Show daw dds 5 6 elemr 0 fd faidy I 1 i ry tate tale ay MARY GRAHAM I 1 P au SOCIABLE FISH the herring family always move to together in tact fact a great many herring families go along swimming in tuch such quantities that often herrings herrl nga are called the most of fishes they hate to alone they love crowds and if they were people instead of fishes they would probably love a great big city with any number of people jostling them in tile the I 1 streets etIL jimmy herring was very happy to see that all his family and all the relations were joining his party it will be a n good swim he said we are ready they all said and off they s started for their summer home of course it if wo we are nearer land said jack herring we stand more of a chance of being caught dont we well perhaps said jimmie herring but we think of that we must enjoy ourselves while we may it Is time enough to think of being caught when when well when we are being caught there Is no way out of it then what do they do with us when they catch iua naked minnie herring she was a little bit nervous they eat us tor for breakfast usually ald imald jimmie herring my great grandfather was eaten for supper once said one of the other herrings very proudly its far finer to be eaten for supper than tor for breakfast my grandmother told me well I 1 dont see any difference in being eaten for supper or for breakfast said one of the others 11 my uncle was eaten tor bior lunch spoke up another herring splashing n L hard bard how do you know asked jack herring because some of our family were swimming around and they heard some grownups talking about the time they had enjoyed eating it a herring oh do they enjoy us asked minnie herring I 1 of course they do you little silly 6 Y 4 A y I 1 r 0 11 t il the herring family said jack herring why do you think they eat us if they dont enjoy us I 1 1 I thought maybe we gave them indigestion said minnie herring 1 I heard grownups talking about it once it must be most unpleasant something like swallowing a pebble or having a piece of seaweed go down the wrong way well my dear said jimmie herring proudly one thing can always be said about the herring family what they all asked sp lushing for all they were woth we never give indigestion he replied we are good theat to eat we give people appetites to eat more and to grow tat fat and strong very good of us bauld said jack her ring we are certainly roost most noble and kind we probably are said minnie herring but I 1 would rather not be oaten at all all the herrings thought this was quite a worthwhile thought so BO they traveled kraii aled on together and decided they hey would all enjoy each others coina nn and sociability for ns as long LIS as they possibly possibly could |