Lisa Vezina, age 9, of Newfchatel, P.Q., Quebec, for her question:     

DOES A GOLDFISH GO TO SLEEP?

A little goldfish stares out at the world with her big eyes. She never blinks, and even at night her eyes are never closed. Certainly she does not curl up in a little bed and go to sleep. As a matter of fact, she cannot go to sleep in the same way you do. Nevertheless, she often takes a nap  in her own special way. But you have to keep watching to know when this happens.

Most of the time, a goldfish swims around and around, opening and closing her fishy mouth. But now and then she takes a rest, maybe near the bottom of her tank. She keeps on opening and closing her mouth because this is how she breathes. Her round fish eyes stay wide open because she has no eyelids to close. True, she does not seem to be taking a nap  but most likely she is.