There were enough other ways of having fun at Sunset Beach without going in the water to swim or bathe, and Janet and Teddy did not lack for amusements. Left to themselves, since Trouble was not well enough to come out and play, the brother and sister, after lunch, wandered about planning different things.
“I know what we can do,” said Teddy, after a while, during which time he had been tossing a ball about and Janet had put a new dress on one of her dolls.
“What can we do?” she asked.
“Go fishing,” Teddy answered.
“You mean out in the fish boat like you did and get a shark?” asked the little girl. “I don’t like sharks.”
“I don’t, either,” agreed the Curlytop boy. “But I didn’t mean go fishing that way. I meant stay on shore.”
“How can you fish on shore?” laughed his sister.
“You know what I mean!” retorted Teddy. “We’ll stay on shore and throw our hooks into the water. There’s a good place down by the inlet, and I saw a fellow catch some big eels there the other day.”
“I wouldn’t like to catch an eel,” objected Janet. “They wiggle too much!”
“That’s what makes it fun!” laughed Ted. “Come on! I’ll get the poles and dig some worms.”