

Tom and Sue were friends who liked to play with a big ball. They would bounce the ball to each other and catch it. They had a lot of fun with the ball.
One day, they saw a shiny box in the park. They ran to the box and opened it. Inside, they found many things that sparkled and glittered. They were very happy. They thought they had found a treasure.
"Wow, look at all these things!" Tom said. "Let's take them home and keep them!"
"No, Tom, we can't do that," Sue said. "These things belong to someone else. We have to be polite and leave them here."
"But Sue, they are so pretty and shiny! We can share them and play with them!" Tom said. He did not want to be polite. He wanted to keep the treasure.
He grabbed the box and ran away from Sue. Sue was sad and angry. She shouted at Tom to stop and come back. But Tom did not listen. He ran faster and faster with the box.
He did not see the big hole in the ground. He tripped and fell into the hole. The box flew out of his hands and broke. The shiny things scattered everywhere. Tom hurt his head and his leg. He cried and cried.
Sue heard Tom's cry and ran to the hole. She saw Tom lying in the hole, bleeding and crying. She felt sorry for him. She tried to help him out of the hole.
"Tom, are you okay?" Sue asked. "I'm sorry you fell. But you should not have taken the treasure. It was not yours."
"I know, Sue, I know," Tom said. "I was wrong. I was greedy and rude. I should have listened to you. You are a good friend. Can you forgive me?"
Sue nodded and hugged Tom. She forgave him. But she was still sad. They had lost their ball and their treasure. And Tom had to go to the hospital.
The moral of the story is: Be polite and share with others. Do not take what is not yours. Or you might lose what you have and get hurt.
