

Mia liked to play with her model phone. It was a toy, but it looked like a real phone. It had buttons and a screen and a cord. Mia liked to pretend she was talking to her friends or her grandma. She would say hello and ask how they were and tell them about her day.
One day, Mia found a real phone in her mom's room. It was old and big and had a round thing with holes. Mia had never seen a phone like that before. She thought it was an original phone, like the ones in the books. She wanted to try it. She picked it up and put it to her ear. She heard a dial tone.
Mia was curious. She looked at the round thing and saw numbers. She remembered her mom's number. She put her finger in the hole with the first number and moved the round thing. She did the same with the other numbers. She waited.
The phone rang. Mia was surprised and happy. She answered it. "Hello?"
"Hello, who is this?" a voice said.
"It's Mia. I'm using the original phone. It's fun!" Mia said.
"Mia, is that you? Where are you?" the voice said. It was her mom.
"I'm in your room. I found your phone. It's cool!" Mia said.
"Mia, that's not a toy. That's an antique. It's very old and fragile. You have to be careful with it. Put it down and come here, please." her mom said.
Mia was confused and sad. She didn't know she was doing something wrong. She liked the phone. She wanted to play with it more. She said sorry and hung up. She put the phone back where she found it. She ran to her mom and hugged her.
Her mom was not angry. She was worried and relieved. She hugged Mia back and explained to her that the phone was a special thing that belonged to her grandma. She told her that she could play with her model phone, but not with the original phone. She said she loved her and was proud of her for knowing her number.
Mia understood and nodded. She said she loved her mom and was sorry for using the original phone. She asked if she could see her grandma and talk to her with the model phone. Her mom smiled and said yes. They went to the living room and called grandma. Mia told her about the original phone and the model phone. Grandma laughed and said she was happy to hear from her. She said she had a story to tell her about the original phone. Mia listened and learned. She was happy.
