![]() ![]() Not that I really want to play the piano. She even started piano lessons last year, and I have to wait another year. If that weren’t annoying enough, she also gets to do everything before me. Scattered across the kitchen floor, small mounds of dust and bits of trash sat like sand dunes on the beach. “I already finished sweeping,” Sophie announced from the next room. Helping Sophie would mean that I did all the work while she bossed me around. Walnuts! This was exactly what I was trying to avoid. “We need to clean the house before everyone arrives tomorrow,” Mom said. “Jasmine Toguchi, where do you think you’re going?” But just as I put my hand on the doorknob, I heard footsteps behind me. Nobody in the hall! I ran to the front door. Dad has moved into the backyard! I tiptoed out of my room. I’d rather do any of those things right now. I, Jasmine Toguchi, do not like to clean! But I do like to climb trees, eat dessert, and make messes. I waited for my chance to escape the cleaning frenzy. My big sister, Sophie, was sweeping the kitchen floor. Dad was getting the cardboard boxes from the garage. ![]()
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