

Lily liked to play in the garden. She liked to dig in the dirt and look for bugs and worms. One day, she found a big hole under a bush. She wanted to see what was inside. She took her shovel and dug some more.
She saw something shiny in the hole. It was a metal thing with a needle and a circle. She did not know what it was, but it looked pretty. She picked it up and held it in her hand. She felt a tickle on her finger. She looked and saw a red mark. It hurt a little.
She ran to her mom and showed her the metal thing and the mark. Her mom looked scared and angry. She took the metal thing and threw it in the trash. She said it was a bad thing that could make Lily very sick. She said it was a needle that some people used to put bad stuff in their body. She said Lily had to go to the doctor right away.
Lily did not understand. She did not mean to find the bad thing. She just wanted to discover something new. She started to cry. She was scared of the doctor and the mark. She wished she had never dug in the hole. She wished she had a compassionate friend to hug her and make her feel better.
