

Lily and Ben were playing in the backyard. They found a big box with some tools inside. Lily picked up a hammer and wanted to hit the box.
"Look, Ben, I have a hammer!" she said.
Ben saw the hammer and felt scared. He did not like loud noises or hard things. He urged Lily to put the hammer down.
"Please, Lily, no hammer. Hammer is bad. Hammer makes noise. Hammer hurts box. Put hammer back," he said.
Lily did not listen to Ben. She liked the hammer. She thought it was fun to hit the box. She hit the box harder and harder. The box made a loud bang. Ben covered his ears and cried.
"Stop, Lily, stop! You are mean. You make me sad. You make box sad. Hammer is not fun. Hammer is mean," he said.
Lily heard Ben cry and felt sorry. She did not want to make Ben or the box sad. She stopped hitting the box and put the hammer back. She hugged Ben and said sorry.
"I'm sorry, Ben. I did not know you did not like hammer. I did not know hammer was mean. I will be gentle. I will not hit box. I will play with you. Do you want to play with me?" she said.
Ben nodded and smiled. He forgave Lily. He was glad she was gentle. He wanted to play with her. They looked for something else to play with in the box. They found a ball and a teddy bear. They played with the ball and the teddy bear. They had fun. They were happy.
