Let’s play in the mud!

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Early one morning Red Rabbit makes a trip to the carrot patch to get his favorite food. On his way back home he hears a woman yelling at someone. As he gets closer he can see that the woman is yelling at a child who is playing in the mud.

“How many times have I told you not to play in puddles?” says the mother. “I am getting tired of having to change your clothes so many times during the day because you love to play in dirt. Cleanliness is next to godliness!”

The mother grabs her child’s hand and tells him that it’s time to go home. She continues yelling at him and that upsets Red Rabbit. 

No sooner do they leave when Yeti and Tiffi show up.

“What’s up Red Rabbit?” asks Yeti. “What’s with that look on your face?”

Red Rabbit tells his friends that he can’t believe what he just heard and saw. 

“And then she tells him that cleanliness is next to godliness,” says Red Rabbit. “What does that mean?”

Yeti explains it this way…………

‘The expression cleanliness is next to godliness is used to encourage personal hygiene and neatness, likening cleanliness to spiritual devoutness and goodness. In other words, it’s used to say that it’s almost as important to be clean as it is to be virtuous and good—even that keeping your home and your body clean is the right thing to do morally, or that doing so brings you closer to God.’ (Source)

“But her son was just playing in the puddle!” exclaims Red Rabbit. “He was having so much fun splashing and getting dirty.”

Tiffi can totally understand why Red Rabbit feels that way. Mr. Toffee never got upset if she played outside in the puddles. Time for all of them to go about their everyday things. They promise to get together real soon.

Let’s continue - Mud Play for Kids: Why It’s Worth the Mess