Tom didn't want to paint the fence and wanted to relax with everyone ,but could not .he began to paint and see his friend Ben, and with an Apple in his hand .They started talking and Ben wanted to paint the fence and that allowed him after Ben gave him the Apple .Then he was approached by his friend Billy with a kite and turned it in for painting the fence .In the evening Tom had a lot of stuff and painted the fence.He went to aunt Polly and said that he'd painted the fence, she praised him.