小熊西奥多看见爸爸从仓库里取出梯子。“您要干什么?”西奥多问,同时把毛围巾围住自己冰冷的鼻子。“该把我们的窗子擦一擦了。”爸爸说,他把梯子靠在房子上,从外套的衣袋里抽出一块紫色的大抹布。一瓶清洁剂插在另一个衣袋里。“您为什么冬天擦窗子呢?”西奥多问。“我想是因为尘土冻住了,更容易擦掉吧。”爸爸一边登上梯子一边说,“狐狸就是在冬天擦窗子,所以这一定是最好的时间。”但西奥多仍然想知道为什么, Theodore Theodore saw dad remove the ladder from the warehouse. “What are you going to do?” Theodore asked, wrapping his scarf around his cold nose. “It’s time to wipe our windows.” Dad said he leaned up his ladder against the house and pulled a purple rag out of his coat pocket. A bottle of detergent inserted in another pocket. “Why do you rub the windows in winter?” Theodore asked. “I think it’s easier because the dust is frozen, and it’s easier to wipe it away.” Dad said as he boarded the ladder, “The foxes wipe the window in the winter, so it must be the best time.” But Theodore still wanted to know why,