My volunteer , Laura and I cuddled the little guy in the stall and he enjoyed back scratches , and rooting through the straw , the first time he has probably been able to play in his small , traumatic life . Later , as Laura and I cleaned the chicken coop and de - loused the hens , we could hear Rusty snorting and banging against the stall door , wanting company . I put him back in with Wilma and Willow and he contentedly found a soft place in the straw , and closed his little eyes . Near dusk I spent even more time with Rusty , mixing up some food for him .

A: Why did Laura volunteer to help the author with the animals ?

The cage has gone TWO WEEKS without being cleaned . I went to the store today and bought surgical masks so I could go in there and do it . I ' m tired of this being a weekly struggle with him .

A: Why did the speaker decided to buy surgical masks in order to clean the cage ?

I do n't get out much when I ' m working . The weekends are usually spent marking - the bane of my profession , I am afraid . So it was nice to actually get away this weekend to the Cameron Highlands . We took a new friend , Glynnis from Australia with us as well .

A: What may be a fact about the person speaking ?

At 7:55 my first born left the house and walked to the bus stop by herself to begin Middle School . I drove her to her first day of Kindergarten and first grade . I have stood at the bus stop on the first day of school waving to her every year except this one .

A:
Why was the parent not at the bus stop ?