

Lily liked to collect magazines. She had many magazines in her room. She liked to look at the pictures and the words. She wanted to learn more words.
One day, she saw a new magazine at the store. It had a big picture of a dog on the cover. Lily loved dogs. She asked her mom if she could buy the magazine.
"Sorry, Lily, we don't have enough money for that today," her mom said. "Maybe next time."
Lily felt sad. She really wanted the magazine. She looked at the dog again. It had brown fur and black spots. It looked friendly and soft.
She had an idea. She waited until her mom was busy. Then she took the magazine and hid it under her coat. She walked out of the store with her mom. She thought she was very clever.
But when she got home, she found out that the magazine was not what she expected. It was not a magazine about dogs. It was a magazine about gardening. The dog was only on the cover. The rest of the pages had pictures of plants and flowers and tools. Lily did not like plants and flowers and tools. She liked dogs.
And the magazine was not friendly and soft. It was rough and scratchy. It hurt her skin when she touched it. It made her itch and sneeze.
Lily felt bad. She had taken something that was not hers. She had lied to her mom. She had wasted her time. She did not like the magazine at all.
She decided to tell her mom the truth. She hoped her mom would not be angry. She hoped her mom would forgive her. She hoped she could find a real magazine about dogs someday.
