"Isn't it a beautiful day outside, Mr. Fredricksen?" said Russell as he and Carl sat in their little fishing boat, holding their fishing poles and fishing.
"It certainly is, Russell," said Carl, "It certainly is. Now remember, Dug," he turned to their Golden Retriever/Husky, "When one of us catches a fish, restrain yourself from eating it until we're finished fishing. It's best to wait for good things, rather than be greedy for them."
"I understand, master," said Dug cheerfully, "I will restrain myself."
Carl and Russell continued to fish. Dug kept saying aloud, "I will restrain myself. I will restrain myself."
Finally, Carl caught a fish first. It was a handsome salmon.
"Look at this, Russell!" shouted Carl, "Look what I caught!"
"Wow, that's a big salmon, Mr. Fredricksen," said Russell. "How do you like that, Dug? I think you're gonna have the best dinner yet tonight."
Dug's tongue hanged out and he panted. Without intending to, he drooled a little. "Oops! Sorry, master, Russell," he said apologetically, "I didn't mean to do that."
Carl used his handkerchief to wipe it off the boat. "That's all right, Dug. It doesn't bother me that much."
"And why should it?" agreed Russell, "Almost all dogs do that at some point in their life."
They continued to fish for a while. Carl was lucky enough to catch a second salmon. Dug tried to distract himself by looking at the lake and the surrounding scenery. Then, when they were almost ready to quit for the day, and Russell was disappointed (but not jealous) to have caught no fish...
"Hey, Carl!" he said, "I've got a big one here!" He started to lean forwards as the fish was seemingly trying to pull him into the water.
"I've got you, son," said Carl, grabbing him from behind and helping him pull the fish into the boat.
"Wow!" Russell said again, "A chinook! These guys are big and heavy!"
"Way to go, Russell!" said Dug, looking hungry.
"Yes, you did very good, my boy," Carl complimented Russell. "Now, we'll go back to the house and we'll split these fish between us and Dug."
"Okay," said Russell.
"Oh boy! Fish! This is gonna be a yummy meal," said Dug as they rowed the boat back in.
