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The Red Well-Read Reader
Story 359
Rooked
The fisherman watched as the trout hid in the brook under a rock in a
little nook. It bit the bait and took the hook, and then it vi•o•lent•ly
shook, though it couldn't unhook.
Later, as the fisherman was taking a look at his cookbook, a sly rook
swooped down and took the filleted brook.
The fisherman cried, "You common crook !"
And the bird replied – "You common schnook !"
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