While my parents have been out of town , I have been feeding their cats . They told me to take any ripe tomatoes I could find , and I brought home several . I meant to make the tomato pie again , but have n't gotten the chance - and I 'll be busy the next 10 nights with the horse show . So tonight , I made salsa - the first time I think I ' ve ever done it with home - grown tomatoes .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
Why did the person take so many ripe tomatoes from their parent 's house ?


Because the parents were okay with it , and they figured that it was an appropriate amount