Toni's second day; pt 2 the bath

     After Toni finished breakfast, she desperately wanted a bath. She had been walking a few days. Her breakfast calmed her down and the sobs stopped. Now she was able to focus on personal hygiene. 

     I talked to her about the use of her buckets. A bucket for bathing, a bucket for washing her clothes, a bucket for washing her hands and dishes. But especially, a bucket for carrying water from the river. She didn't see it the same way. She only had two buckets. Bucket one, for carrying her water. Bucket two, for everything else! Good luck staying healthy! Don't get sick on my side. 

     I showed Toni where to get water from the  river. She took both her buckets, in hand. Should be fun for her to walk back with heavy buckets (sarcasm). 

     Toni just returned from the river. She lost water on the way back from the river. The buckets kept wobbling on her.  They'd tip over and splash out water. She left the river with two full buckets. Then she realized she had to dump a bunch back to the river. Water is heavy at seven pounds a gallon. Her city slicker arms couldn't carry that much water. She ended up with a full bucket of water in two buckets. 

     And then, she used it all up in a bath. "But, I needed that bath!" When she finished, she dumped the water! Didn't even stop to think maybe the water could have been used for something else!:  like washing clothes!, she still needs to wash her clothes!!