The Catch

A boy, his sister, and their dad arrive at a shore to fish. The man opens a cooler and grabs a beer from the new six-pack inside. The boy eyes the cans from a distance, hoping to steal one. He asks his sister to toss him a lure from the tackle box at her feet, next to the cooler. She does. The three of them fish.

A short time later, none of them have caught any. Frustrated, the man decides they'll move to a new spot. Fumbling her words, the girl asks to stay, believing she's on the verge of a catch. Impatient, he insists they relocate. They do. Resettled, he opens the cooler and grabs one of the four cans inside. They keep fishing.

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