Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a wealthy man named Tom. He had a big house and many toys. One sunny day, Tom went for a walk by the river. He saw a little boy named Tim playing with a ball near the water.
Suddenly, Tim's ball rolled into the river. Tim was sad and started to cry. Tom saw this and said, "Don't cry, I will help you get your ball back." Tom hurried to find a long stick to reach the ball in the river.
Tom used the stick and got the ball out of the river. Tim was very happy and said, "Thank you, Tom! You are very kind." Tom smiled and said, "You're welcome, Tim. Be careful when you play near the river." From that day on, Tom and Tim became good friends and played together by the river every day.
