The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question.

Story: One day, little Mike's mother went to the river to do some washing.Before she left, she said to him: "Mike,while I am away, stay near the door and watch it all the time! "She said this because she was afraid of the thieves. Mike sat down beside the door.After an hour,one of his uncles came.He asked Mike, "Where is your mother? " "She has gone to the river to do some washing."Mike answered.""Well."said his uncle, "now it is a quarter to two.Three hours later we are going to visit your family.Go and tell her about it,for I'm too busy, I have to hurry..." After his uncle had gone away,Mike began to think , "Mother had asked me to watch the door all the time and my uncle told me to go and tell my mother. What shall I do?"he thought and thought. Finally he pulled down the door, put it on his back and went to the river with it.

Question: Who went to the river?
Answer:Mike's mother

Question: Why?
Answer:to do some washing

Question: Where did he stay?
Answer:beside the door

Question: Why didn't he go with her?
Answer:because she was afraid of the thieves

Question: Who came to talk to Mike?
Answer:one of his uncles

Question: Why didn't the man talk to his mom?
Answer:
She was at the river