"Cut it open and learn about its insides," I answered. I was looking forward to it, though not because I found the idea of it fun. I just knew it was something I would likely excel at, which didn't happen often in most of my classes. I wasn't terrible in them, but I wasn't very good either, not even when I enjoyed the subject.

But I could field dress an animal. Even one as small as a frog.

"I think we have to take out its organs," I continued. "I'll be very good at it, we'll get top marks."