Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories (5 page)

Lowly, Huckle, and Daddy were going fishing.

Their little motorboat took them far away from shore.

Daddy said, “Throw out the anchor, Lowly.” Lowly threw the anchor out … and himself with it!

Lowly climbed back in and Daddy began to fish.

Daddy caught an old bicycle. But he didn’t want an old bicycle. He wanted a fish.

Suddenly Huckle fell overboard. Wouldn’t you know that something like that would happen?

Daddy pulled Huckle out. Why, look there! Huckle caught a fish in his pants!

Daddy fished some more. But he couldn’t catch anything. He was disgusted.

“Let’s go home,” he said. “There just aren’t any fish down there.”

As Daddy was getting out of the boat, he slipped … and fell! Oh, boy! Is he ever mad now!

But why is he yelling so loudly?

Aha! I see! A fish was biting his tail. The fish was trying to catch Daddy. It is good that Daddy has a strong tail. Now Lowly is the only one who hasn’t caught …

But look! Lowly has taken off his hat. Do you see what is under it?
A FISH
!

Very good, Lowly.

Yes, there you see three very good fishermen!