If you have to dry the dishes (Such an awful boring chore) If you have to dry the dishes(' Stead of going to the store) If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor Maybe they won't let you Dry the dishes anymore

Shel Silverstein
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If you have to dry the dishes, instead of going to the store, if you have to dry the dishes, instead of going to the store, if you have to dry the dishes, and you drop one on the floor, maybe they won't let you dry the dishes anymore. This is a very sad poem that is about being stuck doing something that's boring. It's about missing out on something fun just because you have to do something boring. The person in this poem is doing something that's really boring and it sounds like it would be really fun to go to the store instead. If you are stuck doing something really boring, maybe your teacher will think that's an appropriate punishment.

Source: A Light In The Attic

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