The Right Thing in the Right Place

4.8

Mother: Peter, it’s half past seven. It’s time for breakfast. What are you doing?

Peter: I am putting on my shirt. Where are my socks, I wonder? Oh, I don’t know where my shoes are! And where are my trousers? Mum, please, come and help me!

Mother: Here are your socks, trousers and shoes. Put them on quickly or you’ll be late for school. And what is there in your pockets,' I wonder?

Peter: Oh, some little things.

Mother: Let us see what the little things are: a box, some coins, some rubbers, a pencil, a tennis ball, some stamps, two sweets, an apple...! Oh, Peter, that is not the way to use your pockets.

Now, Peter, be quick and have your breakfast. It is in the kitchen. Look at the clock! It’s time for me to go to my office. When you go to school, put on your hat, scarf, gloves and a raincoat. It’s raining, and it’s' cold. Now look here, Peter, next time, when you don’t know where your things are, I shall not help you.