5. Papa saw new purple pants at the market. After trying them on, the shopkeeper said, "A perfect (1)
, but a little long. They need to be shortened only one inch."
Papa (2)
for them and went home. He asked his wife, "Can you (3)
my pants before the picnic tomorrow? They need to be shortened only one inch." Mama said, "Can't you see how (4)
I am? I must make cakes and cut fruits for the salad."
Papa sighed and asked his oldest daughter Nina for help. Nina showed him the (5)
Mama gave her. She had to order fresh bread and buy drinks in the supermarket.
Papa turned to the twins for help. Margot was braiding Becky's hair. "We want to look (6)
for the picnic," Becky said. "When Margot finishes my hair, I'm going to braid (7)
."
Max, the youngest son, promised to shorten them. (8)
, Papa thought he was too little.
Papa was disappointed that he wouldn't be able to wear his new pants to the (9)
. He then went outside to water the garden.
Max (10)
to show Papa that he wasn't too young. So he cut one inch off each leg and hung the pants up. "They look as good as new," he thought.
"Papa will be sad," Margot said to her sister. "Why not (11)
braiding? You cut one leg, and I'll cut the other." Becky agreed. After the work was done, Becky said, "Don't say a word. It'll be a (12)
."
When Nina came home from (13)
, she thought she was rude to her father. She got the work done (14)
.
After Mama finished everything. She sat down to rest. "Poor Papa," she thought. "I'll fix his pants."
The next morning, Papa saw his new pants and (15)
. "What's going on here?" he wondered.
When the family found him standing in front of the mirror, they laughed.
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