During the season of water lilies, Wart says that he would like to be a fish, specifically a perch, because they are braver than the roach and not as mean as the pike. Merlyn casts a spell and a man with an anchor tattooed on his stomach appears, and pointed his trident at Wart causing him to turn into a fish. Merlyn tells him for this once, he will go with him during his transformation as a tench fish of about five pounds and leather colored with small scales. To move, Wart must do jack knives as he cannot swim like he normally does. Wart notices that as a fish, the horizon looks like a big circle, and everything above the water was the entire spectrum of colors.
Suddenly, a timid young roach appears in distress. He begins crying, and pleads
Suddenly, a timid young roach appears in distress. He begins crying, and pleads