Molly and Joe live in a little house
in a little town by the sea. Joe is
a fisherman. Every day, he rows
his boat out to sea to catch fish. His wife,
Molly, is a fisherwoman. She sells the fish
to the people in the town. Their life is simple
and they are happy!
One day, Joe gets into his boat and goes
fishing. As he rows out to sea, he likes to
sing a song:
Row, row, row your boat, gently down
the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily, life is
like a dream.
Joe puts his net into the water, puts some
bait on his fishing line and waits. And
waits. And waits! There is a tug on his
line. But it is an old boot! There is a crab
inside the boot. It bites Joe’s nose. There
is another tug on his line. It is some old underwear…