

Ben and Lily were sister and brother. They liked to play with blocks and cars and dolls. Sometimes they shared, and sometimes they fought.
One day, they were playing with blocks. Ben wanted to build a big tower, and Lily wanted to make a house. They each took some blocks from the pile, but soon they ran out.
"Give me more blocks!" Ben said. "I need them for my tower!"
"No, I need them for my house!" Lily said. "You have enough!"
They started to pull and tug on the blocks. The blocks fell down and made a loud noise.
"Stop it!" their mom said. "You are making a mess and a lot of noise. Why can't you play nicely?"
Ben and Lily looked at each other. They felt bad. They did not want to make mom angry.
"Sorry, mom," they said.
They decided to quit fighting and work together. They used the blocks to make a big castle with a tower and a house. They put their cars and dolls inside. They had fun.
"Look, mom, we made a castle!" they said.
Mom smiled. She was proud of them.
"That's very good," she said. "You are dependable kids. You can solve your problems and cooperate. I love you both."
Ben and Lily hugged mom. They hugged each other.
"I love you, sister," Ben said.
"I love you, brother," Lily said.
They played with their castle until it was time for dinner.
