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"How to Wash Your Sheeps", originally published in "Blast Off" (vol.105, no.5, June 2020), is featured in Short Edition's The Current. E J Delaney lives in Brisbane, Australia, and writes fiction for children of all ages (including teens and adults!). https://www.ejdelaney.com/
Dear Me,
Dad says I have to wash my own sheeps from now on, ‘cause I keep getting them dirty and he thinks I shouldn't play outside just before bed. Do you have any advice?
E. J. Delaney
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How to Wash Your Sheeps
by Me, age 9
Dear E. J.,
Thank you for writing in to my blog. Yes, I have lots of advice!
First of all, I think you mean sheep. Sheep are like fish. It doesn't matter how many there are. It's still the same word. Fish, fish. Sheep, sheep. Get it? Right.
Now, about washing your sheeps (as I shall call them here, because you weren't to know). The first thing you mu