The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
What are five reasons Twain gives for the fish tasting so good to the boys?
Chapter 14
Chapter 14
The scene is rather brief. The boys had caught a,
“handsome bass, a couple of sun-perch and a small catfish -- provisions enough for quite a family. They fried the fish with the bacon, and were astonished; for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before. They did not know that the quicker a fresh-water fish is on the fire after he is caught the better he is; and they reflected little upon what a sauce open-air sleeping, open-air exercise, bathing, and a large ingredient of hunger make, too.”
We can surmise that:
They were really hungry
They caught it themselves
Had bacon with it
Cooked it right after catching it
The outdoors made it taste that much better.
Hope that helps!