TenDaysLaterSheaccusesmeofbeingthecauseofourdisaster！Shesays，withapparentsincerityandtruth，thattheSerpentassuredherthattheforbiddenfruitwasnotapples，itwaschestnuts.IsaidI
wasinnocent，then，forIhadnoteatenanychestnuts.ShesaidtheSerpentinformedherthat\"chestnut\"wasafigurativetermmeaninganagedandmouldyjoke.Iturnedpaleatthat，forI
havemademanyjokestopassthewearytime，andsomeofthemcouldhavebeenofthatsort，thoughIhadhonestlysupposedthattheywerenewwhenImadethem.SheaskedmeifIhadmadeonejustatthetimeofthecatastrophe.IwasobligedtoadmitthatIhadmadeonetomyself，thoughnotaloud.Itwasthis.IwasthinkingabouttheFalls，andIsaidtomyself，\"Howwonderfulitistoseethatvastbodyofwatertumbledownthere！\"Theninaninstantabrightthoughtflashedintomyhead，andIletitfly，saying，\"Itwouldbeadealmorewonderfultoseeittumbleupthere！\"——andI
wasjustabouttokillmyselfwithlaughingatitwhenallnaturebrokelooseinwaranddeath，andIhadtofleeformylife.
\"There，\"shesaid，withtriumph，\"thatisjustit;theSerpentmentionedthatveryjest，andcalledittheFirstChestnut，andsaiditwascoevalwiththecreation.\"Alas，Iamindeedtoblame.
WouldthatIwerenotwitty;oh，wouldthatIhadneverhadthatradiantthought！
NextYearWehavenameditCain.ShecaughtitwhileIwasupcountrytrappingontheNorthShoreoftheErie;caughtitinthetimberacoupleofmilesfromourdug—out——oritmighthavebeenfour，sheisn\'tcertainwhich.Itresemblesusinsomeways，andmaybearelation.Thatiswhatshethinks，butthisisanerror，inmyjudgment.Thedifferenceinsizewarrantstheconclusionthatitisadifferentandnewkindofanimal——afish，perhaps，thoughwhenIputitinthewatertosee，itsank，andsheplungedinandsnatcheditoutbeforetherewasopportunityfortheexperimenttodeterminethematter.Istillthinkitisafish，butsheisindifferentaboutwhatitis，andwillnotletmehaveittotry.Idonotunderstandthis.Thecomingofthecreatureseemstohavechangedherwholenatureandmadeherunreasonableaboutexperiments.Shethinksmoreofitthanshedoesofanyoftheotheranimals，butisnotabletoexplainwhy.Hermindisdisordered——everythingshowsit.Sometimesshecarriesthefishinherarmshalfthenightwhenitcomplainsandwantstogettothewater.Atsuchtimesthewatercomesoutoftheplacesinherfacethatshelooksoutof，andshepatsthefishonthebackandmakessoftsoundswithhermouthtosootheit，andbetrayssorrowandsolicitudeinahundredways.Ihaveneverseenherdolikethiswithanyotherfish，andittroublesmegreatly.Sheusedtocarrytheyoungtigersaroundso，andplaywiththem，beforewelostourproperty;butitwasonlyplay;shenevertookonaboutthemlikethiswhentheirdinnerdisagreedwiththem.
SundayShedoesn\'tworkSundays，butliesaroundalltiredout，andlikestohavethefishwallowoverher;andshemakesfoolnoisestoamuseit，andpretendstochewitspaws，andthatmakesitlaugh.
Ihavenotseenafishbeforethatcouldlaugh.ThismakesmedoubtIhavecometolikeSundaymyself.Superintendingalltheweektiresabodyso.ThereoughttobemoreSundays.
Intheolddaystheyweretough，butnowtheycomehandy.
WednesdayItisn\'tafish.Icannotquitemakeoutwhatitis.Itmakescurious，devilishnoiseswhennotsatisfied，andsays\"goo—goo\"
whenitis.Itisnotoneofus，foritdoesn\'twalk;itisnotabird，foritdoesn\'tfly;itisnotafrog，foritdoesn\'thop;
itisnotasnake，foritdoesn\'tcrawl;Ifeelsureitisnotafish，thoughIcannotgetachancetofindoutwhetheritcanswimornot.Itmerelyliesaround，andmostlyonitsback，withitsfeetup.Ihavenotseenanyotheranimaldothatbefore.IsaidIbelieveditwasanenigma，butsheonlyadmiredthewordwithoutunderstandingit.Inmyjudgmentitiseitheranenigmaorsomekindofabug.Ifitdies，Iwilltakeitapartandseewhatitsarrangementsare.Ineverhadathingperplexmeso.
ThreeMonthsLaterTheperplexityaugmentsinsteadofdiminishing.Isleepbutlittle.
Ithasceasedfromlyingaround，andgoesaboutonitsfourlegsnow.Yetitdiffersfromtheotherfour—leggedanimalsinthatitsfrontlegsareunusuallyshort，consequentlythiscausesthemainpartofitspersontostickupuncomfortablyhighintheair，andthisisnotattractive.Itisbuiltmuchasweare，butitsmethodoftravellingshowsthatitisnotofourbreed.Theshortfrontlegsandlonghindonesindicatethatitisofthekangaroofamily，butitisamarkedvariationofthespecies，sincethetruekangaroohops，whereasthisoneneverdoes.Still，itisacuriousandinterestingvariety，andhasnotbeencataloguedbefore.
AsIdiscoveredit，Ihavefeltjustifiedinsecuringthecreditofthediscoverybyattachingmynametoit，andhencehavecalleditKangaroorumAdamiensisItmusthavebeenayoungonewhenitcame，forithasgrownexceedinglysince.Itmustbefivetimesasbig，now，asitwasthen，andwhendiscontentedisabletomakefromtwenty—twotothirty—eighttimesthenoiseitmadeatfirst.Coerciondoesnotmodifythis，buthasthecontraryeffect.ForthisreasonIdiscontinuedthesystem.Shereconcilesitbypersuasion，andbygivingitthingswhichshehadpreviouslytolditshewouldn\'tgiveit.Asalreadyobserved，Iwasnotathomewhenitfirstcame，andshetoldmeshefounditinthewoods.
Itseemsoddthatitshouldbetheonlyone，yetitmustbeso，forIhavewornmyselfoutthesemanyweekstryingtofindanotheronetoaddtomycollection，andforthisonetoplaywith;forsurelythenitwouldbequieter，andwecouldtameitmoreeasily.