“Why does the garden have to be so big? Just how many of these leaves are we supposed to sweep?” Jessie complained before she started pulling at her braids in clear frustration.

“It’s not that bad. If we work together, we should get everything done before sundown,” I replied before smiling a little at her.

Compared to other work that we could have gotten, I guess this wasn’t a hard task at all. On top of that, the weather was fine. The sun wasn’t too hot, and the breeze felt pleasant enough. The tree that shed leaves still provided us with shade here and there for cover.

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