When the Shark and the Fish first met is a story written by Gilad Shalit, aged 11. Gilad writes about a young fish who meets a young shark. Although natural enemies, they decide to become friends and live in peace.
You may ask why this eleven-year-old's story has become so important that it has been turned into a book, with illustrations from many famous artists. This answer lies in the story of Gilad Shalit.
Gilad's Story:
On Sunday morning (25 June 2006) in the course of an infiltration and attack by terrorists in the area of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, an IDF officer and a soldier were killed, a soldier was abducted, and four others were wounded. Gilad Shalit, then 19, was the Israeli soldier abducted. Since that time, he has been held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
This story of a shark and a fish overcoming obstacles and becoming friends, making peace has become hugely important and central to the campaign to release Gilad and all of Israel's missing soldiers.
Gilad's story has been turned into a book, and had been put on the curriculum for many schools in the USA. Below is some school children reading Gilad's story, accompanied by some of their drawings. Alternatively, you can watch the video here.
I am posting this for the 3rd anniversary of Gilad's capture.
