But he swam on and on. Round the tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean, and he passed by 8)devilfish and 9)sailfish and 10)sawfish and 11)swordfish and 12)bluefish and 13)blackfish and 14)mudfish and some fish, and he was amazed by the different shapes and sizes and colors. On he swam into the Java Sea. And he saw fish that leapt out of the water and fish that lived on the bottom of the sea and fish that could walk on their 15)fins. And on he swam through the Coral Sea where the shells of millions and millions of tiny creatures had turned to rock and stood as big as mountains. But still he swam on into the wide Pacific. He swam over the deepest parts of the ocean where the water is so deep that it is 16)inky black at the bottom and the fish carried 17)lanterns over their heads and some have lights on their tails. And through the Pacific he swam and then he turned north and headed up to the cold 18)Siberian Sea where huge white icebergs sailed past him like 19)mighty ships, and still he swam on and on and into the frozen Arctic Ocean where the sea is forever covered in ice. And on he went past Greenland and Iceland and finally he swam home into his own North Sea. All his friends and relations gathered around and made a great 20)fuss of him. They had a big feast and offered him the very best food they could find, but the herring just 21)yawned and said, “I’ve swum around the entire world. I’ve seen everything there is to see and I have eaten more 22)exotic and wonderful dishes than you could possibly imagine.” And he refused to eat anything. Then his friends and relations begged him to come home and live with them. But he refused. “I’ve been everywhere there is and that old rock is too dull and small for me.” And he went off and lived on his own. And when the 23)breeding season came, he refused to join in the 24)spawning, saying, “I’ve swum around the entire world. And now I know how many fish there are in the world. I can’t be interested in herrings anymore.”