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water, a quick splash, and a tug at the 

 line that was so sudden and unexpected 

 that the young fisherman nearly lost his 

 tackle, pole and all. But a moment 

 later, he recovered his nerve, and dragged 

 a beauty of a trout, flopping and jump- 

 ing, on to the middle of the bridge. 



There was no more fishing that morn- 

 ing, for with a whoop like a wild Indian, 

 the small fisherman clutched his fish 

 tightly in both hands and started for the 

 house at his best pace, shouting as he 

 went, " Tve got a trout, Tve got a 



trout." 



The fish was not even taken from the 

 pin hook, although he soon flopped him- 

 self free. The fish-pole was trailed be- 

 hind in the dust, in the excitement of 

 the moment, and all but the prize was 

 forgotten. 



The admonition not to go to the 



