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 PISCES, THE FISHES.

HEY were two little Japanese, and their names were Cherry-Bloom and Plum-Blossom.

They lived with their father and mother in a pretty little house with white matting on the floors, and long, banner-like pictures on the walls called "kakemonos.", The rooms were partitioned off by sliding panels of wood and paper, and near the ceiling of each was a border of beautifully-carved open-work.

Cherry-Bloom was nine, and 24