

Lily wanted to be a fairy for the party. She asked her mom to buy her a fairy costume. But her mom said no. She said costumes were too cheap and they broke easily. She said Lily could make her own costume with things at home.
Lily was sad. She did not know how to make a costume. She looked around her room. She saw a pink dress, a headband, some paper, and some glitter. She had an idea. She could solve her problem with these things.
She put on the pink dress. She cut out some paper wings and glued them to the headband. She sprinkled some glitter on the wings. She found a stick and tied a ribbon to it. She had a fairy wand. She looked at herself in the mirror. She smiled. She looked like a fairy.
She went to the party. She saw other kids in costumes. Some were pirates, some were animals, some were superheroes. But none of them looked like fairies. Lily felt proud. She had made her own costume.
She met her friend Ben. He was a cowboy. He had a hat, a shirt, a belt, and a toy gun. He said he liked her costume. He asked her where she got it. She told him she made it. He was surprised. He said he wished he could make his own costume. He said his costume was cheap and it ripped. He showed her a hole in his shirt. He was sad.
Lily felt sorry for him. She had an idea. She gave him her wand. She said he could be a magic cowboy. She said he could use the wand to fix his shirt. He smiled. He thanked her. He waved the wand over his shirt. He pretended it was fixed. He said he liked his new costume.
They played together. They had fun. They learned that they did not need to buy costumes. They could use their imagination and creativity. They could solve their problems with what they had. They were happy.
