ays to
himself the words he hears, especially the last words in the
sentence. The word "Nein" (no) he uses as a sign of refusal;
e. g., "Will you have some roast meat?" _Nein_. _Ja_ (yes),
on the other hand, he does not use, but he answers in the
affirmative by repeating frequently with vehemence what he
wants, e. g., "Do you want some roast?" _Brati, Brati_
(i. e., I do want roast).

He gives names to his puppets. He calls them Grandmamma,
Grandpapa, Uncle Kuno, Uncle Gruenberg, gardener, cook, etc. The
puppets are from his Noah's ark.

Now appear his first attempts at drawing. He draws, as he
imagines, all kinds of animals: ducks, camels, tigers. He lately
made marks, calling out _Torch und noch ein Torch_ (a stork and
another stork). (cf. pp. 172, 247.)

The book of birds is his greatest delight. I have to imitate the
notes of birds, and he does it after me, showing memory in it.
He knows at once stork, woodpecker, pigeon, duck, pelican,
siskin, and swallow. The little verses I sing at the same time
amuse him, e. g., "Zeislein, Zeislein, wo ist dein Haeuslein?"
(Little siskin, where is your little house?); and he retains
them when he hears them often. Russian words also are repeated
by him.

For the first time I observe the attempt to communicate to
others some experience of his own. He had been looking at the
picture-book with me, and when he went to the nurse he told her,
_Mamma, Bilder, Papagei_ (Mamma, pictures, parrot).

_19th Month._--From the time he was a year and a half old he has
walked alone.

He speaks whole sentences, but without connectives, e. g.,
_Niana Braten holen_ (nurse bring roast); _Caro draussen wauwau_
(Caro outside, bow-wow); _Mamma tuddut_ (sleeps, inflected
correctly); _Decke um_ (cover over); _Papa koppa Stadt_ (Papa
driven to city); _Mamma sitzt tuhl_ (Mamma sits chair); _Adolph
bei Mama bleiben_ (Adolph stay with mamma); _Noch tanzen_ (more
dance); _Pappa Fuchs machen_ (Papa make fox).

Certain words make him nervous. He does not like the refrain of
the children's song of the goat. If I say "Darum, darum, meck,
meck, meck," he looks at me indignantly and runs off. Sometimes
he lays his hand on my mouth or screams loudly for the nurse. He
gives up any play he is engaged in as soon as I say "darum,
darum." _Pax vobisc