. Two in a zoo . Theywere of all sizes, from Big Brother Pickerel,who was nearly as large as his father, downto Baby Pickerel, who was hardly largerthan a minnow. Suddenly Toots realizedthat something of unusual importance wasgoing on at the bottom of the pool, for ashis eyes grew more accustomed to the wa-vering lights and shadows in the water, hecould see, swimming about in the nearneighborhood ot the Pickerel Family, awhole troop of collateral relations. He rec-ognized Uncle Pike by his fierce look andby the way he ordered the other relationsabout. Toots knew Aunt Bass by her plumpfigure an
. Two in a zoo . Theywere of all sizes, from Big Brother Pickerel,who was nearly as large as his father, downto Baby Pickerel, who was hardly largerthan a minnow. Suddenly Toots realizedthat something of unusual importance wasgoing on at the bottom of the pool, for ashis eyes grew more accustomed to the wa-vering lights and shadows in the water, hecould see, swimming about in the nearneighborhood ot the Pickerel Family, awhole troop of collateral relations. He rec-ognized Uncle Pike by his fierce look andby the way he ordered the other relationsabout. Toots knew Aunt Bass by her plumpfigure and the bright silver suit she was swimming here and there, convers-ing amiably with everybody. Miss Catfish,a distant and poor relation, was lingering 98 T W O I N A ZOO modestly in the background. Nobodyseemed to be paying any attention to herexcept Big Brother Pickerel, who kept edg-ing over in her direction, only to be pur-sued, reprimanded and driven back to theinner fam-ily circleby Toots felt that revelations of the utmost sig-nificance were impending. He hardly daredto breathe. Just then his observationswere interrupted by the shrill voice of the 99 804868A TWO IN A ZOO Princess: Toots! Toots! Johns coming! This was different. Toots scrambleddown from the boulder and ran to meet thebig man with the tattered straw hat whowas approaching with his crooked fish-poleon his shoulder. In one hand John carrieda rusty oyster can which appeared to be fullof dirt. Toots stuck his fingers into thedirt and brought something white to thesurface. Theyre grubs, he exclaimed delight-edly. Now we shall have fried pickerelfor supper. Reginald wras reeling in his line. Hisface wore a look of discontent. Dont seem to have much appetite forred feathers to-day, do they? said John, ashe stuck a grub on his hook and dropped itinto the pool. Reginald muttered something between his 100 TWO IN A ZOO teeth, and walked toward the rock wherethe Princess was standing. She gave
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