

Tom and Mia liked to pretend. They pretended to be pirates, or astronauts, or superheroes. They used their toys and their imagination to make up stories and adventures.
One day, they found a large glass in the kitchen. It was bigger than their heads, and shiny and clear. They wondered what they could pretend with it. Tom had an idea. He said, "Let's pretend this is a magic glass. It can show us anything we want to see."
Mia liked the idea. She said, "OK, what do you want to see?" Tom thought for a moment. He said, "I want to see a dinosaur. A big, scary dinosaur." He held the glass in front of his face and looked inside. He made a roar and said, "Look, there's a dinosaur. It's coming to get us. Run!"
Mia laughed and ran with him. She said, "My turn, my turn. I want to see a fairy. A pretty, sparkly fairy." She took the glass from Tom and looked inside. She made a tinkling sound and said, "Look, there's a fairy. She's flying to us. She wants to be our friend. Come!"
Tom smiled and followed her. They played with the glass for a long time, pretending to see different things. They had fun and forgot about everything else.
But they did not notice that their mom was watching them. She had a surprise for them. She had bought them a new book, with pictures of dinosaurs and fairies and many other things. She waited for them to finish playing, and then she said, "Tom, Mia, I have something for you. Come and see."
They ran to her and saw the book. They were very happy and excited. They said, "Wow, thank you, mom. This is the best book ever. Can you read it to us?"
Mom said, "Of course, I can. But first, let's put the glass back in the kitchen. It's not a toy, you know. It's for drinking juice or water."
Tom and Mia nodded. They said, "OK, mom. We're sorry. We were just pretending."
Mom said, "I know, and that's fine. Pretending is good. It helps you learn and have fun. But you also have to be careful and respectful with things that are not yours. Do you understand?"
Tom and Mia said, "Yes, mom. We understand. We love you."
Mom said, "I love you too. Now, let's go and read the book. I'm sure you'll find many more things to pretend with."
