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    It is believed that a traveler to India first told about the tree-climbing fish. The fish was h{#blank#}3{#/blank#}up in a tree. What was the fish doing in that tree? How did it get there? The traveler t{#blank#}4{#/blank#} a bird might have put it there.

    The next day the traveler saw a fish come out of the w{#blank#}5{#/blank#} . It was hard to believe, but up the road went the fish. It used its fins (鱼鳍) and tail to pull i{#blank#}6{#/blank#} along. It stopped to eat some worms. After the fish had eaten, it walked slowly over to a tree. Up, up it climbed. When it got high up in the tree, it took a r{#blank#}7{#/blank#}.

    The traveler was s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} to see these things and told other people about the tree-climbing fish. The people wanted to know what this fish looked like. He e{#blank#}9{#/blank#} that one he saw was dark brown and about one foot long.

    The tree-climbing fish is f{#blank#}10{#/blank#} not only in India but also in the Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan, and other places. It was at one time found in Florida, America. Because of cold temperatures, it was not able to live there.