

Anna and Ben like to play with beans. They have a big jar of beans in different colors. They like to pour the beans on the floor and make shapes and patterns with them.
One day, Anna has an idea. She says to Ben, "Let's count the beans. How many beans do we have?"
Ben nods and says, "OK. Let's count. You count the red beans and I count the green beans. Then we can see who has more."
They start to count the beans. Anna says, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. I have ten red beans."
Ben says, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. I have twelve green beans. I have more than you."
Anna says, "No fair. You have more regular beans. I have some small beans and some big beans. They are not the same size. Let me count again."
She counts the red beans again. She says, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. I have eleven red beans. I have one more than before."
Ben says, "How did you get one more? Did you take one of my beans?"
Anna says, "No, I did not. I found one more red bean under the jar. It was hiding. See, it is a small bean. It is hard to see."
Ben says, "Oh, I see. You are right. It is a small bean. Now we have the same number of beans. Ten plus one is eleven. Eleven plus eleven is twenty-two. We have twenty-two beans in total."
Anna says, "Wow, that is a lot of beans. We are good at counting. Counting is fun."
They smile and hug each other. Then they start to make new shapes and patterns with the beans. They are happy.
