a piece of string

i like problem solving...
i was asked to resolve a tangle.

...while i was getting the tangle apart,
i recalled those summers i used to work for a toy factory.
the toy factory sent a van to the estate and delivered the materials.
almost all girls on my floor worked for the factory.
...industrious summers...

since primary three, i worked at home.
the task was very simple,
to roll the pieces of string into batches,
put a label around the batches.

i could not remember how much i earned...

(...they all went to my mom's pocket...)

but i felt good to earn money $_____$.