One day, the automatic washing machine broke down. Dad immediately started repairing it. Sasha approached and asked:
Dad, what's behind this door?
Nothing special. Mom loads dirty clothes in there, and a couple of hours later they come out clean.
Oh, how interesting! There must be little laundry workers in there?
Don't make things up! — Dad laughed, — The machine handles it all on its own. But this time something went wrong…
Dad spent a long time repairing the machine: cleaning, tightening parts, checking… In the end, unable to figure out what was wrong, he went to sleep. Night fell — rest time for the whole family… But not for Sasha! When everything in the house grew quiet, the boy quietly got out of bed, approached the washing machine, opened the cherished door, and looked inside. There he saw Dad's shirt (Mom had absentmindedly forgotten to take it out). The shirt waved its sleeve at the boy:
Sasha, I invite you to the land of Cleanliness! Come with me quickly!
What kind of land is that? — asked the boy.
Come in and see! — the shirt answered, laughing.
Sasha boldly stepped inside the machine and found himself in a wonderful land! Instead of people on the streets, clothes walked around: blouses chatting eagerly with each other, angry pants with an old stain that wouldn't wash out, little socks hurrying somewhere, and many other items.
Sasha asked Dad's shirt:
Who is the most important in your country?
Oh! Our ruler is King Laundry Detergent. He watches over cleanliness.
Where can I find him?
His palace is in the container, but it's not easy to get there. The palace is guarded by sentries — Fabric Softener and Bleach — who only let through those who can answer difficult questions.
I'll try to answer the questions. Thank you, shirt!
Sasha quickly found the King's palace, but the guards immediately blocked his way:
Who are you?
I'm Sasha.
What brings you here?
I want to speak with the King.
First answer 3 questions. First: "Why is laundry detergent needed?"
That's very simple! Laundry detergent is needed for washing clothes.
Second question: "What stains are hardest to wash out?"
Mom told me not to spill coffee and tea on myself, and not to lie on the grass during walks, because such stains are hard to wash out.
Correct! And the third question: "Why can't you wash colored clothes together with white clothes?"
Maybe because colored clothes can stain the white ones with different colors?
You know the answers to all the questions! Go ahead. The King is waiting for you.
Sasha found himself in the royal palace. A small gray-haired old man with a crown on his head was already running toward him:
How good that you came! You know, in our land of Cleanliness we have a problem — your mom constantly forgets to add anti-scale agent to the detergent when washing, and that's why the heating element of the washing machine broke!
So that's why the machine doesn't work! — said Sasha, — I need to tell Dad about this right away!
Yes, yes, hurry! Otherwise all the clothes will stay dirty!
Sasha ran home… and woke up!
Dad was already early in the morning trying to figure out how to fix the washing machine and couldn't find the answer.
Dad! — Sasha cried out. — You need to clean the heating element - it has scale buildup on it! Then the machine will work again.
How do you know? — Dad asked.
The king of the land of Cleanliness told me — Laundry Detergent.
That's it! How didn't I think of that before! Well done, son!
Dad fixed the washing machine very quickly, Mom immediately loaded clothes into it. Sasha watched the drum spin, and suddenly saw his old acquaintance — Dad's shirt. The shirt waved its sleeve at the boy gratefully.
