gone. His only consolation was that his family was on vacation when it happened...

Mang Ambo's Big Catch Part 1

Mang Ambo was not the typical fisherman because he prefers to fish by himself and far from the others. Comparing to his fellow fishermen, their family have a bigger house and can afford to send his children to school with ease. You might think that Mang Ambo was a very good fisherman because of these but not until you knew him well.

Unknown to others, Mang Ambo uses dynamite in fishing and that is the reason why he prefers to fish alone and far from the others in order for them not to notice his illegal activity. He keeps his dynamites in a small hut not very far from his house so his wife and their children do not know about it either.

As days pass by, less and less fish were caught by the fishermen in their village. Even Mang Ambo's catch were reduced to half of his original catch. They were forced to fish farther and at a longer time just to have a good catch.

It was summer and his family went to their relatives to have a vacation. Mang Ambo opted to be left behind because he doesn't want to leave his fishing. Besides, nobody will be left behind to look after their house.

The fishermen had a meeting to discuss about the problem and invited Mang Ambo to talk about it one day as they knew that he is the only one who is having a good catch. They were hoping that he could teach them a new way to have a good catch but he did not attend. They thought that he was just busy so they did not bother him anymore.

To be continued....