

Ben and Lily were playing outside with their ball. They liked to kick the ball to each other and catch it. Sometimes they missed the ball and it rolled away. Then they had to run after it and bring it back.
Suddenly, they heard a loud noise in the sky. It was like a big drum. They looked up and saw dark clouds. They felt some drops of water on their faces. It was raining.
"Let's go inside!" Lily said. "It's going to storm!"
They picked up their ball and ran to the house. But Ben slipped on the wet grass and fell down. He hurt his knee and started to cry.
Lily stopped and ran back to him. She helped him get up and hugged him.
"It's okay, Ben. Don't cry. I'll get you a band-aid."
She pointed to the door. "Look, Mommy is coming. She'll make you feel better."
Mommy came out with an umbrella. She saw Ben's knee and said, "Oh, poor Ben. What happened?"
"He fell down," Lily said. "The grass was slippery. And there was thunder."
Mommy nodded. "Yes, there was thunder. It's very loud, isn't it? But it's not scary. It's just the sound of the clouds bumping into each other."
She took Ben and Lily inside. She cleaned Ben's knee and put a band-aid on it. She gave them both a glass of milk and a cookie.
"Thank you, Mommy," Ben said. "You're the best."
Lily smiled. She was glad Ben was okay. She was also a little embarrassed. She had been afraid of the thunder, too. But she didn't want to tell Mommy. She wanted to be brave like Ben.
