It was half past five in the evening when Nancy came home from work. She walked into the living room and looked at her three children.

The children were fourteen, eleven and eight years old. They were watching TV happily.

The room was dirty and untidy. There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. Toys were here and there.

Nancy got angry. “What a mess” she said to her children. “I work all day and have to do housework all evening. I’m very tired. I need to have a good rest. I won’t do the housework any more!”

Nancy did as she said. She didn’t do any housework. Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV. A week later, every dish in the kitchen was dirty. All the children’s clothes were dirty, too. Every rubbish bag was full.

Then one day Nancy got very surprised when she came home from work. The kitchen was clean. The children had cleaned it!

The next day, when Nancy got home, she found the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Nancy was happy and went to help them.

Now Nancy and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV.