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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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