How the Old Trout Served Tom
Once a water-baby named Tom swam close to some little trout. He began tormenting them and trying to catch them. They slipped through his fingers and jumped dean out of the water in their fright.
As Tom chased them he swam near a dark pool under an alder root. Out floushed a huge old brown trout ten times as big as he. She ran straight at Tom and knocked nearly all the breath out of his body.
So it was Tom’s turn to be frightened. After that you may be sure he let the little trout alone.
—From Kingsley