
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Mabel. She lived in the countryside, near a large vineyard. Her mother knew that Mabel was curious and loved to explore, so she asked her neighbor to lend Mabel their horse.
"Of course," said her neighbor. "Just make sure that she comes back before dark!"
Mabel thanked him, before running excitedly over to where the horse was waiting. She was delighted to spot a big vine, hanging down from the tree next to it. She quickly put her hand up to reach it and started to pull the vine downwards. Suddenly, the vine snapped in two and Mabel felt ashamed of what she had done.
"Why did you do that, Mabel?" her neighbor asked.
Mabel hung her head. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to see what the vine was like."
Her neighbor smiled. "I know how curious you can be. That's why I wanted to lend you the horse so you could explore and have fun."
Mabel smiled. She realized that although she had made a mistake, it wasn't a problem. From then on, she explored the countryside with her neighbour's horse whenever she was allowed.
