

Lila and Tom are friends. They like to play near the river. The river is big and blue and makes a nice sound. Sometimes they see fish and ducks in the water.
One day, Lila and Tom find a big stick. They pretend it is a boat and they put it in the river. They watch the stick float away. They run along the bank to follow it.
"Look, our boat is so fast!" Lila says.
"Yes, it is!" Tom says. "Maybe it will go to the sea!"
They laugh and clap their hands. They are happy and playful.
But then, they see a bridge. The stick goes under the bridge and they can't see it anymore.
"Oh no, where is our boat?" Lila says.
"I don't know, maybe it is gone!" Tom says.
They feel sad and stop running. They look at the bridge and the river.
"Maybe we should go back," Lila says.
"Yes, maybe we should," Tom says.
They turn around and walk back to where they started. They hope their stick will come back to them someday. They leave the river and go home.
