
Once upon a time, there lived a small boy who loved festivals. He had heard about an amazing festival and was so excited that he asked his mother if he could go. His mother said he was too small, but she had an idea. She put him inside a giant magical shrinking machine, and he suddenly was small enough to go to the festival.
When it was time to leave the festival he realized that he had forgotten the machine. He felt guilty, and he knew his mom wouldn't be pleased. He thought long and hard and finally had an idea.
He ran back to the festival and asked all the people he saw if they had found a special shrinking machine that was missing. After a long search, someone returned the machine to him. He quickly rushed back home and put it away, so his mom would never know.
He was relieved, and he thought he had gotten away with it, until his mom asked: "Did you ever find the shrinking machine?". That guilty feeling overcame him, and he knew he had to tell her the truth. 
He nodded and said, "Yes mom, I found it."
