

Lily and Ben were best friends. They liked to play with dolls and cars and books. One day, they decided to play marry. They put on their mom's and dad's clothes and rings and flowers. They stood in front of their teddy bears and said, "I marry you, you marry me, we are happy as can be."
But then, Lily's big sister Emma came in. She saw them playing and laughed. She said, "You can't marry each other, you are too little. And you don't even love each other. You are just silly kids." She took away their rings and flowers and threw them on the floor.
Lily and Ben felt sad and angry. They did not like Emma being mean to them. They said, "We do love each other, we are best friends. And we can play whatever we want. You are just a meanie." They picked up their rings and flowers and ran away to their fort.
Emma felt sorry for making them cry. She realized she was wrong to spoil their fun. She followed them to their fort and knocked on the door. She said, "I'm sorry, Lily and Ben. I was just joking. You can play marry if you want. It's a nice game. Can I play with you?"
Lily and Ben opened the door and saw Emma's smile. They smiled back and said, "Okay, Emma. You can play with us. But you have to be nice. And you have to be the sleepy flower girl." They gave her a flower crown and a pillow and invited her in.
They played marry again and had a lot of fun. They learned that playing together is better than fighting. And that being kind is better than being mean. And that love can be different for different people. And that sleepy flower girls are very cute.
