Text 21 We waited a while,then my father stood up and said,"Give me a hand with this,"and we hauled up the crab cage onto the deck. 22 Crabs fascinated me.They were so easy to catch. It wasn't just that they crawled into such an obvious trap,through a small hole in the lid of the basket,but it seemed as if they couldn't be bothered to crawl out again even when you took the lid off.They just sat there,waving their claws at you. Translation
21 We waited a while, then my father stood up and said, "Give me a hand with this," and we hauled up the crab cage onto the deck. 22 Crabs fascinated me. They were so easy to catch. It wasn't just that they crawled into such an obvious trap, through a small hole in the lid of the basket, but it seemed as if they couldn't be bothered to crawl out again even when you took the lid off. They just sat there, waving their claws at you. Text
22 Text 23 The cage was brimming with dozens of soft shell crabs,piled high on top of each other."Why don't they try to escape?"I wondered aloud to my father. 24 "Just watch them for a moment.Look at that one, there!He's trying to climb out,but every time the other crabs pull him back in,"said my father. →Translation
23 The cage was brimming with dozens of soft shell crabs, piled high on top of each other. "Why don't they try to escape?" I wondered aloud to my father. 24 "Just watch them for a moment. Look at that one, there! He's trying to climb out, but every time the other crabs pull him back in," said my father. Text