教室の窓ふき

Today she is on cleaning duty, and there is the job of wiping the windows.

The windows at the back of the classroom were a little dirty from yesterday's rain.

Aya brought a blue bucket from beside the lockers.

Then she filled it with water at the faucet and also took out one white cloth.

First, she gathered the dust on the desks with her hand.

After that she moved the bookshelf under the window a little forward.

While she was thinking that wiping them alone would be hard, Mika came into the classroom.

Mika asked, “Aya, may I help too?”

Aya replied, “Thanks. Then please do the window on the right.”

The two dipped the cloth in the bucket water and slowly began wiping the windows.

She wet the heavily soiled areas again before wiping them.

Because Mika's hand could not reach the high places, she used a small stand nearby.

But the top of the stand was a little slippery, so Aya said, “Be careful, okay?”

After that, the two also made the small window at the front of the classroom clean.

When the glass became bright, the trees and sky outside could be seen well.

Just then, Tanaka-sensei came and looked around the classroom.

The teacher smiled and said, “You worked hard since the morning.”

Hearing those words, Aya and Mika both became happy.

Because there was still a little time, the two also swept the floor near the windows.

They wrapped the swept-up trash in paper and put it in the trash can.

By the time the cleaning ended, the air in the classroom had also become completely fresh.

The friends sitting in their seats said, “The windows are sparkling.”

Aya thought that even a small job can make the classroom brighter.

And she thought that on the next day of cleaning duty too, she would come early.