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Peppin was a mouse. He stank all the time. “Stinker! Stinker!! Stinker!!!”
He was called all the time.
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Peppin used to stink all the time because he was very dirty.
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He wore dirty clothes and did not bathe every day.
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His house was a complete mess because he never cleaned it.
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When people used to see him coming, they used to say,
“Here comes Stinker! Run, run, run!”
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Though Peppin felt sad yet he did not make any changes in his life.
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He had only one friend. No one else wanted to be close to him as he smelled badly.
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This friend was Squeezy. One day, Squeezy said to Peppin, “You should keep
yourself clean; otherwise, you will suffer in the future.”
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But Peppin just shrugged his shoulders and kept quiet. Squeezy did not say anything more.
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One day, Peppin was eating dinner when he saw some bugs on his plate.
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Peppin did not bother and kept on eating. The next morning, Peppin fell sick.
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When Squeezy came to visit him in the evening, he found the ailing Peppin.
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Squeezy immediately called a doctor. The doctor was amazed to see the sad condition of the house.
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He said to Peppin, “Your house is very unclean and so are you.”
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The doctor continued, “If you want to get well, you will have to keep yourself and your house clean.”
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Peppin nodded his head. Squeezy looked at Peppin and gave him a warm hug.
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After a few days, Peppin got well. The first thing he did was to clean up his house.
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Now, his house looked sparkling clean. Then, he washed all his dirty clothes and took a bath himself.
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When Squeezy came to visit Peppin, he was happy to see the changes.
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He said, “Well done, Peppin! I am proud of you!” Now, none called Peppin a ‘Stinker’ anymore.
Moral : Cleanliness in next to godliness.