CALCULATING TIME 



AT first I proposed to achieve this by building 

 on the foundations I had already laid, on the 

 dog's fairly reliable comprehension of the value 

 of figures, and her knowledge of spelling. So I wrote 

 on a large sheet of paper and in small characters : l 



i jar (jahr = year) = 365 days. 



7 tage ( = days) = I woche ( = week). 



so for i jar = 52 wochen = 365 tage. 



The days of the week are called : 



1 Montag, 



2 dinstag (dienstag). 



3 mitwoch (mittwoch). 



4 donerstag (donnerstag). 



5 freitag. 



6 samstag. 



7 sontag (Sonntag) ; no work for Lola I 



This was to be at the same time a test of Lola's 

 reading. I placed the chart on the floor where she 

 could look at it, and repeated : " To-morrow you must 

 be able to know this. Now spell the first word to me. 

 And she tapped " jar." I once more went over this 

 new lesson, explaining it all, but put no more questions, 



1 So as to avoid confusing her I always write the sound only. 

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