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Crumb wears a red hat flopped to one side, a patch on his elbow and a bandaged thumb. He tried to put up a shelf; the plant is still on the floor. He tells it without drama, picks up the hammer and asks Tad to hold the plank.
He doesn't need everything to go right first time. He nudges others to start with what there is, laughs at the bent nail and remembers that resting doesn't require having finished. As evening falls he sits beside Tad on the wonky bench. At last they can watch the sunset together.
The real figure keeps his red felt hat, white hair, red heart on light clothes, red checks and blue shoes. He is a handmade cold porcelain Magikito; his way of being alongside others mixes initiative, patience and playful teasing.
