

Tom and Lily were playing in the garden. They saw a bottle on the grass. It was shiny and had a cork on top.
"Look, a bottle!" Tom said. "Maybe there is something inside."
"Let's open it!" Lily said. She picked up the bottle and tried to pull the cork. But it was too hard.
"Here, let me help you," Tom said. He took the bottle from Lily and twisted the cork. It made a loud pop and came off.
"Wow, you did it!" Lily said. She looked inside the bottle. There was a piece of paper with some words on it.
"What does it say?" Tom asked.
"I don't know," Lily said. "I can't read."
They heard a voice behind them. It was their mom.
"Kids, what are you doing with that bottle?" she asked. She came closer and saw the paper. "Oh, this is a fragile bottle. It's very old and special. It has a message from someone who lived a long time ago."
"Who?" Tom and Lily asked.
"I don't know," their mom said. "But we can try to find out. Come on, let's go inside and read it together."
Tom and Lily followed their mom. They were curious and excited. They wondered what the message said and who wrote it. They hoped it was something nice.
