“It’s a great place here,” grinned one of the boys.
“Perfect, since we have our fishing tackle with us today.”
“We could sit by the bank, and maybe dabble our toes in the stream…”
“… or we could get rather more wet, and start from that muddy bit.”
“Muddy is always good.”
They removed their socks and trainers, and put them together by the bank, then they brought their rods, including a good strong net.
They waded around a bit and peered by the waters. A couple of tiny minnows rushed past, but that was all.
“We need to be deeper.”
They got rather wet until they climbed onto the large flat rock.
“Aha, this is much better.”
They didn’t get any fish, but they found several coins at the bottom of the stream.
“It seems that some of them could be very old.”
“Ooh, how exciting.”
“Lucky us, eh?”
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Ahhh, those lovely and clever boys! Are there enough coins for boiled sweets or ice cream?
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Gosh, those two should get a bit more than that. Maybe a couple of comics as well? 🤣
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oh, so clever
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Aren’t they, eh? 😊
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Perhaps they will get rich now.
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Wouldn’t it be wonderful? Maybe we will find out fairly soon! 😉
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Looking forward to reading the story
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😊
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💖💖💖
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luck of that draw
har de har
haw haw
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More than lucky we think!
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Coins as catch of the day! Love it!
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Almost both… maybe those two boys will use their money to buy some fish n chips on the way back. What do you think, Dave?
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Hmm…another way to “catch” fish. 🙂
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for those of us in the Single-digit demographic, “Muddy is always good” is nearly always a true statement.
too bad we get old so quickly
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I know, sad isn’t it… ahh well
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An excellent boyhood adventure!
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Indeed it was… such fun, eh?
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For sure!
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aahhhh…lucky them – no matter the waters gave them no fish – the coins were a much better catch lol…
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Fun eh? Those two boys… as we have said: lucky indeed for them! 😉
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Not so impressed, their mums when they got home .😄😊😊
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I know. Poor mum’s, eh? 😉
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A delightful adventure, Chris. Lucky boys! 😊
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Fun, fun and mud, plus some coins – almost perfect for them! 👦👦
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💗🫠
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“Muddy is always good”! I love it! 😀
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Perfect eh? (grinning) 😊
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Definitely these two boys have the luck of the devil
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Yep, that’s right! 👦👦
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💕
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I had to chuckle. Memories abound! As a kid I fished there. Plentiful minnows. But best were the crayfish we caught by hand!
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Oh gosh, a sudden thought just appeared. It was my dad who caught crayfishes in somewhere in Hertford when he was a kid. Memories, eh?
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Love that when memories pop up!
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