THE THREE LITTLE GOLDFISH 

 crumbs remember lattice frightened 



There was once a man who had three gold- 

 fish. 



Every day he threw crumbs to them 



The fish would swim quickly to the top to 

 eat the crumbs. 



Then the good man would say : 



" Dear little goldfish, remember two things. 



" Never swim through the lattice into the big 

 pond. 



" And never go up the bank when I am not 

 here." 



The little fish did not understand. 



So the man went down and stood near the 

 lattice. 



Whenever the fish swam near the lattice, 

 he beat the water with a stick. 



This frightened the fish away. 



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