One day, a big, hairy dog named Max went to the park to play. He saw a tall slide and wanted to go down it. Max was very excited, but he was also a little scared. He had never been on a slide before.
Max climbed up the slide and looked down. He thought about how fun it would be to slide down and feel the wind in his hair. But then he saw a little girl at the bottom of the slide. She was crying because she had fallen on the floor and hurt her knee. Max wanted to help her, but he was still at the top of the slide.
Max knew he had to be brave. He took a deep breath and slid down the slide as fast as he could. When he reached the bottom, he ran to the little girl and licked her knee to make it feel better. The little girl stopped crying and smiled at Max. She thanked him for making her feel better.
From that day on, Max and the little girl became best friends. They played at the park together every day. Max learned that being brave and helping others was more fun than being scared. And he loved sliding down the slide with his new friend.
