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Article: Trout are swirling.(Short Story)
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- Highlights for Children
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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"Trout are swirling. Trout are swirling!" Grandpa says.
I know what that means. The trout in the brook behind the cabin are hungry. They swim round and round looking for food.
"Let's go fishing!" Grandpa says.
Grandpa snatches his lucky fishing cap and the tackle box from the back porch. He lets me carry the fishing poles. Someday I'm going to wear a lucky fishing cap like Grandpa's.
"Come on, trout are swirling!" he says again.
To catch the swirling trout, Grandpa says we must wash our hands with mud. I like doing that. I wipe my hands on my jeans, just like Grandpa.
Grandpa points to a deep pool of water in the ...