Quiz time! Which is the correct water bottle? (Answer at the end.)
FAQs
Why do you have five identical bottles? They are not identical. Notice that there are two shades of lid, and that two of the bottles have name labels. One of the name labels has worn blank, the other one hasn’t. We have five as a CONTINGENCY because this is the only thing Pip will drink out of when not in school. This is in fact a failed contingency, as Pip does not treat them equally, because he can tell that they are different.
Why doesn’t one bottle have a lid? It does have a lid, it just doesn’t belong on the bottle. It belongs on a shelf in the cupboard above.
Why aren’t all of the bottles in the cupboard? The bottles belong on the worktop.
What, all of the time? Yes, all of the time. Unless the correct water bottle is with his packed lunch.
Can you move them to wash them? Washing is done covertly and ideally taking care not to mess with the various lid, cup and bottle combination shown above. Pip has a photographic memory, however, so he will restore the correct combination if needed.
What are the two spare cups for? For drinking water at home after mealtimes. Not during mealtimes. After mealtimes.
What happens if one of the bottles breaks, gets lost etc? That is a question for Future Mum or Future Dad.
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