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Guided by the routines of fishing and the songs Papa sings—Drop and swish, Find a fish, Pull and plop—Yusuf also learns the sea’s stories, from finding sea turtles to returning them safely. Conversations with Oupa Safiya and Mother add humor and hope, while uncertainty builds toward what will come home. ","A Fish and a Gift Liesl Jobson  \nJesse Breytenbach  \nA Fish and a Gift  \nWritten by Liesl Jobson Illustrated by Jesse Breytenbach  \nOne special Friday Yusuf’s father gets dressed before a flicker of light brightens the sky. He pulls on his heavy weather-proof jacket and the green woolen cap that covers his ears . He waves his boy goodbye. Yusuf’s eyes brighten when Papa says, “Today is the day I will catch a fish and bring a gift home for you.”  \nA fish and a gift? Oh, what will it be? Papa cycles down to Muizenberg Beach. Squeak squeak go the wheels all the way to Surfer’s Corner. Gulls circle the sky.“Whaaat? Whaaat? Whaaat?” they cry.“What will you bring back for Yusuf?” Papa rings his bell. “Wait and see what it will be!”  \nThe fishermen watch the sun rise. They check their nets. They check their oars . They listen to the wind. They drag their boats down to the water. Yusuf’s grandfather, Oupa Salie, was a trek net fisherman. Before him his father, Oupagrootjie Ridwaan, knew the sea too.  \nThe boat rides into the waves . Papa’s arms stretch to the oar . His leg braces against the side. His neck strains, his back muscles ripple. Papa sings as he works: “Drop and swish.  \nFind a fish. Pull and plop. Don’t you stop.”  \nAll day long Yusuf looks at the sky. It is bright and clear and windless. A fish and a gift! What will Papa bring home from thesea? Sometimes he brings a beautiful shell. Sometimes he brings jewel green bottle rinsed by the waves .  \nSome days Yusuf’s father brings a story, like the time they found sea turtles on the sand, hundreds washed up in a storm.“Whaaat? Whaaat? Whaaat?” cried the gulls.“What will you do to help the turtles?” Papa said, “We saved those turtles, I tell you straight. We sent them back to the ocean, every last one .  \nAlways Papa brings a song. He sings the song while he pulls the oars . He sings the song  \nwhile he pulls the nets. He sings the song ashe winds the ropes. He sings the song as he cycles home.“Drop and swish. Find a fish. Pull and plop. Don’t you stop.  \nOuma Safiya wants a nice fat yellowtail for her supper. Mother wants a new dress .“Don’t be silly,” says Ouma.“You’ll be lucky if they catch even a tiny crab. More likely it will be fish tail Friday. There’s not so many fish left in thesea .”Yusuf holds Ouma’s hand. They cross the road at the bathing cabins.“Whaaat? Whaaat? 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