OK, I know he wasn't doing anything wrong. He was within his rights to futilely toss a hookless line into a pond with no fish. But why? Why not just plop down with his book and read?
Another twist: maybe the "game warden" was really just some unemployed guy who put on a costume uniform and hassled people as a diversion.
Another delightful tale re man's contentious relationship with I'm-the-man type government agents.
OK, I know he wasn't doing anything wrong. He was within his rights to futilely toss a hookless line into a pond with no fish. But why? Why not just plop down with his book and read?
Another twist: maybe the "game warden" was really just some unemployed guy who put on a costume uniform and hassled people as a diversion.
That's why I write these, Scot...:)
Gotta have fun with these government types.
Another good short story. Makes me sad that government officials like to push their weight around over petty things.
Mark Twain once said, "fishing ain't about catching fish." :) great story!