"Young man," laughed the farmer, "You're sort of a fool! You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!" "Hmmm" answered Marco, "It may be you're right. I've been here three hours without one single bite. There might be no fish, but again, well, there might!" A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool.
How it feels
AtmosphereWhimsical
How it reads
Character focusSingle lead
Worth knowing
Written forChildrenMiddle grade
When and where
Reading situationRead aloudBedtime
ThemesMorality
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