180 THE WATER-BABIES CHAP. And that was the end of the wicked otter.But the lobster would not let go. Come along, you stupid old stick-in-the-mud,cried Tom, or the fisherman will catch you !: And … that was true, for Tom felt some one above beginningto haul up the pot. But the lobster would not let go. Tom saw the fisherman haul him up to the boat- v A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY 181 side, aiid thought it was all up with him. But whenMr. Lobster saw the fisherman, he gave such a furiousand…
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