"Fish in a Tree? How Can That Be?"

At one of our favorite parks there is a swordfish stuck up in the branches of a tall tree. My kids always love to point it out and laugh at it. They think it's the greatest thing. On our last visit to the park, we had a conversation:

Ivan: "Mom, how did that swordfish get up in that tree anyways?"
Me: "I don't know Ivan, I guess someone just put it up there for fun."
Lincoln, whispering solemnly: "You know Ivan, a long time ago there was a great flood. The whole Earth was covered up with water. Then the water went down, down, down, and when it came down the swordfish was just stuck in the tree. And it's been there ever since."

I got a kick out it. :)