

Sam and Mia were playing in the park. They saw a big bottle on the grass. It was shiny and blue. They ran to the bottle and picked it up.
"Look, it has a cork!" Sam said. "Maybe there is something inside."
"Let's open it and see!" Mia said. She tried to pull the cork, but it was too tight. She could not make it move.
"Here, let me try!" Sam said. He took the bottle from Mia and pushed the cork with his thumb. He pushed hard and hard, until the cork popped out.
"Wow, you did it!" Mia said. She looked inside the bottle. There was nothing but air.
"Maybe it's magic!" Sam said. "Maybe we can make a wish!"
"Okay, let's try!" Mia said. She closed her eyes and said, "I wish for a big cake!"
Sam closed his eyes and said, "I wish for a new bike!"
They opened their eyes and waited. But nothing happened. The bottle was still empty.
"That's not fair!" Sam said. He was angry. He threw the bottle on the ground. It broke into many pieces.
"Hey, don't do that!" Mia said. She was scared. She saw a man coming towards them. He was wearing a uniform and a hat. He looked angry too.
"Who are you?" Sam asked.
"I'm the park ranger," the man said. "And you are in big trouble. Do you know what you did? You released a rare bird that was in that bottle. It was part of a conservation project. Now it's gone and we can't find it. You also littered the park with glass. That's very dangerous and bad for the environment. You should be ashamed of yourselves."
Sam and Mia felt very sorry. They did not know about the bird. They did not mean to be bad. They wanted to say sorry, but they could not find the words. They started to cry.
The man shook his head. He took them by the hand and led them to his car. He said he would take them to their parents and tell them what they did. He said they would have to pay a fine and do some community service. He said they would learn their lesson.
Sam and Mia wished they never found the bottle. They wished they never made a wish. They wished they could go back and do things differently. But it was too late. They had made a big mistake. And they had to face the consequences.
