Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim liked to run fast. One day, Tim saw a big red ball in his yard. He wanted to play with it. He ran fast to the ball.
As he ran, he heard a sound. It was a little bird. The little bird told Tim, "Don't kick the ball too hard, or it will break." Tim did not listen to the bird. He wanted to kick the ball very hard and see how far it could go.
Tim kicked the ball as hard as he could. The ball went up, up, up into the sky. But then, the ball came down, down, down. It hit a big rock and it broke. Tim was sad. He should have listened to the little bird. Now, his big red ball was gone forever.
