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The Fisher Boy Tiglates and the King of Assyria
A rhymed tale of Tiglates the fisher boy who sits by the Euphrates casting for carp with a long line and a sharp hook. A royal procession arrives, the king takes the boy to his palace, but the fisher longs to return to his river and simple reeds. The tale ends with a critique of royal excess and the buoyant pull of home.
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