Penny went to the library and took out some books about building houses.  She spent two whole days reading the books before she decided that a house of bricks would be the best choice.

Penny spent another whole day collecting supplies.   A day to lay the foundation.  Another to pour the cement.  Yet another to stack the bricks and four more to put on the roof and paint.  Just to make sure that she'd tried her best, she decided to take a few more days to build some cozy wooden furniture to put in her house of bricks.  By the time she was done with her house, two weeks had passed and the leaves outside had taken on their autumn colours.

Penny looked at her little house with pride.   Sure, the chimney was a little crooked and the paint had dripped a bit here and there, but Penny knew that she'd done her very best job and was quite proud of what she'd accomplished.

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