Thefisheshadforalongtimebeendiscontentedbecausenoorderprevailedintheirkingdom.Noneofthemturnedasidefortheothers,butallswamtotherightortheleftastheyfancied,ordartedbetweenthosewhowantedtostaytogether,orgotintotheirway;andastrongonegaveaweakoneablowwithitstail,whichdroveitaway,orelseswalloweditupwithoutmoreado."Howdelightfulitwouldbe,"saidthey,"ifwehadakingwhoenforcedlawandjusticeamongus!"andtheymettogethertochoosefortheirruler,theonewhocouldcleavethroughthewatermostquickly,andgivehelptotheweakones.
Theyplacedthemselvesinrankandfilebytheshore,andthepikegavethesignalwithhistail,onwhichtheyallstarted.Likeanarrow,thepikedartedaway,andwithhimtheherring,thegudgeon,theperch,thecarp,andalltherestofthem.Eventhesoleswamwiththem,andhopedtoreachthewinning-place.Allatonce,thecrywasheard,"Theherringisfirst!""Whoisfirst?"screamedangrilytheflatenvioussole,whohadbeenleftfarbehind,"whoisfirst?""Theherring!Theherring,"wastheanswer."Thenakedherring?"criedthejealouscreature,"thenakedherring?"Sincethattimethesole'smouthhasbeenatonesideforapunishment.
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