Observing the natural world is a wonderful way of learning more about ourselves. Elisabeth Bailey found 1 from her tiniest and slowest friend from nature, a woodland snail (蜗牛).
You may not know a woodland snail's shell adds layers as it ages, and that it has 2,462 teeth. Bailey knew well about such 2 details about the tiny creature because for years, this woodland nail was her 3 companion.
At the age of 34, Bailey suffered a serious illness which 4 her in bed for a long time. As Bailey's ability to 5 declined, she had little choice but to 6 the slow lane (跑道) with the woodland snail that a friend had left on her bedside table.
"It had evolved its long 7 mechanisms (机制) and will probably be on Earth much longer than humans. Its 8 outweighs its figure: A snail can glide effortlessly right up a tree trunk or a wall without any other equipment," said Bailey.
On the days Bailey was unable to engage in the normal human world, she was 9 in the world of the snail. In the 10 space they both inhabited, Bailey witnessed the snail growing. She observed its habits, such as its 11 to sleep during the day and adventure at night.
And it was during this year of slowing down and 12 that the snail taught Bailey an important lesson. "This little animal had been 13 from its habitat, and it was able to 14 . Its such ability convinced me that I would eventually make it to adapt to my illness 15 ."
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