It’s quiet on the lake where Simon and his brother Andrew are searching desperately for fish to fill an empty boat and empty stomachs, but the hours have been empty, too, so the only proof they have of their hard day’s work is the gleam of the late afternoon sun on the gathered waters. Zebedee’s boys pull closer and call out to Simon and Andrew that they’re giving up on the lake for now, and that they might as well use the last few hours of daylight to go over every inch of their nets for repairs so that tomorrow, any fish that do swim by won’t escape. Andrew laughs, and Simon nods, but they don’t follow their friends to the shore. Simon isn’t one to give up easily on fish.
Book One, Chapter Three
Book One, Chapter Three
Book One, Chapter Three
It’s quiet on the lake where Simon and his brother Andrew are searching desperately for fish to fill an empty boat and empty stomachs, but the hours have been empty, too, so the only proof they have of their hard day’s work is the gleam of the late afternoon sun on the gathered waters. Zebedee’s boys pull closer and call out to Simon and Andrew that they’re giving up on the lake for now, and that they might as well use the last few hours of daylight to go over every inch of their nets for repairs so that tomorrow, any fish that do swim by won’t escape. Andrew laughs, and Simon nods, but they don’t follow their friends to the shore. Simon isn’t one to give up easily on fish.