A Dream in Venice
by Štěpán Zavřel
12
Now the two friends arrive in the Market Square.
”Fish! Fresh fish! Freshly caught fish!" shout the fishermen behind the stalls around which people crowd to do their shopping.
"Look, Marco! says the little mermaid, look at those children who play with the skipping rope and play marbles and throw the ball. Look! a peacock fish! And that funny gentleman who tries to catch some butterfly fish with his net..." In front of them, children and little fish compete in races on the spiral staircase of a very special palace, which looks like a large corkscrew...
