One day, a loyal dog named Max and a little girl named Lily were playing in the yard. Max loved to play with his ball and Lily loved to throw it for him. They were best friends and always had fun together.
Lily threw the ball far, and Max ran to get it. When Max came back, he saw a sneaky cat stealing his ball and running into the closet. Max barked, "Hey, give me back my ball!" The cat just laughed and said, "No, it's mine now!"
Max didn't want to lose his ball, so he and Lily went to the closet. They opened the door and found the cat hiding with the ball. Max barked, "That's my ball! Give it back!" The cat saw how much Max and Lily wanted the ball and felt bad for stealing it. So, the cat gave the ball back to Max and said, "I'm sorry. I won't steal again." Max and Lily were happy to have the ball back, and they all played together in the yard.
