This is Mary and her mother.
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Her mother says she can’t go out to play until she has done her three chores.
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At 1pm her friends come over and ask if she can come out to play.
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Mary says ‘I can’t, I have to do the dishes.’
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So she does the dishes.
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At 2pm her friends come over again and ask if she can come out to play.
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Mary says ‘I can’t, I have to sweep the floor.’
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So she sweeps the floor.
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At 3pm her friends come over again and ask if she can come out to play.
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Mary says ‘I can’t, I have to chop wood.’
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So she chops wood.
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Mary goes to her mother and says ‘I did all my three chores.’
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Her mother says ‘You are allowed to go out and play now.’
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So Mary runs outside.
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But she falls down on the steps.
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And she breaks her leg.
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At 4pm her friends come over again and ask if she can come out to play.
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Mary says ‘Well my mother said I’m allowed to,’
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‘… but I broke my leg, so I can’t.’
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