One day Mr Brown sees a young woman in the street with some children. He is very surprised （惊讶）to see all the children wearing the same clothes. They are wearing white caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.

    “Are all the children yours?” he asks the woman.

    “Yes, they are.” she answers.

Mr Brown smiles and touches a boy's head. He says, “They are lovely.”

    The woman smiles, too. She says: “Thank you.”

    “Do you always dress them in the same clothes?” asks Mr Brown.

    “Yes,” answers the mother, “When we have four children, we dress them in the same clothes, because we don't want to lose(丢失) any of them. It's easy to see our children among (在….当中) other children because they are all wearing the same clothes. And now we have ten, we dress them like this because we don't want to take other children home by mistake. When there are other children among ours, it is easy to see them because their clothes are different.