A few weeks ago, I found a perfect pair of shoes waiting for me at the store. They were green, blue, red and white, with just the right style. I could actually hear them calling 1— "Leila, Leila, Leila!"
"Mom!" I pointed at the 2 shoes. "Those are exactly the ones I need! Can I have them? Please?"
"Let's see how 3 they are," said Mom.
My heart broke when we saw the price — $100! I knew Mom would 4 buy them. "I only have $25," I 5 what I was going to do.
Autumn was surely here. The days were 6, and the leaves were falling from the trees. I was looking out of the window one afternoon, watching the leaves falling in the yard. Suddenly I got a(n) 7. I rushed downstairs.
"Mom," I called into the living room. "I think I know 8 I can make money to buy those shoes!"
Mom looked up from her book. "And how's that, Leila?"
"People want their 9 clean and tidy. I can rake(耙) leaves for them."
A smile slowly spread across Mom's face. "Now that's a good idea!"
Each week, I 10 leaves in people's yards and put them in waste bins. It took five 11 of hard work. I raked leaves until I got blisters(水疱) on my hands. My coats and trousers got dirty, but I didn't 12. As time went by, I was getting closer to my goal. In the end, I got enough 13.
The big day finally came. Mom drove me to the store, and I walked 14 into the shoe store. I found the shoes I'd wanted so much and tried them on in my size. They 15 me perfectly! I finally had the exact shoes I wanted!
