The decicion that Minli made was to free her gold fish because she did not want her parents to feed the gold fish and she also did not want her parents to feed another mouth in the house. I think that the decision that Minli made was a good one because every one and everything deserves to be happy and to be free because no one likes to be traped. In the storie on page 28 - 29 it said " I've swum all the oceans and rivers, except for one,the fish said and on my way to the last, the goldfish man caught me. I despaired in his cart, for I have seen and learned much of the world, including the way to Never-Ending Montain. Since you have set me free, I will tell you." This means that the gold fish was very happy and pleased that he was free and not in a bowl and that they prefer to be free than traped.