SHOPPING LIST

MY FATHER WAS COMPLETELY LOST

IN THE KITCHEN AND NEVER ATE

UNLESS SOMEONE PREPARED A

MEAL FOR HIM.

WHEN MOTHER WAS ILL,

HOWEVER, HE VOLUNTEERED TO

GO TO THE SUPERMARKET FOR HER.

SHE SENT HIM OFF WITH A

CAREFULLY NUMBERED LIST

OF SEVEN ITEMS.

DAD RETURNED SHORTLY,

VERY PROUD OF HIMSELF,

AND PROCEEDED TO UNPACK

THE GROCERY BAGS.

HE HAD ONE BAG OF SUGAR,

TWO DOZEN EGGS,

THREE HAMS,

FOUR BOXES OF DETERGENT,

FIVE BOXES OF CRACKERS,

SIX EGGPLANTS, AND

SEVEN GREEN PEPPERS.