Blacktail Deer Plateau Cattin Catfish

he noticed that she let a fish get away in her rapt attention elsewhere--namely, his speaking of his own language--and grinned. the day was young; they had plenty of time to catch fish, and the river was well-stocked.

"namaskaar," he said, with a small downwards incline of his head, in answer to her question, "though sometimes you'll hear me say shubh prabhat, which means 'good morning.' alvida means goodbye," adi added; naturally she needed to know a parting phrase as well as a greeting.

he quirked his mouth to one side, thinking. "aap kaise hain is 'how are you'--though if you're talking to a girl, it's kaisi--and achha means 'good' and boora means 'bad.' achhi aur boori for you, since you're a woman." he stopped there, not wanting to bog her down just yet with all the intricacies and quirks of the language. keep it simple, for now.

switching gears quite abruptly, he lunged back into the water and emerged with another fish in his jaws, killing it swiftly and setting it next to the one he had already caught. adi was starting to feel as though he was getting the hang of this fishing thing.