Elsa's Bubble Bath Fix
Starring Elsa
Elsa's relaxing washroom routine is interrupted when she discovers the bathtub drain is clogged and the water won't go down. Using her clever problem-solving mind and the tools she finds around her, she tries different fixes — but makes a sudsy mess first. Only by slowing down and thinking carefully does she unclog the drain and restore her peaceful soak. The story celebrates patience and creative thinking over rushing to the first solution.
Elsa closed the washroom door and let out a long, slow breath. She set her little black notebook on the stool, twisted the tap, and watched hot water tumble into the tub. The whole room smelled like lavender soap.
She climbed in and sighed. Bubbles piled up around her like a soft white mountain. Elsa was sure this was the best bath in the whole world. Then she noticed something odd. The water kept rising and rising.
She reached down and felt around the drain. Something was blocking it. A big clump of soap gunk, stuck tight. She tugged once, twice. It did not move at all.
Elsa climbed out and grabbed her notebook. She was sure she could fix this fast. She tried poking the drain with a cotton swab. The swab snapped in half and fell right in. Now there were two things stuck.
She sat on the cold tile floor and stared at the tub. Her notebook was supposed to have all the answers. But the page was blank. She had been sure the swab would work. She had been wrong.
She sat very still and listened to the water. Drip. Drip. Drip. It was moving, just a tiny bit. She looked under the sink and found a long thin bottle brush she had once fixed a lid with.
Slowly and gently, she fed the brush into the drain. She twisted it once, then pulled. Out came the gunk, plus the broken cotton swab. The water began to gurgle and spin away down the drain.
Elsa filled the tub again with fresh hot water and a big squeeze of lavender soap. She picked up her notebook and wrote two small words at the top of the blank page: Go slow. Then she slipped back into the bubbles.