Once upon a time, there was a fat cat named Tom. Tom loved to play with his toy, a big barrel. One day, Tom's mom said, "Tom, I permit you to play outside with your barrel."
Tom was very happy. He went outside with his barrel and played all day. He rolled the barrel up and down the hill. He jumped over the barrel and hid behind it. Tom was having so much fun.
But then, something unexpected happened. The barrel started to roll on its own! It went faster and faster, and Tom could not catch it. The barrel rolled all the way to a big tree and hit it. The tree shook, and lots of apples fell down. Tom was surprised, but now he had lots of yummy apples to eat. In the end, Tom was very happy with his barrel and the apples it helped him find.
