Which Shall Win?

Which Shall Win?

Boy riding turtle

Johnny was a little boy, but he had a wishWhen he went a-fishing, to haul in the biggest fish;Hook and line so strong as his, surely could not fail,Johnny thought, to catch a shark, or perchance, a whale.Early on a rainy day, Johnny on the shoreFelt a tugging at his line, never felt before;Then he straightened up, and said, opening wide his eyes,“Cracky! now I guess I’ve got something like a prize!”Johnny pulled and tugged away; then he gave a look;Saw a monstrous turtle fastened firmly to his hook;Took a firmer hold and said, “Which of us shall win?I must either pull you out, or you’ll pull me in!”

Johnny was a little boy, but he had a wishWhen he went a-fishing, to haul in the biggest fish;Hook and line so strong as his, surely could not fail,Johnny thought, to catch a shark, or perchance, a whale.Early on a rainy day, Johnny on the shoreFelt a tugging at his line, never felt before;Then he straightened up, and said, opening wide his eyes,“Cracky! now I guess I’ve got something like a prize!”Johnny pulled and tugged away; then he gave a look;Saw a monstrous turtle fastened firmly to his hook;Took a firmer hold and said, “Which of us shall win?I must either pull you out, or you’ll pull me in!”

Johnny was a little boy, but he had a wishWhen he went a-fishing, to haul in the biggest fish;Hook and line so strong as his, surely could not fail,Johnny thought, to catch a shark, or perchance, a whale.

Johnny was a little boy, but he had a wish

When he went a-fishing, to haul in the biggest fish;

Hook and line so strong as his, surely could not fail,

Johnny thought, to catch a shark, or perchance, a whale.

Early on a rainy day, Johnny on the shoreFelt a tugging at his line, never felt before;Then he straightened up, and said, opening wide his eyes,“Cracky! now I guess I’ve got something like a prize!”

Early on a rainy day, Johnny on the shore

Felt a tugging at his line, never felt before;

Then he straightened up, and said, opening wide his eyes,

“Cracky! now I guess I’ve got something like a prize!”

Johnny pulled and tugged away; then he gave a look;Saw a monstrous turtle fastened firmly to his hook;Took a firmer hold and said, “Which of us shall win?I must either pull you out, or you’ll pull me in!”

Johnny pulled and tugged away; then he gave a look;

Saw a monstrous turtle fastened firmly to his hook;

Took a firmer hold and said, “Which of us shall win?

I must either pull you out, or you’ll pull me in!”

Two women talking


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