
And the winner of this contest is ... David B.!
1) The floating fish in panel one is dead. The floating fish in panel two is only
pretending to be dead in an attempt to get the cat to try to pull it out of the bowl. At that point the other fish will pull a net out of the castle and trap the cat under the water, and then they will feast.
If all goes perfectly the girl will try to rescue the cat, and the fish will catch
her and they will be legends throughout all fishdom. It's unlikely, but a goldfish can dream, you know?
I assume David B. is the same
David Bowie from one of my earlier contests. If not, I apologize for conflating you two, but I'm giving you a David Bowie-themed
prize. Which is also a Halloween-themed prize! I thought it was cool.
And here are the rest of your differences:
2) The little girl in panel two has already had a rough week. Yesterday, she learned the truth about
Santa Claus.
3) In panel one, the live fish is singing, "Ding, Dong, the Wicked Witch is Dead."
4) In panel two, the fish have a backup plan should the traps fail to ensnare either the cat or the girl: life insurance fraud.
5) In panel one, the fish committed suicide when the adjustable rate mortgage on his aquarium castle ballooned.
6) In panel one, the girl is not upset because she's had fish die before, and secretly finds it entertaining to watch them get flushed down the toilet. When the cat dies, her attempt to bury it will flood the entire apartment building.