Description
The chimney sweep is a young man of the mountains a native of the Gavot region. He is accompainied by a marmot, which he carries under his arm. This little animal is very useful to him, in helping to free the “hedgehog” whenever the latter is stuck fast inside a chimney flue. The hedgehog is a kind of brush, round, made of metal, which is fastened to the end of a long rope; it is meant for scraping soot from chimney flues.