You sure do need a bath, boy. And when he got home, his mommy took one long disbelieving look and wrinkled her nose. She grabbed a brush and the soap in one hand and his hand in the other and marched him down to the creek. Then she took two clothespins and hung him on the clothesline, clothes and all, to dry until she had finished doing the rest of her laundry. This tale is often done - but I took some liberties with it.
People are very sensitive to child abuse today.
I also reduced the number of encounters along the way, to simplify the story. I took a different stance on this youngster. I used this story as an introduction to a sermon I preached on Deuteronomy 4. Moses was reminding the people to remember His Word and trust His unseen presence to overcome our failings as we press on into the unknown in faith.