T is for Tickling Fish

            “Tickling fish?” commented Bilbo, eyeing the string Frodo had brought back to their camp from the stream.  “Who taught you that?”

            Frodo laughed as he set them down on the metal platter Bilbo had brought along on their camping trip.  “My cousin Merimac.  He told me it was an excellent skill for a Hobbit to know if he planned to spend much time out-of-doors during the summer.  He called me an apt pupil.”

            “I wish I’d learned that trick before my adventure,” Bilbo said as he reached for a fish and began cleaning it for the pan.  “Most useful indeed!”