
Once upon a time, a brave boy was walking through the woods. Suddenly he came across a big tree and decided to tie a rope to it, so he could swing from it. 
“Come, swing with me!” he shouted. 
The boy heard a deep voice from somewhere down on the ground. He looked down and saw a little earthworm. 
“You are brave, my friend! I wish I could swing with you,” said the earthworm. 
The boy thought for a moment and then said, “I know! I’ll tie a rope around you and then you can swing with me.” 
“Really?” said the earthworm, “That would be amazing!” 
So the boy tied a knot around the earthworm and then tied the other end of the rope to the tree. 
The boy and the earthworm started to swing together. They laughed and shouted with joy as they flew through the air. 
The boy and earthworm became best friends, and the boy always tied a rope around the earthworm when they went to the tree. They did this every day until the boy went away to school. 
But the boy and the earthworm still think of each other, and have remained brave friends ever since.
