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THE SOLE. 
very fond of mud ; it lies in the mud, and it can 
not swim very well. Many flat fish live in the sea, 
and, as they are all fond of mud, men take them 
all much in the same way. They get a net, and 
take it out in a boat, and when they come to a mud 
bank that is full of fish, they drop the net. This 
net has bits of lead tied to it, to make it sink in 
the mud. The men in the boat drag the net all 
over the mud bank, and the fish, when they feel the 
net near, flap up and down, and so fall into it. The 
men then pull it up, and take the fish out. 
Most flat fish are good to eat, so that many of 
them are sold. Like all fish, the Sole lays eggs, 
but it does not take care of them as a bird does, 
nor do they look at all like the eggs of a bird ; we 
call the eggs of a fish the roe. 
