The Fun Fish

Book 48

Review Words:
bell
but
has
said

Plot Summary

A friendly "fun fish" plays a silly prank on Mat while he is on the beach. Mat runs after him, but the fun fish gets away. Sam and Mit do not believe Mat when he tells them about the fun fish. When they do see him, Sam and Mit play a game of tag with him. The fun fish gets away by jumping into the water, leaving Mat's bell behind on the shore.

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Mat has a bell.
The fun fish sees it.

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"Mat has the bell,"
but I need it.
Will he see me?"

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Mat sees him.
The fun fish runs with the bell.

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But the fun fish fell.

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"The bell! The bell!" said Mat.
"A fish has it!"

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"Mit! Sam!" said Mat.
"A fish has the bell!"

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"We did not see a fish,
but we see the bell."

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"But I did see a fish.
He was wet.
See the mud?"

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"He did not see a fish," Sam
and Mit said.

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"But it was a fish!
It was a fun fish!"

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"Mit! Sam!
See him!" said Mat.

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Sam has the fun fish.

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The fun fish ran,
but the bell fell.

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"He was not a bad fish," said
Mat.
"He was a fun fish."

Story Questions

1. p.3— Who is taking Mat's bell?
2. p.6— Who is Mat telling about the fish?
3. p.9— Do Sam and Mit believe that Mat saw a fun fish?
4. pp.11-12— When do Sam and Mit believe Mat?
5. p.13— Does Mat get his bell back? How?