

Lily was a curious girl who liked to learn new things. She had a big book with many pictures and words. She wanted to read the book, but some words were hard for her. She asked her mom to help her.
"Mom, what does this word mean?" Lily pointed to a word in the book. It was "weigh".
"Weigh means how heavy something is," Mom said. "For example, this pencil weighs very little, but this book weighs more."
Lily picked up the pencil and the book. She felt the difference in her hands. She nodded. She understood.
"Can I weigh other things?" Lily asked.
"Sure, you can. But be careful not to break anything," Mom said.
Lily ran to her room. She found a toy scale that she got for her birthday. She put the pencil on one side of the scale and a stuffed bear on the other side. The scale tipped to the bear's side.
"The bear weighs more than the pencil," Lily said to herself.
She tried other things. She weighed a ball, a flower, a cookie, and a necklace. She had fun comparing them.
Then she saw her cat sleeping on her bed. She wondered how much the cat weighed. She was very curious. She picked up the cat and put it on the scale. The cat did not like it. It meowed and scratched Lily's arm. It jumped off the scale and ran away.
"Ow!" Lily cried. "That hurt!"
Mom heard Lily and came to her room. She saw the scratch on Lily's arm and the scale on the floor.
"What happened, Lily?" Mom asked.
"I wanted to weigh the cat, but the cat was angry," Lily said.
Mom hugged Lily and cleaned her wound. She explained to Lily that the cat did not like to be weighed. She said that some things are better left alone.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I was just curious," Lily said.
"I know, Lily. Curiosity is good, but you have to be gentle and respectful with living things. They have feelings too," Mom said.
Lily nodded. She learned something new. She said sorry to the cat and gave it a treat. She decided to weigh only things that did not mind. She still liked to be curious, but she also liked to be kind.
