It's a very nice thing to do

to buy your little boy some goldfishies. However it is wise to keep an eye on him for a few days, particularly if his mate comes over and they disappear for a suspicious length of time and you can hear none of the usual hilarity/tragedy.

This is what a fish tank looks like just after an entire container of fish food has been tipped in it by two eager three year olds:


1 fishie, 1 snail down. 2 fishies, 1 snail with an uncertain prognosis.