Chapter 4 of 11
Polish Your Gate
Your teeth are the strong white gate to your machine. Everything good comes in through the gate.
Your teeth are the strong white gate to your machine. Everything good that fuels you — every apple, every dinner, every drink of water — comes in through the gate.
All day, tiny troublemakers called germs try to camp out on your gate and chip away at it. But you have the perfect tool to sweep them off: your toothbrush!
Two times a day — a big morning sweep and a bedtime sweep — you brush every side of every tooth. Front, back, top, and along the bottom. Little circles, not too hard. Swish, spit, and shine.
A strong gate lasts you a lifetime. And a fresh, clean mouth just feels good, doesn’t it?
🧠 Try It! — The two-song sweep. Great gate-brushing takes about two minutes. Pick a song you love and hum it while you brush — when the song ends, your gate is gleaming. Morning and night, every day. Your Captain says thank you.
The two-song sweep
Two real minutes, one quarter of your mouth at a time.