nature animals · Ages 3-5

How Does a Fish Breathe Underwater?

Water flows in past feathery gills that catch the air hidden inside it, so a fish never needs to surface.

The whole story

1. At sunrise, a small golden fish swam through the quiet pond.

2. The fish wondered how it could breathe without climbing into the air.

3. The fish asked a friendly frog, who breathed with a little gulp.

4. The frog said, "I breathe air above, but your breathing works below."

5. The fish opened its mouth, and clear water slipped inside.

6. Inside the water, tiny bits of air brushed across the fish's feathery gills.

7. The gills caught that hidden air, and the fish breathed quietly.

8. Water flows in past feathery gills that catch the air hidden inside it, so a fish never needs to surface.

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