Kate took Ara by the hand and led her to the aquarium.

—Look, Bastien bought this for me —she said as she began feeding the fish.

Ara watched in awe.

—They’re beautiful.

—Do you want to feed them?

—Can I?

—Of course, silly. Come, you have to feed them slowly —Ara smiled as she sprinkled the food in—. Look, is she giving birth?

Kate looked and smiled.

—Yesss! I’ll get the incubator.

She opened the cabinet and pulled out a small transparent box with a double bottom. She attached it to the aquarium and gently caught the female fish that was giving birth. She managed to save four fry before the other fish could eat them and placed them in the box. Automatically, the mother stayed at the top while the tiny fish slipped through the grid to the bottom, safe.

—Wow, so many! I thought they reproduced with eggs.

—Me too, but no… they come out alive from the mother’s belly —They watched until the mother stopped giving birth—.

—They’re beautiful —Ara said in amazement.

—Not as beautiful as my bab