

Lisa and Tom were friends. They liked to play with dolls and cars. One day, they found a large box in the garage. It had a lock on it.
"Let's open it!" Lisa said. "Maybe there are toys inside."
Tom nodded. He looked for a key, but he could not find one. He tried to break the lock, but it was too hard.
"Maybe we can ask Mom or Dad," Lisa said. "They know how to open locks."
Tom shook his head. "No, they will be angry. They said this box is for their marriage. They said we can't touch it."
Lisa frowned. "What is marriage?" she asked.
Tom shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe it's a game they play."
Lisa smiled. "Maybe we can play it too. We can pretend we are married."
Tom nodded. "Okay. How do we play?"
Lisa thought for a moment. "We can wear Mom's and Dad's clothes. And we can say nice things to each other. And we can hug and kiss."
Tom made a face. "Yuck. I don't want to kiss you. You are a girl."
Lisa giggled. "Fine. We can just hug. Come on, let's go to their room."
They ran to their parents' room and put on their clothes. Lisa wore a dress and a hat. Tom wore a suit and a tie. They looked very funny.
"Hello, dear," Lisa said. "You look very handsome."
"Hello, sweetie," Tom said. "You look very pretty."
They hugged each other and laughed. They felt very happy.
They did not hear the garage door open. They did not hear their parents come in. They did not hear them walk to their room.
They only heard them gasp when they saw them.
"What are you doing?" Mom asked.
"We are playing marriage," Lisa said.
"With our clothes?" Dad asked.
"And our box?" Mom asked.
Lisa and Tom looked at each other. They knew they were in trouble. They wished they had not touched the lock.
