They crossed the meadow and came up the swelling slope of a gentle hill; upon its flatfish top were oaks; in the shade of the oaks three black-and-white cows looked with mild, approving eyes upon their three tiny black-and-white calves.
"The Desert Valley"
Jackson Gregory
And there was Claude, standing with a bit of cord in his hand, looking as foolish as a flatfish, and our kite sailing along at a fearful rate of speed over to the mainland.
"Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903"
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Here, give me those flatfish; I'll take care of 'em.
"Kent Knowles: Quahaug"
Joseph C. Lincoln