Growing up in a house full of women, Justin feels frustrated by his mother and sisters, who are always after him to help with the household chores.  He thinks doing dishes and making beds is "women's work."  When Justin complains to his grandfather, Grandpa invites Justin home with him.  With no women to cook and clean and make the beds, Justin discovers that it doesn't matter who does the work - and that it's not so hard after all.

Vocabulary

• biscuits - round forms of baked bread dough made without yeast

• dough - soft, thick mixture of flour, milk, fat, and other ingredients for baking

• raisins - dried grapes

• rumpled - crumpled, crushed, or wrinkled

• teasing - pestering or annoying someone with unkind jokes or tricks

• prairie - a large open area with few or no trees
• wrinkled - having creases or folds