Butheswamonandon.RoundthetipofAfricaandintotheIndianOcean,andhepassedby8)devilfishand9)sailfishand10)sawfishand11)swordfishand12)bluefishand13)blackfishand14)mudfishandsomefish,andhewasamazedbythedifferentshapesandsizesandcolors.OnheswamintotheJavaSea.Andhesawfishthatleaptoutofthewaterandfishthatlivedonthebottomoftheseaandfishthatcouldwalkontheir15)fins.AndonheswamthroughtheCoralSeawheretheshellsofmillionsandmillionsoftinycreatureshadturnedtorockandstoodasbigasmountains.
ButstillheswamonintothewidePacific.Heswamoverthedeepestpartsoftheoceanwherethewaterissodeepthatitis16)inkyblackat&nbs
p;thebottomandthefishcarried17)lanternsovertheirheadsandsomehavelightsontheirtails.AndthroughthePacificheswamandthenheturnednorthandheadeduptothecold18)SiberianSeawherehugewhiteicebergssailedpasthimlike19)mightyships,andstillheswamonandonandintothefrozenArcticOceanwheretheseaisforevercoveredinice.AndonhewentpastGreenlandandIcelandandfinallyheswamhomeintohisownNorthSea.
Allhisfriendsandrelationsgatheredaroundandmadeagreat20)fussofhim.Theyhadabigfeastandofferedhimtheverybestfoodtheycouldfind,buttheherringjust21)yawnedandsaid,“I’veswumaroundtheentireworld.I'veseeneverythingthereistoseeandIhaveeatenmore22)exoticandwonderfuldishesthanyoucouldpossiblyimagine.”Andherefusedtoeatanything.Thenhisfriendsandrelationsbeggedhimtocomehomeandlivewiththem.Butherefused.“I’vebeeneverywherethereisandthatoldrockistoo
dullandsmallforme.”Andhewentoffandlivedonhisown.
Andwhenthe23)breedingseasoncame,herefusedtojoininthe24)spawning,saying,“I’veswumaroundtheentireworld.AndnowIknowhowmanyfishthereareintheworld.Ican’tbeinterestedinherringsanymore.”
Eventually,oneoftheoldestoftheherringsswamuptohimandsaid,“Listen,ifyoudon’tspawnwithus,someherringseggswillgo25)unfertilizedandwillnotturnintohealthyyoungherrings.Ifyoudon’tlivewithyourfamily,you’llmakethemsadandifyoudon’teat,you’lldie.”
Buttheherringsaid,“Idon’tmind.I'vebeeneverywherethereistogo,I'veseeneverythingthereistosee,andnowIknoweverythingthereistoknow.”
Theoldfishshookhishead.“Noonehaseverseeneverythingthereistosee,”hesaid.“Norknowneverythingthereistoknow.”
“Look,”saidtheherring,“I’veswumthroughtheNorthSea,theAtlanticOcean,theIndianOcean,theJavaSea,theCoralSea,the&nbs
p;GreatPacificOcean,theSiberianSea,andthefrozenArctic.Tellme,whatelseisthereformetoseeorknow?”
“Idon’tknow,”saidtheoldherring.“Buttheremaybesomething.”
Welljustthen,afishingboatcameby,andalltheherringswerecaughtinanetandtakentomarketthatveryday.Andamanboughttheherringandateitforhissupper,andheneverknewthatithadswumrightaroundtheworldandhadseeneverythingtherewastosee,andkneweverythingtherewastoknow.
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