as soon as he had issued his command , the octopus , the cuttlefish , the bonito , the oxtail fish , the eel , the jelly fish , the shrimp , and the plaice , and many other fishes of all kinds came in and sat down before ryn jin their king , and arranged themselves and their fins in order . then the sea king said solemnly : " our visitor who is sitting before you all is the august grandson of amaterasu . his name is hohodemi , the fourth augustness , and he is also called the happy hunter of the mountains . while he was fishing the other day upon the shore of japan , some one robbed him of his brother 's fishing hook . he has come all this way down to the bottom of the sea to our kingdom because he thought that one of you fishes may have taken the hook from him in mischievous play . if any of you have done so you must immediately return it , or if any of you know who the thief is you must at once tell us his name and where he is now . "
what did the fish do when they arrived before the king ?
came in and sat down .
arranged themselves and their fins in order .