AN INQUISITIVE BOY
' Papa,' said an inquisitive boy; ' don't fishes have legs ?" ~ _ ' They do not,' answered papa. ' Why don't they, papa ? ' • ' Because fishes swim and don't require legs. Then he asked, ' Papa, ducks have legs, don't they? ' Why, yes, ducks have legs.' " Well, ducks swirc., don't they ? * Yes. 1 " Then why don't fishes 'have legs, if ducks do ? Or why don't ducks not have legs," if fishes don't ? ' Papa .gave it up.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 48, 28 November 1907, Page 38
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72AN INQUISITIVE BOY New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 48, 28 November 1907, Page 38
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