Dick, Marjorie and Fidge: A Search for the Wonderful Dodo

d the little thin fish, hurriedly, as he wa

d not," re

resence nothing but the fish-language is allowed

brightly-colored seaweed he led

y graciously, and held out

knee, and kiss it, like they do at

hers followed suit. The thin fish then motioned them to sit down on a kind of divan, upon which large spon

ish opened and shut his mouth in little, short, jerky gasps, to which the King replied by slowly openin

Majesty the Sage's letter, which the Ki

ey afterwards found out he was doing; but, really and truly, he made such a c

mes, to which all the other fishes replied by swimming backwards three

were playin

usual for mortals, when leaving the presence of the King, to t

. "At least, I might be able to manage, b

ugh to excuse you," said the fish, and, making a low bow t

ce chamber, having first graciously i

hile another held the crown down on his royal head, to prevent it from slipping off, the r

your disposal, and if the Dodo you are searching for is anywhere on, or in, the sea you ought to have no difficulty in finding him, for the Dol

d, and followed him into the gardens of the Palace, w

eautifully-arranged gardens, in which brightl

obe-shaped fishes, with striped bodies, were playing footba

le round chap, just the shape of a football-who, on the players giving him a sma

er they had watched this performanc

You see, it's such a delightful sensation to be shot through the water without the

's quite we

h for the Dodo," he continued, kindly, as they swam along. "If you don't su

mean?" asked

ory of the bear with a

ell us!"

things to cure it. One said one thing, and one another, and although he tried them all, one after the other, he didn't get any bette

jorie, let's

quired the

he fortunately thought of reversing the process, so he put his feet into some thick gruel, and drank a lot of mustard and water, and now he's qu

the children, "

f coral, which the fish entered, returning shortly afterwards

ll find them quite docile. Just mount

d invitation, and were soon

the water at such a rate that the little thin fish had the great

is jolly!"

jorie, let's

dren hadn't the least fear; so, getting into a line, they waited for t