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A husband resents doing all the hard work of farming, so his wife suggests they exchange jobs for a day. He thinks that there will be nothing but relaxation and pleasure in housework, but his carelessness leads to one disaster after another.
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8 editions- Hardcover · English · 2003University of Minnesota Press · 64 pages · 9780816642434
- Other · English · 2021Story of a Man Who Wanted to Do HouseworkFaber & Faber, Limited · 64 pages · 9780571361274
- Other · English · 2021Story of a Man Who Wanted to Do HouseworkFaber & Faber, Limited · 9780571361281
- Other · English · 2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 44 pages · 9781542965958
- Other · English · 2003University of Minnesota Press · 9781299915626
- Other · English · 1975Gone is gone, or The story of aman who wanted to do houseworkPuffin Books · 63 pages · 9780140307726
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