Tom asked his uncle Frank to look after his cat for two days.

Uncle Frank said, “No problem. But I am building a robot to help me in the kitchen. It is almost ready.”

Tom said, “Please do not bring the robot near my cat.”

On the first day, Frank’s robot learned to make tea. It made twenty cups of tea and put them all on the floor. The cat sat in the middle and looked very happy.

On the second day, the robot wanted to learn to dance. Frank played music on his phone. The robot started to move. It moved left, then right, then it fell over. It fell on Frank’s best shoes.

Frank shouted, “Stop! You are a kitchen robot, not a dancer!”

The robot said, “I am sorry. I want to be useful.”

That night, the cat was hungry. The robot tried to open a can of fish for the cat. But the robot was too strong. It opened the can, the table, and a small hole in the wall.

When Tom came back, he saw the twenty cups of tea, the broken shoes, and the hole in the wall.

Tom said, “Where is my cat?”

The robot pointed up. The cat was sleeping on top of the cupboard, next to a small pile of fish.

Frank said, “Look, the cat is safe. And the robot learned one thing. It will never dance again.”

Tom laughed. He looked at the cat. The cat looked at the robot and then closed its eyes.

In the end, Tom took his cat home, and Frank taught his robot to make toast. It only burned the toast three times.

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Vocabulary Notes

Look after – phrasal verb
Meaning: to take care of someone or something.
Example: “Tom asked his uncle Frank to look after his cat for two days.”
Similar words: take care of, watch, keep safe.

Almost – adverb
Meaning: very nearly, but not quite.
Example: “It is almost ready.”
Similar words: nearly, just about, practically.

Pile – noun
Meaning: a number of things on top of each other.
Example: “The cat was sleeping on top of the cupboard, next to a small pile of fish.”
Similar words: heap, stack, group.

Pointed – verb (past tense of “point”)
Meaning: to show where something is with your finger or hand.
Example: “The robot pointed up.”
Similar words: showed, indicated, directed.

Burned – verb (past tense of “burn”)
Meaning: to damage something with fire or too much heat.
Example: “It only burned the toast three times.”
Similar words: scorched, charred, overcooked.

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