Baby stegoceratops is nervous. She has never taken a bath before, and it looks scary. There is frothy white stuff in the water, which is strange. When baby stegoceratops turns around, however, she sees that her mother is giving her an encouraging smile. Baby stegoceratops waddles towards the bucket and dips her toe in the water. She quickly shakes it off. The water feels different. Warm.
Before she can run away, her mother picks her up with her beak. She lowers baby stegoceratops into the water. Baby stegoceratops splashes around for a bit before she gets bored. The white foam, she notices, makes floaty things that hover in front of her face. She pops them with her front horn, very pleased with herself. One particularly large floaty thing sprays mist in her eyes. Baby stegoceratops begins to cry. The mist stings. Her mother leans in and nudges her with her beak. Baby stegoceratops grabs her face with her stubby little feet and moos plaintively. Her mother licks her cheek, and she feels better.
Baby stegoceratops is very displeased when her mother dumps water over her head. She does not like getting her frill wet, and the water is getting colder. Even worse, her mother is using a scratchy brush to scrub her. It feels like hay. Baby stegoceratops much prefers the little white bar that makes foam. It's slippery, and she likes to slide it around.
Her mother pulls her out of the tub and places her on the ground, covering her with a towel. Baby stegoceratops crawls into it, pretending to be a bear in a cave. She curls her tail under the towel and squeaks. Her mother peeks through the front. Baby stegoceratops bumps her nose. She smiles.
When baby stegoceratops is dry, her mother empties the bucket. She puts the brush away, but she can't find the soap. She looks in the sink and under the counter, but it is nowhere to be found. And then, she solves the mystery.
Baby stegoceratops is burping up bubbles.