byMartinG.PlainfieldillustratedbyMatthewBaekCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-350974-0ISBN13:978-0-15-350974-2OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350601-6(Grade4On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350601-7(Grade4On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357927-7(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357927-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706byMartinG.PlainfieldillustratedbyMatthewBaekKaylawasfeelingverydiscouragedbecauseshewasstuckspendingherSaturdayafternoonpickingweedsfromthegarden.Kaylaandhermother,father,andyoungerbrotherlivedinasmallhouseinthecountry.Thegardenwasbehindherfamily’shouse.Afarmerhadabandonedthefieldlongago.Nowthetownownedit,andeveryoneintheareasharedthegarden.Theyalsosharedthechores,anditwasherfamily’sturntodotheweeding.3“CanIstopnow,Mom?”Kaylaasked,asshepushedupherhatandwipedherforehead.“Youdon’twanttheweedstoruinthevegetablesnow,doyou,dear?”hermotherreplied.ToKayla,pullingweedswascompleteandtotaldrudgery.Despitedislikingthetask,though,shekeptdoingit.Shecarefullyseparatedtheweedsfromtheplants,pluckedtheweedsfromthesoil,andthrewthemintoanoldbushelbasket.Astheyworked,Kaylanoticedthattheskywasgettingcloudy.Shewelcomedthebreakfro...
