With a Smile

"I can see you have learned a lot about the uses of simple present tense forms of verbs, but what can you remember about the simple act of helping your parents?"

- Karen

 'With a Smile' is an episode of Karen's World, aired in 2002.

Synopsis
Inggo changes his mindset on chores, wondering if he should really fulfill them or not, to a disgrunted Karen, who also teaches him correct present tenses.

Act I
While pumping water, two boys pester Inggo. They mention how he does all the work, while they have fun swimming. Thinking that he is missing out on fun, he gives his concerns to Karen, although she focuses more on Inggo's gramatically incorrect mistake: using verbs with 's' and 'es' when he should have just used the root term only. After introducing him to the simple present tense and the present habitual action, he is reminded that he should be used when pronouns are before it.

Karen thinks that he is complaining too much, as she reminds him that everyone has responsibilities, which she calls a 'general truth'. She explains that a general truth is something factually correct, and contains verbs with 'es' and 's'. Karen reminds him of how difficult Aling Auring's life will be if he does not do his chores, and while it does not change his mind, the act ends when she gets distressed when Inggo's 'snake prank'. He later escapes her view.

Act II
The next day, she sees Inggo in a more happy state, a creation made by his lack of chores. Although he does show some signs of responsibility, he now enjoys relaxing without said responsibilities. However, the sight of Kokoy and Chito doing the chores made Inggo distraught with plausible scenarios.

Karen and Inggo arrive at Aling Auring's home, but sees no use for her son anymore because of his decision. Inggo then confesses to his mother that he was wrong about what he said earlier, since he was already content while doing chores earlier. But before he can continue, Aling Auring's back started to hurt, which meant that most of the chores will now be Inggo's priority. They leave her to rest.

Act III
In the credits scene, Inggo arrives with a heavy load, but as he was about to lift it, he got startled when he heard a snapping sound, to which Karen responded was a twig she stepped on.

Transcript
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Cast
Tonipet Gaba as Inggo Monica Llamas as Karen Erlinda Anasco as Aling Auring Mico Aytona as Dondon Huey Remulla as Chito Lyndon Alvendia as Kokoy Arion L.M.Q. Sanchez as Buboy

Trivia

 * Lyndon Alvendia plays the role as Kokoy in the episode, so the role of Chito is now acted by Huey Remulla.
 * We see the water pump seen in other Karen's World episodes, such as Tractor's World.
 * The intro is refined, with an additional sign reading 'THINK'.
 * Inggo wore a plaid shirt in the first half, but wore yellow in the second.