Taking a risk is sure to lead to trouble.

Creative thinking can make a difficult task easier.

Hard work is the best way to correct a mistake.

Different rules often apply in new places.

"She figured that was why each morning the pile was reset, waiting for her to get to work..."

"...the feeling of rising and falling at the same time when she first slipped on the well's rock wall..."

"She had been shoveling for days, but had she applied any original thought to the task?"

"Kari dusted herself off and headed back to the big chores board. She would get home one way or another."

She has a memory that gives her an idea.

She admits that she needs help from someone else.

She overcomes her feelings of frustration.

She does the opposite of what she had planned.

"Each day she worked as fast as she could, but she could never quite finish the job before falling down exhausted."

"Another job involved her singing a row of musical notes..."

"Kari suddenly remembered a magic trick she had performed at her little brother's birthday party."

"Kari kicked the shovel aside and ran to the edge of the field."

to explain why Kari is confused

to describe the task Kari must complete

to amuse with a humorous story about Kari

to introduce how Kari traveled to a new place

"It wasn't really snow, since it was way too warm..."

"...the world she longed to return to..."

"More like blended asparagus."

"...had to move it all off the wide green field..."

by sharing each of the chores Kari must finish

by sharing the stories that family members told Kari

by describing how Kari responds to the challenges she faces

by describing the strange environment in which Kari finds herself

"And while this massive snow-like mound definitely looked like peppermint, red stripes and all..."

"Kari just wanted to give up. But more than anything, she just wanted to go home."

"Enough details shared by her Uncle Otto matched what she had experienced since s

"So far each task had proved to be more complicated than it seemed at first."