National Adult Literacy Database

October 22, 2007

The following story was written by Sherry Bradley, from Eganville, Ontario. Sherry is enrolled in literacy classes at Literacy Plus, the Renfrew County Community Upgrading Program.

A Slippery Situation

by Sherry Bradley

Hi, my name is Sherry Bradley and I am originally from the B-line. Here is a little story about something funny that happened to me when I was little.

One evening I was helping my Mom by filling the dishwasher. I put the dishes in and was about to add the soap when I discovered that we were out of dish detergent. I thought that I would solve the problem by using laundry detergent instead. After all both soaps look pretty much the same. So, I filled up the soap dispenser and turned on the dishwasher and went in my room to play. Not too long afterwards I heard my mother excitedly calling my name. I ran to the kitchen to where her voice was coming from and there I saw soapsuds, and lots of them, crawling across the floor towards me. This turned into me not only helping mom with the dishes, but I also helped her wash the floor.

[This story was taken with permission, from the Literacy Plus Newsletter, Spring 2007, published by Literacy Plus, the Renfrew County Community Upgrading Program.]