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A long time ago, two boys went fishing in a small river. They were in a heavy boat with a flat bottom. Each boy had a long, fishing rod in his hands. They sat in the boat, eagerly waiting for the fish to bite.
When they wanted to move the boat, they had to use a pole. In other words, they pushed with a long stick. The long stick reached the bottom of the stream, and they pushed!
"This is slow work, Robert," said the older boy. They were pushing on the pole to go up the river ...