Zeze was a nice
and talkative
boy who liked to
play with his
friends and was
always ready to
help no matter
what.
However, he had
a very negative
habit: he did
not like to take
showers!
Have you ever
seen a boy who
does not like to
take a shower?
Surely, soon he
will be very
dirty, both his
body and his
clothes!
So the boys at
school started
to keep away
from him. No one
wanted to sit
next to Zeze
because he
exuded a very
bad smell!
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- But what can I
do? I cannot get
into the
bathroom and
take a shower! I
even get to
start the water,
I take off my
clothes, but
when it is time
to get wet, I
can’t!... It
seems like
there's someone
who will not let
me do it!...
One day, one of
the girls who
were his
friends, who
liked him and
wanted to help,
advised him by
saying:
- Zeze, I really
like you and I
know you're a
good friend! But
you should not
look like a
little pig!...
People cannot
stand the way
you stink! Do
you know what it
would be good
for you to do?
Before bed, pray
and ask Jesus
for help! Surely
Jesus will help
you!...
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That night, Zeze
entered the
bathroom ready
to take a
shower. He took
off his clothes,
his shoes, and
started the
water that
poured down warm
and nice!
Excited, he
tried to get in,
but couldn’t.
Faced with his
failure, Zeze
sat down on a
chair and cried
a lot.
He did not want
to be perceived
as someone who
did not like to
be clean! He
wanted to
overcome that
problem, and he
would.
So that night
Zeze went to bed
without a shower
but he prayed to
Jesus, begging
help to overcome
his problem.
Soon he fell
asleep.
Suddenly, he
found himself in
a place with
someone else, a
man who, like
him, was not
clean. So Zeze
asked:
- Don’t you like
to take showers
either?
- No. I like my
smell! A long
time ago I
suffered for not
taking showers
and now I cannot
do it! I was in
a place where no
one was taking
showers because
there was no
clean water. So
I got used to it
and now I do not
need to shower
anymore!
- What is your
name?
- My nickname is
Filth. Everyone
calls me that.
- But it's
important to
take a shower,
Filth!
Otherwise, no
one will be able
to stay close to
you!...
- After Martha,
a girl I liked,
walked away from
me because of
how dirty I am,
I never again
tried to take a
shower. All I do
is cry with
sadness.
- Pray and ask
Jesus to protect
you. You are
good-looking but
your dirtiness
is what ruins
you! If you
change, Martha
will notice and
come back to
talk to you! Now
I have to go, my
friend. Remember
what I told you.
Talk to
Jesus!...
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Zeze woke up in
bed feeling very
well. He
remembered Filth
and said a
prayer for him
so he could free
himself of all
that filth. It
was dawn and
Zeze felt so
good that he
wanted to take a
shower. He went
into the
bathroom and
under the water.
No problem! The
water was nice
and warm. He got
dressed in clean
clothes and went
to school.
Everyone who
came near him
exclaimed:
- What a good
smell, Zeze! You
look great!...
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Zeze smiled,
excited, but did
not tell anyone
what had
happened. He
only told his
friend Julie,
who nodded in
agreement:
- Well done,
Zeze! I felt
that there was
someone next to
you who was very
dirty. And I was
sure that,
helping the
spirit, it would
help you too!
- I do not know
how to thank
you, Julie!
- Then do the
same thing to
other people who
are in need of
help. Now, shall
we go to our
classroom? The
bell has already
rung! ...
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Célia Xavier
de Camargo on
03/03/2017.)
TIA CELIA
