

Lily and Max were playing in the snow. They made a huge snowman with a hat, a carrot nose and a scarf. Lily liked the scarf. It was red and soft and warm.
"Can I have the scarf?" Lily asked Max.
"No, it is mine. I found it in the closet," Max said. He grabbed the scarf from the snowman and wrapped it around his neck.
Lily was sad. She wanted the scarf too. She tried to grab it back from Max, but he was too strong. They pulled and tugged and shouted.
"Stop it, you two!" Mom said. She came out of the house and saw them fighting. "What is going on here?"
"Max took the scarf from the snowman and he won't share it with me," Lily said.
"But it is my scarf, I found it first," Max said.
Mom looked at the scarf. It was not Max's scarf. It was Dad's scarf. He had left it in the closet by mistake.
"Actually, this scarf belongs to Dad. He needs it for work. You can't keep it, Max. And you can't take things that are not yours, Lily. That is not nice," Mom said.
She took the scarf from Max and put it back on the snowman. She gave them each a hug and a kiss.
"Why don't you make another scarf for the snowman? You can use some yarn and a needle. I can help you," Mom said.
Lily and Max nodded. They said sorry to each other and to the snowman. They went inside with Mom and made a new scarf. It was blue and green and sparkly. They put it on the snowman and smiled.
They learned that sharing is better than fighting, and that they should ask before they take things. They also learned that Mom and Dad have nice things that they need and love. They decided to make them a scarf too, as a surprise.
