

Lily and Tom were friends. They liked to play in the pool. One day, they saw a big cloud in the sky. It was white and fluffy.
"Look, Lily, a cloud!" Tom said. "It looks like a sheep."
"Yes, it does!" Lily said. "Can we swim to the cloud?"
Tom laughed. "No, silly, we can't swim to the cloud. The cloud is too high and too far. We can only swim in the water."
Lily was sad. She wanted to touch the cloud. She wondered how it felt. She thought it was soft and cool.
"Maybe we can pretend to swim to the cloud," Tom said. "We can close our eyes and imagine we are flying."
Lily smiled. She liked to pretend. She closed her eyes and said, "Okay, let's pretend. I'm a bird and you're a plane. We can fly to the cloud together."
Tom closed his eyes and said, "Okay, let's go. I'm a fast plane and you're a pretty bird. We can fly to the cloud and play with the sheep."
They moved their arms and legs in the water. They made sounds like birds and planes. They felt the sun and the wind on their faces. They had fun.
They opened their eyes and saw the cloud. It was still there, but it had changed. It looked like a heart.
"Look, Lily, the cloud is a heart!" Tom said. "It's a sign that we are friends."
"Yes, it is!" Lily said. "It's a sign that we are glad."
They hugged each other and laughed. They were happy. They loved to swim and to pretend. They loved the cloud and each other.
