Monday, June 4, 2018

How Dishwasher Rearrangers Came to Be

My very own creation fable!

Once upon a time, a family moved into a new home. The home held every possible convenience, every invention that could possibly make work easier.

As the family lived in the home day after day, they used each appliance, one after another, for the very first time. One of these fantastical devices, the dishwasher, pleased none of the family.

“This won’t fit!”
“The cups are all wet!”
“Are the plates supposed to clank like that?”
“This bowl fell over—is that soap inside?”

Their cries of distress and distaste filled the new home. The situation grew more and more terrible until one day, the youngest child stepped forward.

“I will solve this problem,” the child vowed.

At bus stops, in waiting rooms, and in the wee hours before sleep, the child pored over the dishwasher manual. The young one read and learned, learned and read. The child studied diagrams and troubleshooting charts until one day it all became clear.

“I know how we are meant to place our dishes!” the child announced.

Slowly and patiently, patiently and slowly, the child shared this newfound knowledge with each member of the family. There were places made for plates, slots for silverware, beds for bowls, and grooves for glasses. When all had been shown, the child knew that the dishwasher would now become a blessing in their new home.

“We will have clean, dry, unchipped dishes!” the child rejoiced.

Until one day, the dirty plates were once again out of place, the bowls out of their beds, the silverware out of its slots, and the glasses out of their grooves! Once again, the dishes were clanking, wet, and soapy. What had happened to dishwashing in their new home?

Quickly and carefully, carefully and quickly, the child replaced each plate, bowl, glass, and piece of silver. With each put each in its proper place, she started the fantastical appliance. Once again the dishes shone, dry and clean!

All was well in the new home. And, since the child never failed to rearrange each dish that was found out of place, all remained well.

And that, my dear ones, is how Dishwasher Rearrangers came to be.

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