Went Out to See the World 
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he leaped eagerly at a particularly 
beautiful one poised over his head. 
Fortunately for our hero a strong puff 
of wind blew the fly aside at that mo¬ 
ment, but not before the cruel hook 
which was concealed in it had grazed his 
tender mouth. 
A good deal scared by his adventure, 
and feeling much less self-confident, 
Sammy swam away, resolved to avoid all 
suspicious insects in the future. He had 
several other narrow escapes at this stage 
of his journey, but they are not im¬ 
portant enough to mention here. 
But always as he journeyed on the 
river grew wider and wider, deeper and 
deeper. Strange dark shapes passed over 
his head, strange fish swam past him, the 
banks seemed very far away, and the 
currents were strong and hard to swim 
against. 
