NO More Housework!

It was five o'clock in the evening when Rene Wagner came home from work . She walked into the living room and looked at her three children . The children are 14 , 13 , and 9 years old . They were watching TV .

The living room was a mess . There were empty glasses and dirty socks on the floor . There were cookies on the sofa . Games and toys were everywhere . Rene was angry . " This place is a mess ! " she told her children ." I can't work all day and then do housework all evening . I'm not going to do housework ! " And so , Rene didn't do housework . She didn't clean . She didn't wash dishes . She didn't wash clothes . Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV . After two weeks , every plate , fork , and glass in the house was dirty . All the children's clothes were dirty , too . Every garbage can was full . The house was a mess .

Then , one day Rene came home from work and got a big surprise . The kitchen was clean . The children had cleaned the kitchen ! The next day , the living room was clean , and the children were washing their clothes .

Rene told her children , " OK , I'll do housework again . But you have to help me . " Now Rene and her three children do the housework together . Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV !