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Y’ take the foot from an old nylon stockin an’ a piece of stiff wire about as long as this and ybend it like this and keep stickin it in an out All around the ankle part Then yeh wind the ends ter getha like this and stick it into the end of a bamboo stick like this then wrap y’ string around it tight a few times like this an there it is done. Now we go down t’ Dovecote Park pond not on the swan end coz they can break yer legs wid der wings An y’ stick the net in the water by the weeds an when a jacksharp swims by bring it up under im opsit ter where he’s goin an gerrim out an inter y’ jar quickly Don’t put too much water innit coz they jump out An don’t let no one borrer y’ net coz they’ll run away wivvit! If there’s no jacksharps we’ll get some frog jelly eggs There’s a Punch n Judy show on later We can watch it from the tree

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