Once, there was a boy who didn't like to take a bath. His
name was Tikkoo.
Even, when Tikkoo was covered with dust and dirt, he didn't
like his Mama bathing him.
But, his Mama always used to bathe him every day while he
cried aloud.
One day, Tikkoo returned home covered with dust and dirt
after having a nice time playing with sand.
But, his Mama was not to be seen.
"Tikkoo, your Mama went to the market to buy some
fruits. Go, take a bath yourself", the boy's father replied.
Tikkoo was very tired. He fell asleep on his bed without
taking a bath.
When his Mama came back, she did not wake up Tikkoo.
Tikkoo was sleeping on his bed. It was midnight.
A little monster smelling food came close to Tikkoo.
The monster's food was dust and dirt. The monster licked Tikkoo
once.
"Mmm. Yummy.", thought the monster.
The monster licked Tikkoo a second time.
"Mmm. Wow, I will have a nice dinner tonight",
thought the monster.
Next day, Tikkoo got up and saw himself on the mirror,
"Mama, Mama," he called out to his Mama.
Tikkoo was covered with blisters.
"Tikkoo, didn't you take a bath yesterday?", Mama
asked.
"No, Mama.", Tikkoo replied, with his head down.
Mama took Tikkoo to the doctor and the doctor gave a lotion
to apply over the body.
That night, TIkkoo took a bath and applied the lotion.
The monster came again. He couldn't find his food. Tikkoo
was so clean that he did not smell of dirt. The monster went away sadly.
From then, on Tikkoo always bathed himself before going to
bed...
