Listening as the students continued practicing their sounds, he gave them encouraging smiles and nods "Well done each of you. I think you are ready to take and try out your new skills at speaking Mermish!" He knew that might bring some nervous looks as well as excitement about getting to meet a merperson.

"We're not going to swim to the depths of the lake, I promise, but you'll get a little wet, and I have arranged for a few merpeople to join us at the lake shore." Rising to his feet "Feel free to bring your notepads, pens and pages with you, and anything else, unless you wish to leave the remainder of your things here. And we'll head down to the lake.