RASPBERRY FROM THE LAKE
A near-shaggy fish story was vouched for recently by a dignitary of Taupo who never visits bar parlours, except perhaps to go about his lawful business; iand we are not telling you what that is, because you would never guess anyway. The story is that a certain angler was fishing hopefully from his boat when an anticipated tug on his line brought with it hopes of a luscious trout for tea. Slowly he reeled in his line until the big fish broke the water near his boat. Just as his head showed itself above the surface of the lake this piscartorial wonder must have gained encouragement from thoughts of wife and children left behind, because he stood up on his tail, shook his head three times, spat the bait out and next minute our hero received a smack on the face with a mysterious object which he later found to be the book on the end of his own line. The fish? — well, we have it on good authority that he retumed to the boson of his family murmuring, "Bless my scales, that was $ close shave."
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Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 8, 6 March 1952, Page 7
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190RASPBERRY FROM THE LAKE Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 8, 6 March 1952, Page 7
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