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  • Joe goes fishing.

  • Joe sat on his bed and looked at his birthday presents.

  • They were great smart new trainers from his mom, a fishing road from his dad.

  • I'm vestibule.

  • His grandpa had given him a watch.

  • A proper grown up watch with a black leather strap on dhe, a silver face.

  • You're a young man now, his grandpa said as Joe opened the box.

  • 12 years old.

  • Happy Birthday, Joe said nothing.

  • He just gazed at the watch.

  • It was so beautiful, lying there in its dark blue velvet box.

  • It looked like a moon Look after it.

  • Joe, said his mother.

  • It was expensive, Joe noted.

  • I will, Mom, I promise.

  • Thank you, Grandpa.

  • That was last night, Saturday.

  • Now it was Sunday, and Joe was going fishing.

  • Are you wearing them to go fishing?

  • Joe's mum pointed at his new trainers.

  • It's been raining all night, Joe.

  • The riverbank will be muddy.

  • Where your old boots?

  • No, it's my birthday weekend, said Joe.

  • I want to wear my new things.

  • It will be okay.

  • The rain has stopped now.

  • He quickly pulled on his jacket and left the house.

  • Bye.

  • Joe was going on his own his family lived in a quiet village.

  • The river was just two minutes away from the house.

  • He would be quite safe.

  • Joe went down the lane and through a gate he walked along a thin path to the river Banks.

  • He knew a perfect place to fish.

  • It was flat, like a little beach.

  • You could stand really close to the water.

  • Soon he was there.

  • The beach was empty.

  • The only thing they're Waas was a huge white swan.

  • It was out of the water, Swan hissed at Joe.

  • Its long neck came towards him like an angry snake.

  • Shushed.

  • Said, Joe, I'm not going to hurt you.

  • I only want to fish.

  • Swan stamped its feet angrily and then walked into the water and sailed away.

  • Joe was glad to see it go.

  • Swans could be dangerous.

  • They were very strong and their beaks were sharp.

  • He didn't want to share the beach with one.

  • Joe began to fish.

  • He hooked a worm on to the end of the fishing line and cast it out, landed in the water in exactly the right place.

  • Joe grinned.

  • What a wonderful fishing rod!

  • An hour went by Joe, 80 sandwiches.

  • He whistled.

  • He fished.

  • He was happy, but the sky was getting dark.

  • The clouds were thick and gray rain.

  • It began to fall.

  • It was hard and heavy.

  • Go away, said Joe.

  • It's my birthday weekend.

  • I want to fish.

  • The rain didn't go away.

  • It rained even harder.

  • Another hour went by.

  • The rain didn't stop.

  • Joe was wet through, but he wouldn't go home.

  • It was his special day, and he waas going to stay.

  • He put a fresh worm on his fishing line and cast it out, but his hands were wet on.

  • The fishing rod was slipping.

  • The rod flew out of his hands on landed with a splash in the river.

  • No, my new road.

  • He had to get it.

  • It wasn't far away.

  • He could easily reach it if he went to the water's edge.

  • Joe ran forward with the beach, had turned muddy.

  • Very muddy.

  • If smart new trainers are ruined in an instant, then one of them came off completely.

  • It was stuck in the mud behind him.

  • No, Joe try to turn around to pick it up, but he lost his balance and he fell slap on his back in the mud on this smart new watch.

  • Flew on his wrist and landed in the river.

  • No, Joe scramble to his feet.

  • My watch, my watch.

  • He stared down into the water, but he couldn't see it.

  • And then he saw his fishing rod had gone.

  • The river had carried it away.

  • Joe couldn't believe his bad luck.

  • His watch was gone.

  • His fishing rod was gone.

  • His trainers were brown with mud.

  • This could not be any worse, he wailed.

  • Then he saw the swan.

  • It was coming back.

  • Still angry.

  • Joe moved to safety.

  • Still holding his trainer in his hand.

  • The swan began to feed It, dipped its head under the water and pulled at the weed.

  • Its head came out again.

  • Then it saw something in the water.

  • Something shining.

  • Something silver.

  • A fish swan dipped its head under the water.

  • Grab the silver thing in its beak and brought it out of the water.

  • Huh?

  • It wasn't a fish.

  • Swann threw it away angrily.

  • And Joe saw his beautiful watch land safely on the riverbank.

  • You ran to it and picked it up.

  • It was still working.

  • Yes.

  • Joe did a happy dance, right?

  • there on the beach.

  • Hey, buddy, have you lost this?

  • On the river?

  • There was a man in a canoe and he was holding Joe's fishing Road.

  • I found it five minutes ago, said the man.

  • I'm guessing it's yours.

  • He poured into the riverbank and handed it to joke.

  • It's a beautiful road.

  • It's new, said Joe.

  • Thank you so much.

  • I thought it was gone for good.

  • The man smiled and paddled away.

  • Time to go home, said Joe.

  • I'm worn out.

  • What a birthday this has Bean.

Joe goes fishing.

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