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It was Monday and the school 

day was finally over for first 

grader Jimmy Carpleton, who 

just couldn't wait to get home. 

He had been working hard on 

his spelling worksheets all day!

"Some after school 

cartoons sounds pretty 

great right now!" Jimmy 

thought as he walked to 

his bus.

On the ride home, Jimmy was 

debating whether he wanted 

to watch funny or scary 

cartoons, when suddenly he 

remembered: his room was a 

mess! 

His parents, Mr. Carpleton and Mrs. Carpleton, 

made a rule that Jimmy couldn't go out and do 

fun things until he cleaned his room. 

 By clean his parents meant he 

couldn't just shove his toys and 

clothes under his bed, he actually 

had to put them in their place, 

which was another rule Jimmy's 

parents made. "How ridiculous!" 

Jimmy said to himself.

But then, Jimmy remembered his mom and dad 

wouldn't be home for awhile because they'd be at work. 

Only his older brother Mikey, an eighth grader, would be 

home to watch him. "I can watch T.V. until about five 

minutes before Mom and Dad get home! Then I can 

clean my room!" Jimmy said to himself, as he walked off 

his bus at his stop. 

When Jimmy opened his front door his 

mom was sitting at the kitchen table. 

"Oh, hi Mom! I thought you had to 

work today" Jimmy said as he gave his 

mom a big bear hug. "I did sweetie, 

but I got to come home early today" 

she said as she gave Jimmy a kiss on 

the forehead.

"How was school?" she asked. "Kinda hard. Do you think 

I could maybe watch some cartoons for a little bit?" 

Jimmy asked. "Oh, I suppose. Just don't forget to clean 

your room later!" she said. 

Jimmy ran to the T.V. and turned on one of his favorite 

cartoons.

About an hour later, the phone rang. Jimmy ran to 

answer it. 

"Hello?" Jimmy said as he answered the phone. "Hey, 

it's Riley. Come over to my house to play!" 

Riley is Jimmy's best friend since he was four, so Jimmy 

was super excited to play with Riley. "Let me go ask my 

mom!" Jimmy ran to his mom and asked if he could go 

play with Riley. 

"Have you cleaned your room yet?" she asked. 

"Uh...yes" Jimmy said. "Let's go check" his mom said, 

walking towards his room. 

When Jimmy's mom saw 

his room wasn't clean, 

she was upset that he 

lied to her and said 

"Lying isn't okay Jimmy. 

If you do it again your 

dad and I will have to 

ground you. Now, if you 

clean your room I will let 

you go play with Riley, 

but only for thirty 

minutes."

Jimmy didn't like that he made his 

mom upset when he lied, but he 

really wanted to play with Riley. "I 

should clean my room as fast as I 

can, so I can go to Riley's sooner" 

Jimmy thought to himself. 

Jimmy tried to clean his room the right way 

and to put everything where it belonged, 

but it was just taking too long! So, he 

decided to shove and cram his clothes and 

toys under his bed, throw them in his 

closet, and cram them into his drawers!

Once Jimmy 

thought his room 

looked clean 

enough, he showed 

his mom and she 

agreed to take him 

to Riley's. 

The next day when Jimmy had to clean his room again, he 

remembered how easy and quick it was when he just crammed all 

his things in places they didn't belong. 

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