CHAPTER I 
HOW SAMMY WENT OUT TO SEE THE WOKLD 
Once upon a time there lived in the 
depths of a deep, tranquil pool a young 
salmon, whom we will call “ Sammy/’ 
for short. He was a very handsome fish, 
and decidedly vain of his good looks. 
His flesh was a beautiful pink, and the 
scales that form the armor, or coat-of- 
mail of most fishes, were particularly 
handsome on Sammy, and glittered with 
many colors in the sunlight. He had a 
very graceful shape besides, and his fins 
were the envy of all the young fish of 
his acquaintance. 
Almost all fishes have a great many 
fins, and although they differ sometimes 
