'if it shrinks footwear,' he thought, 'could it shrink my other clothing?'
Theere was only 1 way to find out.
So he went to the fountain, scooped some water from the small bowl, and splashed it all over the clothes he was wearing - his white shirt, his red thin waistcoat, and his thick brown jeans.
He didn't forget to dunk his straw hat into the small bowl.
Nothing seemed to happen, at least at first, but then...
Suddenly, He felt his jeans tighten.
He looked at himself, and gaped. his coat and shirt seemed to look smaller on him.
He took off his waistcoat and shirt and examined them. they indeed looked about 2 shirt sizes smaller than normal.
He felt his pants, and immediately saw they were at least 2 sizes smaller!
"It's happening." he said to himself. "My clothes are shrinking!"