A trout who swam in murky waters <br />surrounded there by sons and daughters, <br />developed on a sunny day <br />a toothache, causing him dismay. <br /> <br />This pain was, as you can believe <br />a constant one, with no reprieve. <br />He prayed in utter desperation <br />to old Poseidon for salvation. <br /> <br />And from the shore, well-dressed in Wranglers <br />pushed off in their small boat two anglers. <br />They dropped their lines, hook, line and sinker <br />to catch themselves a tasty stinker. <br /> <br />The fish, the one who had the pain <br />was going utterly insane. <br />He took into his mouth the bait. <br />'The voice above said 'got one, mate.' <br /> <br />Though in his urge to pull him out <br />he jerked too hard so that the trout <br />who did obey, as you will see <br />old Newton's laws of gravity, <br /> <br />due to inertia and strong traction <br />moved from the water just a fraction. <br />And at that moment of great truth <br />something gave way, it was the tooth! <br /> <br />Thus, on that sunny day he'd float, <br />all smiles beneath the anglers' boat. <br />He saved himself a Dentist's bill <br />to date he's there, and swimming still. <br /> <br />The moral of the story says <br />that teeth come out in curious ways. <br />And if you have a real ache <br />try swimming in a murky lake.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-fishy-story/
