On a shelf there is a fish bowl with a little fish swimming around in it. There are two chairs pulled up near the shelf that two boys stand on to have a better view of the fish. One boy Robbie is about 3 the other Ted is about 7. They both watch the fish interested.
Ted: You know fish are very smart.
Robbie: What's he doin' in there?
Ted: He's swimming. The bowl is his home. Fish don't mind staying in their house their whole life because their house is like outside too. So they already have both.
The boys watch the fish swim carefully.
Robbie: Feed the fish?
Ted: I guess we can feed him.
Ted reaches over and grabs a container of fish food and takes a pinch of it in his fingers.
Robbie: No! I wanna.
Ted: No, Robbie. You have to feed fish carefully. They don't eat very much and you would dump it.
Ted proceeds to feed the fish while Robbie scowls at him. Then they both watch the fish eat.
Ted: You could pretend to feed the fish, Robbie.
Robbie: How?
Ted: Sometimes fish get confused a little, and if you put your finger on top of the water they think it is food and try to eat them. Do you want to try?
Robbie nods excitedly. Ted shows him how to place his finger on top of the water, and soon the fish nibbles on it a little. Robbie excitedly pulls his finger out of the water laughing.
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