B4

Bob was 12 years old. He wasn't the world's laziest boy, but he really didn't like helping out around the house.

LAZY

B5

Ever since he was young, his parents had tried to get him to tidy his room, for example, but Bob simply wouldn't do it.

HE

B6

By the time he was twelve, though, his mother was fed up. She decided that Bob had to do his share of the work.

HAVE

B7

She found Bob watching TV, and said, "I need you to help us with the housework". Bob looked at her.

FIND

B8

"Your brothers and sisters do all their chores", she said, "so why can't you?"

THEY

B9

Bob really didn't have a good answer. He could see that his mother was angry, and he didn't want to make the situation worse.

BAD

B10

So, he just agreed to try harder and asked what he could do to help.

HARD

B11

His mother thought about it for a minute. "You can help your father in the garden", she said. "You can collect all the leaves that have fallen on the grass."

LEAF

B12

Bob wished he didn’t ask, because he hated gardening more than he hated housework. It was going to be a long afternoon.

NOT ASK