A Simple Request

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It all started when I asked Isaac to water the garden. If you've read the book "If you give a mouse a cookie" then you'll recognize the format of my "simple request". It's a little long, but I hope you enjoy it!

If you give a boy a job to do,
his little brother will want to do it too.

So you'll make a deal that after Isaac is done,
then Hunter can do it too.

When Isaac is done watering the garden,
He'll want to pick some of the vegetables.

So he'll ask you which ones would be o.k. to pick.
You'll look at the garden and say, it looks like only
2 radishes and 1 carrot are ready.

So he'll pick them and wash them.

Then he'll want to eat them.
He'll even want to make soup with them.

So while Isaac is busy chopping, Hunter will want
to water the garden.

So you'll tell him to water the flowers and then we'll
see if there are any vegetables that he can make a soup with.

After he waters the flowers you'll go out to look at the garden.

You'll see that there are maybe 2 more radishes and 1 carrot that
might be o.k. to pick.
So you'll tell Hunter to go ahead and pick them.

You'll go into the kitchen to see that Isaac has completed his soup and
is ready for a taste test.
He'll ask you to try it.
You'll say, Uh my tummy doesn't feel too good.

Then Hunter will be ready to make his soup.
So you'll get the cutting board ready.

He'll start to chop using a butter knife.
This works for him, so you just go with it.

He'll want to make his soup as hot and spicy as he can.
So you'll give him some salt and basil.

He'll add the ingredients and he'll tell his brother that
his soup will be the best.

When his soup is ready he'll want to eat it right away.
After it cools a little he'll proclaim it the best ever.

Then Audrey will wake up and want a carrot too.

And chances are if you give a boy a job, his brother and sister
will want to do it too!