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Well, we all laughed! It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize. We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn't be beat.
"Oh, very well, then," Jibby said, pretending to be offended. "Just for that I will try to win it, and I will win it. I'm sorry to take it away from Wampus, but I'll have to do it."