as they looked round them with delight , a voice said suddenly : ' fish , and see what you will catch . ' now the king had always loved fishing , and never went anywhere without a fish - hook or two in his pocket , so he drew one out hastily , and the queen lent him her girdle to fasten it to , and it had hardly touched the water before it caught a big fish , which made them an excellent meal -- and not before they needed it , for they had found nothing until then but a few wild berries and roots . they thought that for the present they could not do better than stay in this delightful place , and the king set to work , and soon built a bower of branches to shelter them ; and when it was finished the queen was so charmed with it that she declared nothing was lacking to complete her happiness but a flock of sheep , which she and the little prince might tend while the king fished . they soon found that the fish were not only abundant and easily caught , but also very beautiful , with glittering scales of every imaginable hue ; and before long the king discovered that he could teach them to talk and whistle better than any parrot .
he could teach them to talk and whistle better than any parrot .
what did the king discover about the fish ?
what did the king discover about the fish ?