Seven Foolish Fishermen 七个愚蠢的渔夫 上

Once upon a time, seven men from the same village went out fishing together. They were all good friends, and their names were Tom, Matt and Harry, Jack, Will, Ned and Sam. When they came to the big river, they each chose a safe place to fish from.

Let's spread out, " said Tom. "That way we will all catch more fish. I'm going to fish from the Bridge." Matt went a long way down the river and fished from the right bank. Harry went a long way. Jack fished from under a willow tree. Will leaned against a large rock. Ned climed into an old boat. Sam waded across to a small island.

In the late afternoon, it was time to go home, and they all met together on the bridge. They were very pleased with themselves because each man had caught one or two large fish. They walked back up the road to the village singing loudly. "One man went to fish, went to fish a river.
One man and his dog, went to fish a river" The song went on for verse after verse.

"Six men, five men, four men, three men, two men, one man and his dog, went to fish a river." They had just began the verse starting，"Seven men went to fish… … " When Tom called, "Stop! That reminds me. Have the seven of us all come back? " he asked. "We have been fishing in that dangerous river all day. Perhaps one of us fell in, and no one noticed? " "Tom is right, " said Matt.
"We must check to see that there are seven of us. Stand in a row, my friends. I will count you to make sure that everyone has come back from the river." Matt count everyone in the row. "Tom-one! Harry-two! Jack-three! Will-four! Ned-five! Sam-six! "Only six! " he said. But had forgotten to count himself. "One of us is missing. He may be drowned. How terrible! " said Matt. "That's can't be right, "said Harry. "I will count again to make sure.

One, two, three, four, five, six! "1,2,3,4,5,6, ！ But just as Matt had done, Harry forgot to count himself. "Only six! "cired Harry. "Oh, how dreadful! Why did we risk our lives down by the dangerous river? " "I can't believe it, " said Jack, and he counted his friends, as well. Once again, he forgot to count himself. "Only six! " cried Jack. "It must be true. Oh, what an awful thing to happen! " When Will had a turn at counting, he got the same answer.
"One of us must have fallen in and been drowned! " he wailed