Of =all= the untidy children you ever saw Leo must have been the worst.
His hair was unbrushed, his boots were uncleaned, and the laces were
always trailing on the floor. Why did he not learn to tie a bow? (For
full instructions, with illustrations, on the "Tying of a bow," see
_Games Without Music_.) It must be very uncomfortable to have one's
boots all loose about the ankles, besides looking so untidy.
Can you guess how his stockings were? They were all in folds round his
legs, instead of being drawn and held up tight, and he had always a
button off somewhere. The worst of it was that Leo did not seem to
=mind= being untidy. I hope =you= are not like that. Do all the little
girls love to have smooth, clean pinafores? and do the boys like to have
a clean collar and smooth hair? and do all of you keep your hands and
faces clean? Then you are like the children in these verses.