One day, a little boy named Tim was playing with his ball. He was very careless and did not look where he was kicking it. He kicked the ball very hard and it went far away.
The ball went into the woods and struck a tree. Tim was in shock. He had never kicked the ball so hard before. He went into the woods to find his ball. As he looked around, he saw a squirrel.
"Hello, squirrel!" Tim said. "Did you see my ball?"
The squirrel looked at Tim and said, "Yes, I saw it. It hit the tree and fell down. Be careful next time when you kick the ball."
Tim found his ball and thanked the squirrel. He promised to be more careful when playing with his ball. Tim learned a lesson that day and played more carefully from then on.
