Sandy shows a picture of the water room. She says, The place we went yesterday is called a pool. Sandy says, Tell me what a pool is, Mila.

Doctor Beck and Sandy think I am a stupid fish.

Sandy says, No one thinks you are a stupid fish. This is how humans learn.

By using the words again and again.

I say, A pool is a bad taste, bad eyes, bad nose place to swim.

Sandy says, Good, Mila.

Sandy says, Tell me what is the sea.

I say, The sea is a big home where all the time is swimming and all the time is singing and all the time is touching in the big wet.

Outside my room is standing Doctor Beck and the boy Justin. Justin says words to Doctor Beck. Justin has anger in his voice. Doctor Beck has anger too. But I am hearing another sound in Justin and Doctor Beck, something not anger.

In my room Doctor Beck brings a machine.

Doctor Beck says, This is a tape recorder.

Doctor Beck touches a button and I hear whales.

Whales!

Whales! Whales! Whales! I am so happy to hear whales.

My room is very small. I say, Doctor Beck, where are the whales?

Sandy says, There are not any whales, Mila. Only their sound. The whale sound is in the tape machine.

Whale sound is everywhere in my room. I am singing with the whales! I am talking with the whales.

Sandy and Doctor Beck see me sing the whale song. Talk the whale talk.

I am so happy.

Justin is looking through the window into the room at me.

I say, Come in and listen to the whales.

Justin shakes his head, no. He walks away.