Chapter 4 3.wash your face

Stuart was an early riser: he was always the first one up every morning.He likes to be the first to walk around in the house, and he likes the quiet room where the books are quietly placed on the shelves, the dim light coming in from the windows, and the fresh air.In winter, when he got up from the bed made of cigarette boxes, it was still dark, and when he stood there in his pajamas doing morning exercises, he would sometimes shiver with cold. (Stuart bent over and touched his toes ten times every morning to keep him in good shape. He saw his brother George do it, and George explained that it strengthened his abs, so it was A great way to work your abs.)

After morning exercises, Stuart put on his smart wool pullover, tied a small rope around his waist, and began to descend towards the bathroom.He crawled noiselessly outside his parents' long, dark bedroom, past the closet where the carpet sweeper was kept, and George's bedroom before he entered the bathroom. It was dark in the bathroom, of course, but Stuart's father had attached a long length of cord to the lamp.This length of rope dragged all the way to the ground.Just by pulling it as far as possible and letting all his weight down, Stuart can turn on the light, looking like a man in a Lovely old monk pulling the bell rope in the abbey.

To get into the wash-basin Stuart had to climb a small rope ladder his father had tied up there for him.George had promised to build Stuart a very small wash-basin, only an inch high, and would have a little rubber tube in it for the water; although George often said so, he always forgot him afterwards. promise.Therefore, when Stuart washed his face and hands and brushed his teeth every morning, he had no choice but to climb up the rope ladder to the washbasin at home.Mrs. Little provided him with a toothbrush the size of a toy, soap, towels, and a toy comb that he could use to comb his beard.He put them all in the pocket of his bathrobe, and when he got to the top of the ladder, he took them out and lined them up neatly before he went to drain the water.For such a little guy, releasing water has also become a problem.One day, after several unsuccessful attempts, he discussed the matter with his father.

"I can get to the faucet perfectly," he explained, "but sometimes I just can't seem to unscrew it because I can't get my feet on it." "Yes, I know," replied his father, "that's where all the trouble is." George, who was listening to these conversations whenever possible, suggested that they should build a tread for Stuart; A small awl, a few nails, ready to do a nice job in the bathroom, build a tread he said he was going to make for Stuart.But soon he changed his interest and went to play elsewhere, leaving those tools lying around in the bathroom.

After inspecting these tools, Stuart came to his father again. "Maybe I can use something to turn the tap on," he said. So Stuart's father got him a very small wooden hammer; and Stuart found that by swinging it three times over his head, against the tap switch, he could make a fine stream of water--these There was just enough water for him to brush his teeth and soak his towels.So after climbing up to the sink every morning, he would grab his hammer and hit the faucet, and the family members who hadn't fully woken up at this time would hear Stuart's hammer making "dang bang" from the bed The crisp knocking sound, like a blacksmith striking iron in the distance, let them know that the day had come and Stuart was brushing his teeth.