

Lily and Ben were playing in the park with their ball. They liked to kick the ball to each other and run after it. Sometimes they missed the ball and it rolled away. Then they had to chase it before it went too far.
One time, the ball rolled near a big road. Lily and Ben ran after it, but they did not look for cars. A loud horn made them stop and look. A big truck was coming fast. It had black smoke coming out of its back. The smoke smelled bad and made Lily and Ben cough.
"Stop!" shouted a voice. It was their mom. She had seen them run to the road. She was scared and angry. She ran to them and grabbed their hands. She pulled them away from the road and the truck. She slapped their legs and said, "No! No! No! You don't run to the road! The road is dangerous! You could get hurt by the cars! You have to look and listen before you cross the road! Do you understand?"
Lily and Ben nodded. They felt sorry and scared. They did not like the slap or the smoke or the horn. They hugged their mom and said, "Sorry, mom. We won't do it again. We love you, mom."
Their mom hugged them back and said, "I love you too, Lily and Ben. But you have to be careful and follow the rules. The road is not a place to play. The park is a place to play. Let's go back to the park and play with the ball. But first, let's wash our faces and hands. The smoke made them dirty."
Lily and Ben agreed. They followed their mom back to the park. They washed their faces and hands in a fountain. They felt better. They saw their ball. It was still on the grass, not too far from the road. They picked it up and kicked it to each other. They laughed and had fun. They did not go near the road again. They saw the truck go away. It was distant and small. They did not care about it. They only cared about their mom and their ball. They were happy.
