Skip to content Skip to a section
This week’s animal

Electric eel, Humboldt horse episode, 1800

[831] [advice-electric-eel-1] Thursday morning: write Electric eel, 1800, and 860 on the notebook at the children’s corner. Put “Humboldt horse episode” beside Electric eel. 1800 is the second line on the notebook; 860 is the next. Before you leave the children’s corner, reread only Electric eel. At the picture book, say Humboldt horse episode and 860 aloud.

Electric eel sits in the field note for 1800 under “Humboldt horse episode”, and the figure beside it is 860. At the end of the children’s table, check that the label and the notebook match, and correct the notebook if they do not. Do not merge a zoo birthday with the field survey. This week, keep only the field side. 2019 species -- the high-voltage record holder, named for Volta. At the children’s corner, open Electric eel so the notebook shows 1800 first, 860 next, and “Humboldt horse episode” beside them.

This week, before you open the animal book in the children’s corner, write only the name, the year, and the figure on the notebook, then read those three lines once and close the book. At home, leave the notebook on the shoe shelf and, the next morning, read the three lines aloud once, then shut it. The order is Electric eel, 1800, 860, then “Humboldt horse episode”. When the picture book is done, look again only at 1800 for Electric eel and leave 860 on the notebook.

Do not line the species up by size, danger, or popularity. If someone asks which animal is greater, read the field entry for that year again. Check the picture-book label against the notebook, and leave any ranking space blank. Do not merge a zoo birthday with the field survey. This week, keep only the field side. Match Humboldt horse episode with 860 at the children’s corner before you close 1800 for Electric eel. Electric eel sits in the field note for 1800 under “Humboldt horse episode”, and the figure beside it is 860.

This week, before you open the animal book in the children’s corner, write only the name, the year, and the figure on the notebook, then read those three lines once and close the book. Electric eel sits in the field note for 1800 under “Humboldt horse episode”, and the figure beside it is 860.1800

Figures to keep

Year
1800
Number
860
Name
Electric eel
Item
Humboldt horse episode

Flamingo, Lake Natron notes, 1850s, Wednesday eveningNext essayAll 1000 essays1000