What Is Blue Paint For?

Terence starts painting.

Try not to get blue paint on the grass, says Gaius.

These are mountains, says Terence. 

What's that got to do with it? asks Gaius.

They're blue mountains, says Terence. And the grass on blue mountains is blue.

I was referring to MY grass, says Gaius.

Terence looks down. There are spots of blue paint on the grass. 

I can use these, says Terence. 

He picks a few blue spotted grass blades, and sticks them to the blue mountains.

Does this look real! asks Terence.

I suppose so, says Gaius.

Terence keeps painting.

His plan is to paint a row of blue triangles. These will be the mountains.

Looking good so far, says Sweezus. 

I know, says Terence.

You might need something to stand on to finish the tops, says Sweezus.

Terence stands back a little.

Yes, even he can see that his angles will meet at a point higher than his paintbrush can reach.

I'll get you a chair, says Sweezus.

He goes inside to look for one that won't matter if it gets splattered.

He comes back with a blue plastic stool.

Terence climbs onto it, with the paintbrush, and finishes the high point of one of his mountains.

Now he will have to climb down again and move the stool and then get up on it again, to finish the next one.

Or will he?

Perhaps he can lean across sideways and do it.

He leans.

But he has forgotten the extra weight of his new toe.

It's stopping him from leaning as far as he wants to.

Bumhole, says Terence. 

What's up? asks Arthur.

Can you move me? asks Terence.

Sure, says Arthur. Which way?

That way, says Terence. So I can do the pointy top of the next mountain.

Arthur moves Terence sideways, getting blue paint on his face from the paint brush.

Arthur stands back.

Will you leave the sky brown? asks Arthur.

No, stupid, says Terence. Sky isn't brown.

But now Terence realises he has a problem.

Wah! says Terence. Everything will be blue!

Everyone looks up from what they are doing (steadying ladders, drilling extra holes for hinges etcetera).

Struck by the same thought.

Maybe Lu Ban had not intended the blue paint to be used for painting the scenery!