diff --git a/labyrinth.py b/labyrinth.py
index e190da29a443a71fe907005e72b48bcb595f796e..d06b3606f4c1f8d01a3f633af0f8fe595546b2df 100644
--- a/labyrinth.py
+++ b/labyrinth.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class Labyrinth:
 			assert self.groundtype != Labyrinth.GroundType.WALL
 			self.things.append(thing)
 		def neighbor(self,dy,dx):
-			self.labyrinth.getTileAt(self.row + dy, self.column + dx)
+			return self.labyrinth.getTileAt(self.row + dy, self.column + dx)
 		def isWalkable(self):
 			# this may be more complicated in the future
 			return self.groundtype == Labyrinth.GroundType.FLOOR
-		def toString(self):
+		def __str__(self):
 			# always starts with there is/there are
 			if self.groundtype == Labyrinth.GroundType.WALL:
 				return "there is a wall"
@@ -105,4 +105,5 @@ class Labyrinth:
 	
 	def createThing (self, thing, field):
 		thing.field = field
-		field._addThing(thing)
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+		field._addThing(thing)
+		thing.onMove(field)
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