

Lily and Ben are friends. They like to play outside. They have a big box of chalk. They can make pictures on the sidewalk with chalk.
One day, they find a big orange chalk. It is very bright and pretty. They want to draw a big sun with it. But the orange chalk is too heavy. They cannot lift it.
"Let's crawl with it," Lily says. "We can push it with our hands."
"OK," Ben says. "But we have to be careful. We don't want to break it."
They crawl on the sidewalk with the orange chalk. They push it slowly and gently. They make a long orange line. They are happy.
They reach a big empty space. They can draw a big sun there. They stop crawling. They sit up.
"Wow, look at our line!" Lily says. "It is so long and orange. It looks like a snake."
"It does," Ben says. "But we want a sun, not a snake. How can we make a sun?"
They think for a moment. Then they have an idea.
"We can make a circle with the orange chalk," Lily says. "And then we can make rays with other colors."
"Good idea," Ben says. "Let's do it."
They use the orange chalk to make a big circle. Then they use other chalks to make rays. They use yellow, red, pink, purple, blue, and green. They make a beautiful sun.
They look at their sun. They smile. They are proud.
They hear a voice.
"Wow, what a nice sun!" It is Mom. She has come to pick them up.
"Thank you, Mom," Lily and Ben say. "We made it with chalk. We crawled with a big orange chalk. It was fun."
Mom hugs them. She is proud too.
"Let's go home," she says. "You can show me your sun tomorrow. It will still be there."
They nod. They take their box of chalk. They wave goodbye to their sun.
They go home with Mom. They are happy. They are friends.
