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Grandfather's Story

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Old man with cane talking to young girl.

GRANDFATHER'S STORY.

  • "Come and sit by my knee, Jane, and grandfather will tell you a strange story.
  • "One bright Summer day, I was in a garden in a city, with a friend. "We rested underneath a fig tree. The broad leaves were green and fresh.
  • "We looked up at the ripe, purple figs. And what do you think came down through the branches of the fig tree over our heads?"
  • "Oh, a bird, grandfather, a bird!" said little Jane, clapping her hands.
  • "No, not a bird. It was a fish; a trout, my little girl."
  • "Not a fish, grandfather! A trout come through the branches of a tree in the city'! I am sure you must be in fun."
  • "No, Jane, I tell you the truth. My friend and I were very much surprised to see a fish falling from a fig tree.
  • "But we ran from under the tree, and saw a fishhawk flying, and an eagle after him.
  • "The hawk had caught the fish, and was carrying it home to his nest, when the eagle saw it and wanted it.
  • "They fought for it. The fish was dropped, and they both lost it. So much for fighting!"