30 How Sammy Went to Coral-Land 
for he knew that large fish often ate 
smaller ones. 
Once in a while he stopped to ask a 
question of some brother salmon as to 
the right way to go, but the answer was 
always, “ Follow the river and you can’t 
go wrong,” and follow the river he did. 
When noon came he was fortunate 
enough to catch several fat flies, which 
made a delicious meal. Then he rested 
and dozed for a time in the shade of the 
bank, after which, feeling much re¬ 
freshed, he started again on his journey. 
For a day or so he traveled on, stop¬ 
ping only for a little rest and food, and 
getting more and more eager and ex¬ 
cited all the time as he neared his 
destination. 
Once the journey came near having 
an untimely ending for, unheeding 
Aunt Sheen’s caution as to strange flies, 
