

Lily likes to read stories with her mom. She has a big book of stories with many pictures. She likes the stories with animals and fairies and princesses. She likes to cover herself with a pink blanket when she reads.
One day, Lily wants to read a story with her mom, but her mom is busy. She has to work on her computer and talk on the phone. She tells Lily to wait a little bit. Lily is sad and bored. She looks for something to do.
She sees her brother Jake playing with his cars. He has many cars of different colors and sizes. He makes them zoom and crash and honk. Lily thinks his cars are noisy and silly. She wants to play with her stories.
She goes to Jake and asks him to play with her. She shows him her big book of stories. She says they can read a story together and cover themselves with the pink blanket. Jake says no. He says he does not like stories. He says stories are boring and girly. He says he likes cars. He says cars are fun and cool. He says he does not want to share his cars with Lily.
Lily is angry and hurt. She thinks Jake is mean and rude. She wants to make him like stories. She grabs his cars and runs to her room. She puts them under her pink blanket. She says they are her stories now. She says she will not give them back to Jake.
Jake is shocked and mad. He chases Lily to her room. He tries to get his cars back. He says they are his cars. He says Lily is bad and selfish. He says he will not play with her ever again.
Lily and Jake start to yell and fight. They pull and tug and push. They make a big mess. Their mom hears them and comes to their room. She sees them and their toys and the pink blanket. She is not happy. She tells them to stop and listen. She says they have to share and be nice. She says they can both play with stories and cars. She says they can learn from each other and have fun.
Lily and Jake feel sorry and ashamed. They say sorry to each other and to their mom. They hug and make up. They decide to try to play with stories and cars. They pick a story from the big book and a car from the pile. They cover themselves with the pink blanket. They read and play and laugh. They are happy.
