the other night i was woken by a thunderstorm that seemed like earth tremors. i went into my daughter's room to see if she was alright and found her sleeping soundly.

the fish, on the other hand, was wide awake. every time the thunder clapped, the fish would swim to the surface, looking for food.

this puzzled me and i wondered why an animal would connect food with thunder. then i realized that the sound of a human's footsteps approaching its bowl, hence signifying an upcoming feeding, to it, probably sounded like thunder.

so, my daughter was sound asleep and the fish was awake but not afraid. she probably figured that the thunder, even if not food per se, was just the sound of us, doing whatever it is that we do.