Once, we were told to write an essay in class on the topic, "I'm helping my mother." I took (grabbed)* my pen and began to write, "I always help my mom. I sweep the floor, and wash** my dishes. Sometimes I was my handkerchiefs." I did not know what to write anymore. I looked at Lyuska, she was writing in a notebook. Then I remembered that I once washed my stockings. So, I wrote, "I also wash my stockings and socks." Then, I really did not know what to write; but you cannot turn in such a short essay! Then I added, "I also wash shirts, shorts, and briefs." Then the bell rang! ...I was given a "five." The teacher read my essay aloud. She said that she liked my composition more than anyone else's composition, and that she would read it at the parent's meeting. *we usually say we are going to "grab" a pen to write something **we always wash, never sweep dishes. Great job! I really did understand what you meant.