
It begins with the Title Drop about the different kinds of fish, before switching over to Jay and Kay and the many different creatures they own or encounter.
Random Events Plot: Not really much of a plot, it's more of a loose series of sketches. Gump, Ned, Joe, Ish, Clark, Jay, and Kay. No Name Given: The only named characters are Mr. No Indoor Voice: The narrator doesn't like one animal since "all he does is yell, yell, yell". We don't know the last name of Ned, the guy with the too-small bed, nor Joe (who was talking on the phone with another guy before a mouse cut the wire). Make a Wish: One of the creatures, called Ish, has a magic dish he uses to wish with when he wants fish. Lethal Chef: The Nook can't even roast sausages, since he's illiterate and can't read cookbooks. The two doing the pushing are described as "very, very bad". Kneel, Push, Trip: One fish pushes another backward over a third while all three of them are underwater. Every day, from here to there, funny things are everywhere." Today is gone, today was fun tomorrow is another one. It's time to sleep, so we will sleep with our pet zeep. Go-to-Sleep Ending: The book ends with the kids falling asleep with their unusual pet and narrating, "And now, goodnight.
Fluffy the Terrible: The two protagonists find a tusked, walrus-like creature in a dark park. Oddly, one of the creatures still has time to explain this and say goodbye before the connection cuts off. Cut Phone Lines: One set of rhymes has two creatures talking on the phone when a mouse cuts the wire. For instance, the creatures who run in the sun resemble anthropomorphic dogs, but it's unclear what they are. Cartoon Creature: Many of the animals' species isn't said. Animal Lover: The kids love observing the animals, and they have many strange pets. Aerith and Bob: Most of the characters are called things like Clark and Joe. The two guys on the phone wear bowties. The ten cats the girl balances on her head wear pink bows. One guy wears only a hat and a shoe (yes, a shoe).
The guy with eleven fingers wears a hat and bowtie.This book includes examples of the following tropes: Seuss.Ī pair of siblings named Jay and Kay watch and marvel at all the funny creatures that exist in the world. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is a 1959 picture book written and illustrated by Dr.