Jeremiah puts his hand in the small bowl and drinks a sip of the water. Almost instantly he felt the shrinkage coming. He started shrinking in size. He shrunk a few feet in height. He stared at his body and how everything around it was increasing in size.
He looked at his clothes and gasped. His clothes were now much bigger. He stared at his coat & shirt. Looking down at his hands, he saw that all he could see were sleeves.
His black jeans sagged, and he could feel his feet knocking around in his boots.
And Even his cap seemed to be too big for him - he pulled it down, and it seemed to cover his eyes.
Of course, He had failed to take into account that the effects of the fountain’s water had no effect on clothing.
He stepped out of his huge boots.
Almost immediately, his jeans dropped to his ankles.
He stepped out of them, and pulled off his baggy-looking socks. Then, He sat on the fountain edge, and wriggled his toes.
“Amazing, it really does work,” He mused. "I'm shrinkin' right outta my clothes."
Jeremiah certainly did look smaller.
He wondered if he could shrink even more.
But he also wondered if he should drink from the big bowl, to get back to his normal size.
Jeremiah stood, and stared at his huge coat and shirt. They now seemed like a dress to him, and covered his naked thighs.