One winter, it snowed heavily. The snowbanks grew higher and higher, forming towering walls along the sidewalks and roads and making it difficult to travel. Neighbors worked tirelessly to clear the snow in the public area when the snow stopped, ensuring convenient travel and safe transportation.
Leo and his friends all lived on the same street. They were all big guys who shouldered the responsibility of clearing the snow of the yard of their own house. Then after cleaning the snowbanks, they'd meet on the sidewalk daily and walk towards the court, where they'd spend the afternoon playing basketball.
On the way to the court, Leo always noticed that of all the houses on the block, there was one standing out, with a yard covered with thick snow the whole winter. Leo knew that an old lady Mrs .Brown lived there alone, who was too old to do the back-breaking work. Compared with neighboring houses with clean yards, that house looked so lonely and inharmonious.
Until one day, snow-began to melt(融化) and the trees were coming into leaf just in time for spring. Leo couldn't help but stare at his neighbor's messy yard when they walked to the court. The melted snow showed some buried leaves, fallen branches, and other litter.
"I will clean the yard," Leo said. His friends were surprised upon hearing this ,"Are you serious? Are you going to clean a yard that isn't even yours instead of playing basketball with us? "one of them asked.
"This house also belongs to our neighborhood. I'll finish very soon and catch up with you all later," Leo insisted. After waving them goodbye, he quickly rushed home to fetch the tools he needed—a shovel(铲子), and a dustpan.
Leo came back to the yard, and set about to do the clearing job.
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He was shoveling the snow when his friends appeared one by one.
Very soon, with joint efforts, the yard took on a new look.
