A few weeks ago, I found a perfect pair of shoes waiting for me at the store. They were green, blue 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 I3 them? Please?"
"Let's see how 4 they are," said Mom. My heart broke when we saw the5 —$100! I knew Mom would6 buy them.
"I only have $25," I 7 what I was going to do.
8 was surely here. The days were cooler, and the leaves were falling from the trees. I was looking out of the window one afternoon, watching the leaves 9 in the yard.Suddenly I got an idea. I rushed downstairs.
"Mom," I called into the living room. "I think I know10 I can make money to buy those shoes!"
Mom looked up from her book. "And how's that, Leila?"
"People want their yards clean and tidy. I can clean up leaves for them."
A smile slowly spread across Mom's face. "Now that's a good11 !"
Each week, I12 leaves in people's yards and put them in waste bins. It took fiveweeks of hard work. I didn't stop working 13 I got blisters(水疱) on my hands. My coats and trousers got dirty, but I didn't 14 . As time went by, I was getting closer to my goal(目标). In the end, I got enough money.
I finally had the exact15 I wanted!
