SALMON 
KING OF THE RIVER 
To many people salmon is simply 
something that comes out of a can. Yet 
first it is a living, breathing, leaping 
fish, so handsome and strong that it is 
called the "King of the River.” 
The salmon is one of the swiftest, the 
mightiest, the bravest of all the fish that 
dart through the northern waters of 
America. It looks like a king of fishes, 
too. In its sleek coat are the colors of 
a summer evening when the sun goes 
down and the sky is a silvery blue. 
There’s a true story about the salmon’s 
strength and bravery. Once an eagle 
was circling overhead, and far below in 
the river he spotted a salmon. Down, 
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