

Lily and Ben were playing with blocks. They wanted to build a big tower. They used all the blocks they had. But the tower was not big enough. They wanted to make it bigger.
They saw some books on the shelf. They had an idea. They took some books and put them under the blocks. The tower was bigger now. They were happy.
But Mom saw what they did. She was not happy. She said, "You can't use books as blocks. Books are for reading, not for building. You have to replace the books with the blocks. And you have to measure the tower with a ruler, not with your eyes. You are being silly."
Lily and Ben felt bad. They did not want to make Mom angry. They said, "We are sorry, Mom. We just wanted to have fun. We did not know books are not for building. We will replace the books with the blocks. And we will measure the tower with a ruler. We will not be silly again."
Mom smiled. She said, "It's okay, Lily and Ben. I know you were trying to be creative. But you have to respect the books and the blocks. They have different purposes. Books are for learning, and blocks are for playing. You can have fun with both, but in different ways. That is the moral of the story."
