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 until he found a trap right at the bottom of the slippery slide. He showed it to them.

"Now you see why I said you mustn't go down the slippery slide even once," said he. "I didn't know that this trap was here, but I suspected it. I suspect that there are traps in the other places I have warned you to keep away from. If you want to live long and be happy, don't once forget the warnings your mother and I have given you."

The young Otters promised they wouldn't forget, and then the whole family went fishing. Of course, they didn't go fishing together. They separated, each one fishing in a different place. All