Disappointment - No fish

That was the cue to get back to our business of fishing. The sun was still bright as ever. It was hot. I guessed it was about four o'clock. In those days none of us had a watch as there was no actual need for it. We were quite good and accurate at estimating the time during the day by looking at the shadows of trees and homes.
The floats on our lines did not move and this meant that the fish did not take the baits. Strange! came up with a logical explanation. He explained, “Look, the sun is so hot. So is the water. The surface must be hot but not the bottom. It must be cool down there. The fish would rather stay there, right?”
He added, “Be patient. Give it some more time. When the air is cooler, I’m sure we would get some fish.”
So we waited patiently. We kept very quiet because we did not want to frighten any of the fish and hoping that our luck would be better. Minutes passed and soon the sun was dipping slowly over the hills. Our patience was wearing thin. Gopal must be joking; fishing here and not a single bite. Could it be that the fish here are the spirits of the dead from the graveyard? Maybe so! That was why they knew we were waiting for them. All sorts of crazy questions ran through our minds. We were discussing all the possible reasons quietly.
The sun dipped further and Ravi and I were about to pull up our lines.