

Lily and Max were hungry. They wanted to eat dinner. Mom said she was cooking steak for them. Steak was their favorite food. It was big and juicy and yummy.
"Is it ready yet, Mom?" Lily asked. She was not patient. She wanted to eat now.
"Not yet, sweetie. It needs a few more minutes. Why don't you and Max play with your toys?" Mom said. She was patient. She wanted to make the steak good.
Lily and Max went to their room. They looked for their toys. They had many toys. They had dolls and cars and blocks and books. But they could not find their favorite toy. It was a red ball. They liked to bounce it and throw it and catch it.
"Where is our ball?" Max asked. He was not patient. He wanted to play now.
"I don't know. Maybe it is under the bed. Or in the closet. Or behind the sofa. Let's look for it." Lily said. She was not patient. She wanted to play now.
They looked for their ball. They looked under the bed. They looked in the closet. They looked behind the sofa. But they could not find their ball. They were sad and mad.
"Where is our ball?" Lily and Max said together. They were not patient. They wanted to play now.
"Guess what, kids? Dinner is ready. Come and get your steak." Mom said. She was patient. She wanted to feed them.
Lily and Max ran to the kitchen. They smelled the steak. It smelled big and juicy and yummy. They forgot about their ball. They wanted to eat now.
"Yay, steak!" Lily and Max said together. They were not patient. They wanted to eat now.
They ate their steak. They ate it fast. They ate it all. They were happy and full.
"Did you like your steak, kids?" Mom asked. She was patient. She wanted to praise them.
"Yes, Mom. It was the best steak ever. Thank you, Mom." Lily and Max said together. They were patient. They wanted to thank her.
"You're welcome, kids. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Now, do you want to hear a secret?" Mom said. She was patient. She wanted to surprise them.
"Yes, Mom. What is it?" Lily and Max said together. They were patient. They wanted to hear it.
"I know where your ball is. I found it in the backyard. It was hiding in the grass. Do you want to see it?" Mom said. She was patient. She wanted to show them.
"Yes, Mom. Please show us." Lily and Max said together. They were patient. They wanted to see it.
Mom took them to the backyard. She showed them their ball. It was red and shiny and round. They were happy and excited.
"Yay, our ball!" Lily and Max said together. They were patient. They wanted to play with it.
They played with their ball. They bounced it and threw it and caught it. They had fun. They were happy and full and patient.
