THE HERO ENTERS SUDDENLY 



To discourage the face-washing propen- 

 sity, I tried the plan of covering the top of 

 my pitcher with a heavy wash-cloth about 

 a foot square; but I had not taken into con- 

 sideration the ingenuity of the wonderful 

 little brain when I counted on such an easy 

 victory. 



Stationing himself, as usual, on the edge 

 of the pitcher, Chupes began operations by 

 tugging at the opposite side. Instead, 

 however, of attempting to work away from 

 his post, he drew the wash-cloth towards 

 himself so that one corner of it soon fell 

 into the water. 



The tug of war was virtually over at this 

 stage of the proceedings, for, having ob- 

 tained a porcelain foothold for himself, he 

 could easily pass over to it, and, from this 

 vantage-point, drag the entire wash-cloth 

 into the pitcher. 



It would seem as if this clever manoeuvre 

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