5
She caught lots of pond skaters, diving
beetles and shrimps. But there was still no
little silver fish.
Suddenly Smudge heard laughter coming
from upstream. "Try again, Goose!"
laughed Hare. Goose dipped upside down.
"
Oh, look!" cried Mole, nearly toppling
into the river with excitement. "She's got
one!"
Goose bobbed up with a little silver fish in
her beak! "Put it in here, Goose!" shouted
Hare, holding out a jar.
Smudge watched the three friends crowd
round the jar. Suddenly she felt terribly
left out. "I wish I'd let the others have a go
with my net," she thought miserably.
"
Then we'd all be fishing here together."
