Once upon a time, there was a grumpy old man. He was always angry and never smiled. He had a big iron that he used to press his clothes. The iron was very heavy and made his clothes look nice.
One sunny day, a little boy was playing ball near the grumpy old man's house. The ball bounced into the man's yard. The boy was scared to get his ball because he thought the man would punish him. But he wanted his ball back, so he went into the yard.
When the grumpy old man saw the little boy, he wasn't angry. Instead, he picked up the ball and gave it back to the boy. The boy said "thank you" and the man smiled for the first time in a long time. From that day on, the grumpy old man was not so grumpy anymore.
