Penguin, Worst Journey, 1911

Penguin sits in the field note for 1911 under “Worst Journey”, and the figure beside it is 18. 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. Quotas, listings and trade rules now bound real populations as tightly as weather. At the children’s corner, open Penguin so the notebook shows 1911 first, 18 next, and “Worst Journey” 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 Penguin, 1911, 18, then “Worst Journey”. When the picture book is done, look again only at 1911 for Penguin and leave 18 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 Worst Journey with 18 at the children’s corner before you close 1911 for Penguin. Penguin sits in the field note for 1911 under “Worst Journey”, and the figure beside it is 18.