

Ben and Lily were twins who liked to play in the park. One day, they saw a big bottle on the grass. It was shiny and had a label with many colors.
"Look, a bottle!" Ben said. "Maybe it has something good inside."
"Let's open it and see," Lily said. They ran to the bottle and tried to twist the cap.
But the cap was very tight and they could not open it. They pulled and pushed and banged the bottle, but nothing happened.
"Maybe we need to hurry," Ben said. "Someone might come and take it from us."
"Or maybe we need to be smarter," Lily said. "Let's throw it on the ground and break it."
They lifted the bottle and threw it as hard as they could. But they did not know that the bottle was full of soda. When it hit the ground, it exploded with a loud pop and sprayed soda everywhere.
The soda was sticky and fizzy and got in their eyes and mouths and clothes. They coughed and cried and ran away from the bottle.
But they were too late. A man who was walking his dog saw them and got angry. He thought they had made a mess on purpose. He shouted at them and told them they were foolish and naughty. He took them to their mom and told her what they had done.
Their mom was very upset and scolded them. She made them clean the park and wash their clothes and apologize to the man. She also took away their toys and said they could not play in the park for a week.
Ben and Lily felt very sorry and ashamed. They wished they had never seen the bottle. They learned that it was not good to be curious and greedy and careless. They also learned that some bottles are better left alone.
