The children have to do their chores before they go out to play.
My neighbor's kids have to do chores every day in order to earn their allowance.
Collecting wood for cooking fires is a daily chore for many people in rural Lesotho.
Studies show that the average housewife walks
10 miles a day around the house doing her chores.
Pro golfer Babe Zaharias once said that practice, which some regard as a chore, should be approached as just about the most pleasant recreation ever devised.
There is a Bambara proverb which observes that no matter how many chores you
finish in your house, there is always yet more to be done.
When I was young, one of my chores was to take out the garbage.
A recent study has shown housework chores to be a major area of dispute between spouses.
You can't go to your friend's house until you've finished your chores; I
want you to clean up your room, and take the dog for a walk.
Getting my son to help out around the house is a real chore because he always complains about it.
Life on the farm began at 5:00 a.m. when everyone got up to start chores, such as milking the cows.
When I was growing up, my brother and I had easier chores like taking out the garbage, whereas my sisters had to help make supper and stuff.
In rural Jamaica, young children often help their parents with chores such as fetching water.
Men in the Republic of Georgia are unlikely to help with household chores such as washing or cooking, which they consider feminine tasks.
In the rural areas of Costa Rica, girls manage household chores while boys do outdoor tasks such as chopping wood.
Discussion question: Do you think that children should do chores around the house in order to earn their allowance?
Find someone who had to do chores as a child.