her. I opened her diaper without getting too near I turned her on her side with the tongs together with the full wet diaper I pulled it away from her without looking all at once she was half naked and kicking her legs in the air. I threw the tongs into a corner of the room I gave her the water bottle she grabbed it and drank almost all of it right away she was feeling fine now she started to sing. So I said you feel better now donât you Di Di got rid of all that doody for you she listened and made a surprised sort of sound as though to get me to laugh she turned her head to look at the diaper lying beside her. I took the blanket and covered her to keep her warm and ran out of the room ahead of the smell. It was already five oâclock and still raining. I looked at myself in the mirror I was awfully funny-looking with those gloves and the hat and the coat though they hadnât scared Rakefet maybe theyâd go well with a rifle I thought so I took my gun and lay down behind the armchair in an ambush. Now and then I fired a shot itâs a game that once I liked better. The house was quiet. The baby didnât make a sound. Suddenly I thought she might be naked and catch cold. So I tiptoed in and saw that the blanket had really fallen off she had moved to another part of the bed and dragged the diaper with her everything smelled pieces of BM were everywhere she was trying to grab one she was talking to it I was afraid that next sheâd want to eat it. So I ran to grandpaâs room to wake him I touched him and said grandpa get up quick somethingâs happened to the baby. It was weird to be talking to him like I knew him when Iâd never talked to him before. He turned toward me he opened his eyes you could see right away he didnât know where he was he stared at me wondering who I was he put his hand on his forehead he must have thought he was dreaming. Iâm Gaddi I said to give him a hint he smiled and held out his hand he pulled me to his warm bed what time is it he asked itâs five p.m. I said but what day is it he asked is it still Sunday. He looked at his watch it said ten oâclock thatâs right he said itâs five Iâve been sleeping all this time. âThe babyâs dirty. We have to clean her because momâs not home and thereâs a mess. Youâve got to help me. Mom said to wake you because Iâm not allowed to lift her by myself.â He got up right away in his red pajamas and went to have a look at her it made him smile. Look how she undressed herself he said she must be freezing never mind weâll run her a bath right away and clean her up. She doesnât need a bath I said you wonât be able to even dad canât you just have to clean her with this lotion I showed him the white bottle. Donât worry he said thereâs no problem just show me where her bathtub is and give me a towel youâll help me a bit and then you can go. Go where I said. Arenât you on your way out he asked. My way out where I said. He said I thought you were dressed to go out so I took off the hat and the gloves and the coat they were just for some game I was playing I said and he patted me on the head. It really was strange how a minute ago he was fast asleep and now he was running around the house in pajamas tall and queer with a big head of white hair and bright eyes not stooped or slow hardly old-looking at all. And the baby too whoâd been quiet after maybe eating some of her own crap looked curiously at her new grandpa she was finished crying she just babbled on and on. Grandpa wrapped her in a sheet and lifted her out of the crib she kept watching me to see if it was all right. âItâs all right,â I said. âThis is your new grandpa from America.â Grandpa laughed Iâd better drink some coffee first to wake me up he said otherwise Iâll make a mess of it can you find where things are in the kitchen? He had