Never Get Too Close to a Fish
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I wished I’d remembered to ask Grandma what she meant by “Never get too close to a fish.” I guess I went to sleep because I saw Colors getting larger and larger, just like in the book where the kid fed the fish too much fish food. Colors got hungrier and hungrier and closer and closer, until I yelled, “I’m too close to this fish!” I was so scared I woke up. Then I remembered that fish don’t really grow that big, not fish like Colors anyway. Then I began to think about germs. Mom always yells at me when I kiss Grandma’s cat, Mittens. She says, “Stop kissing that cat! You’ll get germs.” Of course, you can’t kiss a fish. But maybe if you get close to a fish, when it opens its little mouth, the germs travel up through the water into the air, and into the kid who is standing too close. Maybe the kid’s eyes start to bug out and his mouth begins opening and closing, and his skin gets scaly and he starts to grow fins. Sometimes, when it is late and dark, I start to think things like this. I turned on the lights and Colors was swimming in Mom’s salad bowl.
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Penelope Torribio, a popular So Cal performer, is an award-winning singer-songwriter, puppeteer, photographer, playwright, DVD producer and author. She calls herself an ecology artist in that most of her art has something to do with promoting living in balance with all the elements of our world and beyond. Penelope is the author of :Einstein in My Garden, Photos and Reflections on Bugs; The Magic in You Making Changes in the Neighborhood, a Fairytale; Never Get Too Close to a Fish; The Rain is Coming, a rain forest musical, Dinosaur Dance, how not to become extinct; Outer Space, an outer space ecology musical, Under the Blue Blue Sea, ocean ecology musical; Ruler of the World, a Hindu epic musical ; The Grass is Green, farm animal musical and nearly 100 whimsical and lyrical childrens' songs, many have provided the theme for childrens' ecological shows around the world. Penelope has 10 CDs and six DVDs. Her CDs are primarily from her musicals. Her DVDs are from her “Take-Ten, 10 Minutes with Nature Series.” These DVDs combine her award-winning photography with beautiful relaxation music. So far she has produced six in this series: Bugs and Those Who Love Them 1 and 2, Birds and Those Who Love Them, Water Birds and Those Who Love Them, Oceans and Those Who Love Them and Flowers and Those Who Love. Although they were intended for children, adults have found these Take Tens, a perfect break in the middle of a busy day. Besides producing ecology art Penelope is a great believe in “Kid Power” and her performances and workshops encourage kids to create their own art, music and shows to help promote a more beautiful and harmonious world. Find more about her performances and workshops on 1worldmusicandpuppets.com Penelope lives in Pomona, Ca with her husband, pets and over 600 puppets from all over the world.