Jam on the Shirt

Ingrid: Otto, the photo is in ten minutes. Look at your hair!

Otto: What’s wrong with my hair?

Ingrid: It’s too messy. It’s sticking up at the back. Here, use this brush.

Otto: You’ve got messy hair too, you know. It’s all curly today.

Ingrid: My hair is always curly. That’s normal. Yours is just untidy.

Otto: Fine. Where’s the brush?

Ingrid: In the bathroom. And wash your face — there’s jam on your chin.

Otto: There isn’t.

Ingrid: There is. Look in the mirror.

Otto: Oh. Okay, there’s a little jam.

Ingrid: Grandma wants a nice, tidy photo. Not too fancy, but tidy.

Otto: You’re wearing a fancy dress. That’s not fair.

Ingrid: This isn’t fancy. It’s just clean.

Otto: My shirt is clean enough.

Ingrid: It’s not clean enough. There’s jam on that too now.

Otto: How? I only just washed my chin!

Ingrid: You touched your shirt with a jam finger. Go and change.

Otto: We’ve got two minutes!

Ingrid: Then run. Grandma never waits.