I had never built any furniture before, but I didn't think it could be that hard, and so I took the scissors from Rosie and began to open the box, first taking out the instructions, then the bag with the screws, and then pieces of the furniture itself. I was reading the instructions when Rosie returned and I looked up at her.

"I don't think it should be that difficult," I said. "All the pieces are labelled with letters and then it tells you which slot goes in where and even what screws to use. I just think you need more than one pair of hands to get it all done, so it's a good thing I'm here."

I held up pieces A and B, then fit them together, and looked at the screws.

"Can you give me one of those long screws?" I asked Rosie. "And the weird tool that looks like a little curved pipe?"