

Lily and Tom were best friends. They liked to play with cars and trucks. They had a big box of cars and trucks in their room. They also had a long strip of paper that they used as a road.
One day, they decided to have a race with their cars and trucks. They put the strip of paper on the floor and lined up their cars and trucks at one end. They each picked their favorite car or truck. Lily picked a red car that was very fast. Tom picked a blue truck that was very big.
"Ready, set, go!" Lily shouted and pushed her car along the strip of paper. Tom pushed his truck too, but it was slower than Lily's car. Lily's car speeded ahead and reached the other end of the strip of paper first.
"I win, I win!" Lily cheered and jumped up and down. Tom was sad and angry. He wanted to win too.
"That's not fair!" Tom said. "Your car is too fast. You cheated!"
"I did not cheat!" Lily said. "My car is just better than your truck. You are a sore loser!"
They started to argue and yell at each other. They did not want to play together anymore.
But they did not notice that their nosy little brother, Sam, was watching them from the door. Sam liked to play with cars and trucks too, but Lily and Tom never let him join them. They said he was too small and clumsy. Sam saw his chance to get some cars and trucks for himself. He sneaked into the room and grabbed some cars and trucks from the box. He ran away with them before Lily and Tom saw him.
When Lily and Tom stopped arguing, they looked at the box and saw that some cars and trucks were missing. They were shocked and confused.
"Hey, where are our cars and trucks?" Lily asked.
"I don't know, they were here a minute ago!" Tom said.
They looked around the room and saw Sam's footprints on the floor. They followed them and found Sam in the living room, playing with their cars and trucks.
"Sam, you took our cars and trucks!" Lily shouted.
"Give them back, now!" Tom shouted.
Sam looked at them and smiled. He had a plan. He said:
"OK, I will give them back, but only if you let me play with you. And you have to be nice to me. And you have to let me pick the car or truck I want. And you have to say sorry for being mean to me."
Lily and Tom looked at each other. They did not like Sam's plan, but they wanted their cars and trucks back. They had no choice. They agreed to Sam's plan.
They said sorry to Sam and to each other. They let Sam play with them. They let Sam pick the car or truck he wanted. He picked Lily's red car that was very fast. They had another race with their cars and trucks. Sam's car speeded ahead and reached the other end of the strip of paper first.
Sam won the race. He was very happy. Lily and Tom were not happy, but they did not argue or yell. They learned their lesson. They learned to share and to be nice to each other and to their little brother. They played together and had fun.
