The Youngest | POEM | Kids Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

The youngest sibling in a family is told by his brother, mother, and father to clean the fluff under his bed. The sibling argues back, pointing out that his brother also has flour under his bed. The situation escalates as the brother taunts him, leading the youngest to angrily tell his brother to stop trying to control his life.

What does the brother initially ask the narrator to do?

• Take out the trash

• Clean the dishes

• Do the laundry

• Clear the fluff from under the bed

How does the mother respond to the brother's request?

• She laughs it off

• She asks the brother to do it himself

• She tells the narrator to clear the fluff

• She ignores it

What is the narrator's initial reaction to the request to clean?

• Agrees immediately

• Claims there's flour under the brother's bed too

• Starts cleaning right away

• Asks for help

How does the brother react after the parents reinforce the cleaning request?

• He apologizes

• He helps the narrator

• He mocks the narrator

• He leaves the room

What is the narrator's final response to the brother's taunting?

• Tells him to shut up

• Ignores him

• Asks for help from parents

• Cleans the fluff