February 7, 2013
4-4:20
Water for Elephants
Pages: 80-90

After getting water for the horses, Jacob uses the left over water to clean himself. August sees this and tells him to use the water they have stored in a tent. The buckets are labeled and August tells him to take the one named Walter. He is given a clean shirt and goes back to the rooms and looks at kinko's book. Kinko gets mad and learns that it was Jacob who had used his water (his real name being Walter) but only his friends call him Walter. While the train leaves angry people chase after it. Silver star isn't doing too well and is sitting in his stall. When he wakes up, they're stopped in the middle of no where. After getting some food, August gets Jacob to help him feed the cats. The food is disgusting and spoiled and Jacob says they can't feed them this but August said they had to. He tells Jacob to start at the lion cage. He waits for the lion to walk aways so he can open the door and chuck the food in. The lion chomps its jaws on his arm before he get the food out. Jacob freaks out but realizes he still has an arm which he does. He gets mad at August but he tells Jacob the lion is toothless hence he still has an arm and there was no blood. He leaves to get cleaned up and is warned by diamond joe that August is kind of weird and he should watch out for him. He thinks this whole thing with kinko was planned by August. After helping him, Jacob goes to the horse stable and sees marlena with the horse and they begin talking and she notices his arm and touches it and he pretends it doesn't hurt. She says she's staying with the horses until the next stop and Jacob worries about her even though she says she can climb over them. He and joe then go to load up the rest of the animals. Jacob goes back to his room and finds a pillow, a bedroll and a plaid blanket. He sees the note telling him to have dinner with mr and mrs august and kinko makes a comment.

I don't think it's right that these animals should suffer like this so that a few men can prosper financially. However, that's the way things are. It would have been worse for children or people who are being forced against their will and treated badly.

I read fairly well today because I finished the chapter.