

Tom and Lily were playing with their toy cars in the yard. They liked to make noises and pretend they were racing. Sometimes they crashed their cars and made a big wreck.
"Look at my car, it's so fast!" Tom said, zooming his red car around.
"Mine is faster, watch this!" Lily said, chasing him with her blue car.
They were having fun, but they did not see that their dog, Max, was sleeping under a tree. Max was a big and friendly dog, but he did not like loud noises. He was having a nice dream, but the noise of the cars woke him up. He opened his eyes and saw the cars coming towards him. He thought they were monsters and he got scared.
Max jumped up and barked loudly. He ran after the cars and tried to bite them. Tom and Lily were scared too. They dropped their cars and ran away. Max caught one of the cars and shook it in his mouth. He broke it and spit it out.
Tom and Lily hid behind the fence and cried. They were afraid of Max and they were sad about their car. They heard Max whining and scratching the fence. He wanted to play with them, but he did not know he had scared them and ruined their car.
"Max, go away!" Tom shouted. "You are a bad dog, you scared us and wrecked our car!"
Max stopped and looked at Tom. He tilted his head and wagged his tail. He did not understand why Tom was angry. He thought he was playing. He felt ashamed. He dropped his ears and walked away.
Tom and Lily stayed behind the fence for a while. They calmed down and looked at their cars. One was broken and the other was dirty. They felt sorry for Max. He was not a bad dog, he was just scared and confused.
"Maybe we were too loud," Lily said. "Maybe we scared Max too."
"Maybe," Tom said. "But he should not have bitten our car."
They decided to go and find Max. They wanted to make up with him and show him their cars. They hoped he would not be scared or angry anymore. They hoped he would be their friend again.
