

Lily and Ben were playing in the bathroom. They liked to splash water and make bubbles. Lily saw a bottle of soap on the shelf. She wanted to make more bubbles. She reached for the bottle and opened it.
"Look, Ben, soap!" she said. "Let's drink it and blow bubbles!"
Ben looked at the bottle. He was not sure. He remembered that Mommy said soap was not for drinking. He shook his head.
"No, Lily, soap is bad. It makes you sick. Mommy said so."
Lily did not listen. She thought soap was amazing. It smelled nice and looked pretty. She put the bottle to her mouth and drank some soap.
"Yuck!" she cried. "Soap is not amazing. Soap is yucky. It hurts my mouth."
She dropped the bottle and started to cry. Ben ran to her and hugged her.
"It's okay, Lily. Don't cry. Let's rinse your mouth with water. Then we can tell Mommy. She will help you."
They ran to the sink and turned on the faucet. They rinsed their mouths with water. Then they dried their faces with a towel. They went to find Mommy and tell her what happened.
Mommy was in the kitchen. She heard them coming. She saw their wet clothes and their sad faces. She knew something was wrong.
"What happened, my loves?" she asked.
Lily and Ben told her about the soap. They said they were sorry. They said they learned their lesson.
Mommy hugged them and kissed them. She was not angry. She was glad they were okay. She gave them some juice and cookies. She told them to be careful next time.
"Soap is for washing, not for drinking," she said. "But you are amazing. I love you very much."
