diff --git "a/TinyStories_1421.txt" "b/TinyStories_1421.txt" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/TinyStories_1421.txt" @@ -0,0 +1,10000 @@ +Tim and Jen are sad. They cry and say sorry. They go to the bathroom and try to wash the mop off their head. But it is hard. The mop is stuck to their hair. They have to cut their hair. They look funny and ugly. They do not like to play dress up anymore. +Ben and Lily were twins who liked to go to the bakery with their mom every Saturday. They loved to smell the sweet pastries and choose their favorite ones. Ben liked the chocolate ones and Lily liked the strawberry ones. + +One Saturday, they saw a new pastry in the display. It was round and brown and had white dots on it. Ben and Lily wondered what it was. + +"Mom, what is that?" Ben asked, pointing at the new pastry. + +"That is a donut, Ben. It is a pastry that has a hole in the middle and is covered with sugar or frosting. Do you want to try it?" Mom said. + +Ben and Lily nodded. They wanted to try the new pastry. Mom bought them each a donut and gave them a napkin. + +Ben and Lily took a bite of their donuts and smiled. They liked the new pastry. It was soft and sweet and had a funny shape. + +"Mom, this is yummy!" Lily said. + +"I'm glad you like it, Lily. Donuts are very popular in some places. Do you know who else likes donuts?" Mom asked. + +Ben and Lily thought for a moment. Then they remembered something they had seen on TV. + +"Police!" they said together. + +Mom laughed. "That's right, police like donuts. Police are very dependable. They help people who are in trouble and keep us safe. Do you know what police do?" Mom asked. + +Ben and Lily nodded. They knew what police do. They had seen police on TV and in their neighborhood. They had seen police drive cars with sirens and lights, wear badges and hats, and talk on radios. + +"Police catch bad guys, help lost kids, and stop cars that go too fast," Ben said. + +"Police are brave, kind, and smart," Lily said. + +Mom smiled. "You are right, Ben and Lily. Police are all those things. Maybe someday you will be police too. You are very good at recognizing things and learning new words. I'm very proud of you," Mom said. + +Ben and Lily hugged Mom. They were happy. They liked the new pastry, they liked the police, and they liked their mom. They finished their donuts and thanked Mom for the treat. Then they went home, holding Mom's hand. +Ben and Mia are twins. They like to play in the park with their dog, Spot. Spot is a good and obedient dog. He listens to Ben and Mia and does what they say. + +One day, Ben and Mia find a rod in the park. It is long and shiny and has a string at the end. Ben thinks it is a toy and wants to play with it. He says to Mia, "Look, a rod! Let's see what it can do!" + +Mia is not sure. She remembers that Mom told them not to touch things that are not theirs. She says to Ben, "I don't think we should play with the rod. Mom might get angry. Maybe it belongs to someone else." + +Ben does not listen to Mia. He picks up the rod and swings it around. He says, "It is fun! Watch me, I can make the string fly!" + +Spot sees the string and thinks it is a game. He runs after the string and tries to catch it. He barks and jumps and pulls the rod. + +Ben and Mia laugh and cheer. They think Spot is funny and clever. They do not notice that the rod is not a toy. It is a fishing rod. And the string has a hook at the end. + +The hook gets stuck in Spot's mouth. Spot yelps and whines. He tries to shake the hook off, but it hurts. He runs to Ben and Mia and shows them his mouth. + +Ben and Mia are scared. They see the hook and the blood. They do not know what to do. They hug Spot and say, "We are sorry, Spot. We did not know. We will help you." + +They look around and see a man coming. He is wearing a hat and a vest. He has a basket and a net. He is the owner of the fishing rod. He sees Ben and Mia and Spot and the rod. He is angry and shouts, "Hey, you kids! What are you doing with my rod? You ruined my fishing! You hurt my rod and my hook!" + +Ben and Mia are sorry and scared. They say, "We are sorry, sir. We did not know it was your rod. We thought it was a toy. We did not mean to hurt it or Spot. Please help us." + +The man sees that Ben and Mia are young and innocent. He sees that Spot is in pain and needs help. He is not so angry anymore. He says, "OK, OK. Calm down. I will help you. But you should not touch things that are not yours. You should listen to your mom. Did she mention anything about fishing rods?" + +Ben and Mia nod and say, "Yes, sir. She did. She said they are not toys. They are for catching fish. We are sorry. We will not touch them again." + +The man takes out a pair of pliers and gently removes the hook from Spot's mouth. He cleans the wound and puts a bandage on it. He says, "There, there. You are a brave dog. You will be fine. But you should be careful next time. Fishing rods are not for playing. They are for fishing." + +Spot wags his tail and licks the man's hand. He is grateful and happy. He says, "Woof, woof. Thank you, sir. You are kind. I will be careful." + +Ben and Mia thank the man and apologize again. They say, "Thank you, sir. You are nice. We are sorry. We will be careful." + +The man smiles and says, "You are welcome, kids. You are sweet. But you should be obedient. You should do what your mom says. She knows what is best for you." + +Ben and Mia agree and say, "Yes, sir. We will. We love our mom. She knows what is best for us." + +They take Spot and go back to their mom. They tell her what happened and say they are sorry. They say, "Mom, we are sorry. We played with a fishing rod. We did not know it was not a toy. We hurt Spot and the rod and the hook. A man helped us and fixed everything. He was nice. He said we should be obedient and listen to you. He said you know what is best for us." + +Mom hugs Ben and Mia and Spot. She is glad they are OK. She is proud they told the truth. She says, "I am sorry, too. I am sorry you had a bad experience. I am glad you are OK. I am glad the man helped you and fixed everything. He was nice. He was right. You should be obedient and listen to me. I know what is best for you. I love you." + +Ben and Mia and Spot hug Mom. They say, "We love you, too, Mom. You know what +Tom and Mia are playing with their bikes in the park. They want to learn how to balance without training wheels. Tom is very brave and tries to ride his bike without them. He wobbles a lot and falls down. He hurts his knee and cries. + +"Are you okay, Tom?" Mia asks. She runs to him and helps him up. She gives him a hug and a band-aid. "Don't be sad, Tom. You can try again later." + +"Thank you, Mia. You are a good friend," Tom says. He smiles and wipes his tears. He looks at his bike and sees something shiny on it. It is a license. It has his name and picture on it. He shows it to Mia. + +"Wow, Tom! You have a license for your bike! That is so cool!" Mia says. She is very happy for Tom. She wishes she had a license too. + +"Mom gave it to me for my birthday. She said it is a special gift for big kids who can ride bikes. Do you want to see it?" Tom asks. He hands the license to Mia. + +Mia looks at the license. It is very wide and colorful. It has stars and stickers on it. She likes it a lot. She gives it back to Tom. + +"It is very nice, Tom. I hope I can get a license too when I learn how to balance," Mia says. + +"You will, Mia. You are very smart and strong. You just need to practice more. I will help you. We can be bike buddies," Tom says. + +"Okay, Tom. Thank you. You are a good friend too," Mia says. + +They hug and smile. They are happy to have each other and their bikes. They decide to put their training wheels back on for now and ride together. They have fun in the park. +One day, Sam and Lily went to the park with their mom. They saw many things there: birds, flowers, swings, slides. They had fun playing and running around. + +Then, they saw something shiny and long on the grass. It was a snake! Sam and Lily were curious and wanted to look at it. They walked closer and closer to the snake. + +"Wow, look at its skin!" Sam said. "It has many colors!" + +"Be careful, Sam!" Lily said. "It might bite you!" + +The snake heard them and lifted its head. It opened its mouth and showed its sharp teeth. It hissed at them and moved fast. + +Sam and Lily were scared and ran away. They ran to their mom and told her what they saw. + +"Mom, mom, there is a snake in the park!" Sam said. + +"It tried to bite us!" Lily said. + +Their mom hugged them and said, "Don't worry, my loves. You are safe now. The snake was probably just scared too. Next time, don't go near it. Just gaze at it from far away, okay?" + +Sam and Lily nodded and said, "Okay, mom." + +They learned their lesson and never bothered the snake again. They still enjoyed the park, but they always stayed away from the grass where the snake lived. +Ben was a bird who liked to fly high in the sky. He had big and strong wings that made him fast and brave. He liked to show off his wings to his friends and do tricks in the air. He did not listen to his mom and dad who told him to be careful and not fly too close to the sun. + +One day, Ben flew higher and higher, feeling proud and happy. He did not see the clouds that were hiding the sun. He flew right into them and felt very hot and bright. He tried to turn around, but his wings were too hot and sticky. He could not fly well anymore. He started to fall down, down, down. + +He was very scared and sad. He wished he had listened to his mom and dad. He saw the ground coming closer and closer. He thought he was going to crash and hurt himself. He closed his eyes and cried. + +But then, he felt something soft and gentle catch him. He opened his eyes and saw a big and fluffy cloud. It was holding him and slowing him down. He saw his mom and dad flying towards him. They looked worried and angry, but also relieved and happy. They hugged him and told him they were glad he was safe. They also told him he was very naughty and foolish, and he had to be more careful and listen to them. + +Ben felt sorry and ashamed. He said he was sorry and he learned his lesson. He thanked the cloud for saving him. The cloud smiled and said he was lucky. He said he should not waste his wings and use them wisely. He said he should respect the sun and the sky, and not fly too high or too low. He said he should enjoy his flying, but also be humble and grateful. + +Ben nodded and agreed. He said he would remember the cloud's words. He said he would be a good and smart bird. He said he would love his wings, but also his mom and dad. He said he would fly with joy, but also with care. He said he was lucky, but also sorry. He said he was sorry, but also happy. He said he was happy, but also lucky. +Lila and Tom were playing in the park. They saw a big hill with a hole on top. "What is that?" Lila asked. "I don't know," Tom said. "Let's go and see." + +They ran up the hill and looked into the hole. It was dark and deep. They heard a sound like water. "Do you think there is a river inside?" Lila wondered. "Maybe," Tom said. "Or maybe there is a dragon." + +Lila and Tom were scared, but also curious. They found a long stick and a pipe. They put the pipe in the hole and blew into it. They wanted to make a noise and see what would happen. + +Suddenly, a voice came out of the hole. It was loud and grumpy. "Who is there? What are you doing? Stop that noise!" it said. + +Lila and Tom dropped the stick and the pipe and ran away. They were very surprised and frightened. "Who was that?" Lila asked. "I don't know," Tom said. "Maybe it was a dragon. Or maybe it was a rare animal that lives in the hole." + +They decided to never go near the hole again. They went back to the park and played with their ball. They guessed what the voice was, but they never found out for sure. +Tom and Mia are friends. They like to play with toys and watch TV. One day, Tom comes to Mia's house. He sees Mia's mom is busy. She is cooking and cleaning. + +"Hi, Tom. Do you want to play?" Mia asks. + +"Yes, but can we help your mom first?" Tom says. + +"Help? How?" Mia says. + +Tom points to the dishes. "We can wash them. They are dirty. Your mom will be happy if they are clean." + +Mia nods. "Okay. Let's wash them. But we need soap and water." + +Tom and Mia go to the sink. They turn on the faucet. They put soap on a sponge. They scrub the dishes. They rinse them. They put them on a rack. They are careful not to break them. + +"Look, we did it!" Tom says. + +"Yes, we did. They are clean and shiny." Mia says. + +Mia's mom comes to the kitchen. She sees the dishes. She smiles. + +"Wow, thank you, Tom and Mia. You are very helpful. You did a great job." She says. + +Tom and Mia are proud. They hug Mia's mom. + +"Can we watch TV now?" Mia asks. + +"Sure, you can. You deserve it. But first, let me give you a snack." Mia's mom says. + +She gives them cookies and milk. They go to the living room. They watch their favorite show. They are happy. They are good friends. +Lily was a little girl who loved to play with her toys. She had many toys, but her favorite was a soft bear named Ben. She hugged Ben every night and told him stories. She was very lucky to have Ben. + +One day, Lily and her mom went to the park. Lily brought Ben with her and put him on a bench while she went to play on the swings. She had a lot of fun, but she forgot about Ben. When she and her mom were ready to go home, they left the park without Ben. + +Lily did not notice that Ben was missing until she got home. She looked for him everywhere, but he was not there. She felt very sad and cried. She missed Ben so much. She wished she had not left him at the park. + +The next day, Lily and her mom went back to the park. They hoped to find Ben, but they did not see him on the bench. They asked the people who worked at the park, but they did not know where Ben was. Lily felt very sad and cried. She thought she would never see Ben again. + +But then, she saw a little boy holding Ben. He was smiling and hugging Ben. He looked very happy. Lily ran to him and said, "That's my bear! That's Ben! Please give him back to me!" + +The little boy looked at Lily and said, "No, this is my bear. I found him on the bench. He was alone and sad. I took him home and gave him a bath and a new bow. He is my friend now. I love him." + +Lily felt very angry and sad. She wanted to take Ben back, but she also saw that the little boy loved Ben too. She thought about how lucky she was to have many toys, but the little boy did not have any. She thought about how much she valued Ben, but the little boy valued him too. She thought about how much she loved life, but the little boy loved life too. + +She decided to do something very hard, but very kind. She said to the little boy, "You can keep Ben. He is your friend now. But can I hug him one more time and say goodbye?" + +The little boy nodded and gave Ben to Lily. Lily hugged Ben and whispered, "I love you, Ben. I'm sorry I left you at the park. I hope you are happy with your new friend. He is very lucky to have you." + +She gave Ben back to the little boy and smiled. The little boy smiled too and said, "Thank you, Lily. You are very kind. Ben loves you too. He told me so. Do you want to play with us?" + +Lily nodded and said, "Yes, I do. Can we be friends too?" + +The little boy said, "Yes, we can. My name is Sam. What's yours?" + +Lily said, "My name is Lily. Nice to meet you, Sam." + +They played together at the park and had a lot of fun. They shared their toys and their stories. They learned to value each other and their life. They were very lucky to have each other. +Lily liked to play with her toy animals. She had a lion, a bear, a monkey and a snake. She made them talk and run and jump on her bed. One day, she found a new toy in her closet. It was a skeleton. It had bones and no skin or fur. Lily was curious. She picked it up and looked at it. + +The skeleton was flexible. Lily could bend its arms and legs and make it sit or stand. She could also twist its head and make it look different ways. Lily thought it was funny. She made the skeleton dance and sing with her other toys. She pretended it was a friendly ghost. + +But then, Lily realized something. The skeleton was not a toy. It was a real skeleton. It was her daddy's skeleton. He was a doctor and he used it to learn about bones. Lily remembered that daddy told her not to touch his skeleton because it was fragile and important. Lily felt scared. She dropped the skeleton and ran to her mommy. + +Mommy saw Lily crying and hugged her. She asked her what was wrong. Lily told her about the skeleton and how she played with it. She said she was sorry and she did not know it was daddy's skeleton. Mommy smiled and wiped her tears. She said it was okay and she was not mad. She said daddy would not be mad either. She said the skeleton was not real, it was a model. It was made of plastic and metal, not bones. She said Lily could play with it if she was careful and gentle. + +Lily felt better. She hugged mommy and said thank you. She went back to her closet and picked up the skeleton. She said sorry to it and gave it a kiss. She said it was a nice skeleton and she liked it. She asked it if it wanted to play with her other toys. The skeleton did not answer, but Lily did not mind. She made it nod and smile. She took it to her bed and had a tea party with her lion, her bear, her monkey and her snake. They all had fun. Lily was happy. +Anna and Ben are playing in the garden. They see a big box with a lock. They want to open it and see what is inside. + +"Maybe there are toys or candy in the box," Ben says. + +"Or maybe there are bugs or spiders," Anna says. + +They look for the key to open the lock. They find it under a flower pot. The key is small and fragile. It looks like it can break easily. + +"Be careful with the key, Ben," Anna says. "It is fragile. Do not break it." + +"I will not break it, Anna," Ben says. "I will open the box." + +Ben puts the key in the lock and turns it. The lock clicks and the box opens. Anna and Ben look inside. + +They see a lot of books and papers. They are old and dusty. They have words and pictures on them. + +"What are these?" Ben asks. + +"I do not know," Anna says. "They are not toys or candy. They are not bugs or spiders. They are boring." + +They hear a voice behind them. It is their grandpa. He looks angry. + +"What are you doing with my box?" he asks. "That is my box. It has my stories and memories in it. They are very important to me. You should not touch them." + +Anna and Ben feel scared. They worry that they have done something bad. + +"We are sorry, grandpa," Anna says. "We did not know. We just wanted to see what was in the box." + +"We found the key under the flower pot," Ben says. "We did not break it. See, it is still whole." + +Grandpa looks at the key. He sighs. He is not angry anymore. He is sad. + +"That is my key," he says. "It is fragile. It is the only key I have. It belonged to my grandma. She gave it to me when I was a child. She told me to keep it safe and to treasure the stories and memories in the box. She loved me very much." + +He takes the key from Ben and puts it in his pocket. He picks up the box and closes it. + +"Can you tell us some of the stories and memories, grandpa?" Anna asks. + +"Maybe later, Anna," grandpa says. "Maybe later. Come on, let's go inside. It is time for a snack." +Sara likes to play with her toy zebra. She calls him Zee. Zee has black and white stripes and a long tail. Sara brings Zee everywhere she goes. She brings him to the park, to the store, to the bed. + +One day, Sara and Zee go to the zoo with Mom and Dad. Sara is very happy to see the real zebras. They look like Zee, but bigger and louder. Sara wants to show Zee to the zebras. She runs to the fence and holds Zee up high. She says, "Look, Zee, these are your friends!" + +But the zebras do not see Zee. They see Sara and get scared. They run away from the fence. They run very fast and make a lot of noise. Sara gets scared too. She drops Zee and falls down. She feels dizzy and cries. + +Mom and Dad hear Sara and run to her. They hug her and pick her up. They say, "It's okay, Sara, the zebras are not mean, they are just shy. They don't like loud noises and sudden moves. You scared them, and they scared you. But you are safe now. And look, Zee is here too. He is not hurt, he is just dirty." + +Sara stops crying and looks at Zee. He is covered in dust and grass. She says, "I'm sorry, Zee, I wanted to make you happy, but I made you dizzy. Can you forgive me?" She kisses Zee and hugs him. Zee does not say anything, but he smiles. He is happy to be with Sara. He loves her very much. +Lily and Ben were playing in the park. They saw a big pond with many ducks. They wanted to feed the ducks some bread. + +"Look, Ben, there is a big green thing in the water. What is it?" Lily asked. + +Ben looked at the pond. He saw a long, scaly tail sticking out of the water. He did not know what it was. He shrugged. + +"Maybe it is a big fish. Or a big snake. Or a big stick. I don't know," he said. + +They walked closer to the pond. They threw some bread to the ducks. The ducks came to eat the bread. They quacked and splashed. + +Suddenly, the big green thing moved. It opened its mouth. It had many sharp teeth. It snapped at a duck. The duck flew away. The other ducks got scared. They flew away too. + +The big green thing was an alligator. It was unusual to see an alligator in the park. Lily and Ben were surprised and scared. They ran away from the pond. + +"Help! Help! There is an alligator in the pond!" they shouted. + +A man heard them. He came to see what was wrong. He saw the alligator in the pond. He called the animal control. They came and took the alligator away. + +Lily and Ben were safe. They learned a new word. They learned to be careful around ponds. They never fed the ducks again. +Sara and Ben are friends. They like to play with their bikes in the park. Sara has a new bike. It is red and shiny. Ben has an old bike. It is blue and rusty. + +One day, they go to the park with their bikes. Sara rides fast and far. Ben tries to follow her, but his bike is slow and hard. His tire is flat and his chain is loose. He feels envious of Sara's bike. + +"Wait for me, Sara!" Ben calls. "My bike is not good. Can I try your bike?" + +Sara stops and looks at Ben. She sees his flat tire and his loose chain. She feels sorry for Ben. + +"Okay, Ben. You can try my bike. But be careful. It is new and shiny." Sara says. She gives her bike to Ben and takes his bike. + +Ben is happy. He rides Sara's bike. It is fast and easy. He feels the wind in his hair and the sun on his face. He smiles and laughs. + +Sara rides Ben's bike. It is slow and hard. She feels the bumps on the road and the dirt on her hands. She frowns and sighs. + +They ride for a while. Then they stop and switch back their bikes. + +"Thank you, Sara. Your bike is very nice. I wish I had a bike like yours." Ben says. + +"You're welcome, Ben. Your bike is not so bad. It just needs some air and some oil. Maybe we can fix it together." Sara says. + +They hug and smile. They are still friends. They go home with their bikes. +Lily and Ben are twins. They have long, curly hair. They like to play together and share their toys. But today, they have to go to the salon for a haircut. They do not want a haircut. They think it is dangerous. + +"No haircut, no haircut!" they shout as their mom drives them to the salon. "We like our hair. It is soft and pretty. Do not cut it!" + +Mom tries to calm them down. "It is not dangerous, sweeties. It is just a little trim. Your hair will grow back. And you will look neat and tidy. It is good to have a haircut once in a while." + +Lily and Ben are not convinced. They hold each other's hands as they enter the salon. They see a big chair, a shiny scissors, and a friendly lady. The lady smiles at them and says, "Hello, I am Anna. I am going to give you a nice haircut. Who wants to go first?" + +Lily and Ben look at each other. They do not want to go first. They do not want to go at all. They do not want to separate. They cling to each other and say, "No, thank you. We want to stay together. We do not need a haircut." + +Mom sighs. She knows they are scared. She says, "It is okay, darlings. I will be right here with you. You can take turns. You can watch each other. You can talk to each other. It will be over soon. And you will get a sticker and a lollipop when you are done. How does that sound?" + +Lily and Ben think about it. They like stickers and lollipops. They also want to make mom happy. They decide to be brave. They nod and say, "Okay, mom. We will try. But we want to stay close. And we want to keep some of our hair." + +Mom hugs them and says, "Of course, sweeties. You can keep some of your hair. And you can stay close. I am proud of you. You are very brave. Now, let's go and get a haircut." +Anna liked to play sport with her friends at school. She was good at running and jumping and throwing. She had fun with her friends and they cheered for her. She was happy. + +But one day, a new girl came to her class. Her name was Lily. Lily was not nice. She did not want to play sport with Anna and her friends. She said sport was boring and silly. She said Anna was slow and clumsy and ugly. She made Anna feel sad and angry. + +Anna tried to ignore Lily, but Lily did not stop. She always said mean things to Anna and her friends. She made them feel bad. She made them feel lonely. Anna did not like Lily at all. + +One day, Anna had a big sport day at school. She was excited to show how good she was at sport. She hoped Lily would not be there. But Lily was there. She was on the other team. She looked at Anna and smiled. She had a plan. + +When Anna was running in the race, Lily tripped her. Anna fell down and hurt her knee. She cried. Lily laughed. She said Anna was a loser and a crybaby. She said Anna could not do sport. She said Anna had no friends. She said Anna was alone. + +Anna felt very sad and very lonely. She wished Lily would go away. She wished she had her friends. She wished she could do sport. She wished she could be happy. But Lily had ruined everything. Anna did not mention sport again. She did not mention anything. She was too lonely. +Lily liked to play with her orange guitar. She liked to make loud noises and sing songs. She felt happy when she played. + +But her brother Max did not like her guitar. He liked to play with his blue truck. He liked to zoom around and honk his horn. He felt angry when he heard Lily's guitar. + +One day, Max had a bad idea. He took Lily's guitar when she was not looking. He hid it under his bed. He thought Lily would not find it. + +But Lily saw him. She ran after him and shouted. "Give me back my guitar! That is mine! You are mean!" + +Max did not want to give it back. He said. "No! I don't like your guitar! It is too loud and orange! You can play with my truck!" + +Lily did not want his truck. She wanted her guitar. She said. "I don't like your truck! It is too fast and blue! I want my guitar!" + +They started to fight. They pulled and pushed each other. They made a big mess. + +Mom heard them. She came to see what was wrong. She saw them fighting and the mess. She was not happy. She said. "Stop it! You are both wrong! You should not take things that are not yours! You should not fight with each other! You should share and be nice!" + +She took the guitar and the truck. She said. "You will not play with these toys until you say sorry and hug each other. You should provide love and respect to your sibling. They are your family and your friend." + +Lily and Max felt sorry. They said sorry and hugged each other. They did not want to fight anymore. They wanted to play together. + +Mom gave them back their toys. She said. "Good. Now you can play nicely. You can take turns and try new things. You can make music and have fun." + +Lily and Max smiled. They thanked Mom. They played with the guitar and the truck. They made songs and stories. They felt happy. +Tim and Sam are friends. They like to play in the park. They see a big bin with many things inside. They want to see what is in the bin. + +"Look, Sam, a hat!" Tim says. He takes the hat from the bin and puts it on his head. He waves to Sam. + +"Look, Tim, a ball!" Sam says. He takes the ball from the bin and throws it to Tim. He waves to Tim. + +They have fun with the things from the bin. They do not see the man who owns the bin. He is angry. He comes to the park and sees Tim and Sam. + +"Hey, you silly kids, what are you doing with my things?" the man shouts. He runs to Tim and Sam. He takes the hat from Tim and the ball from Sam. He throws them back in the bin. + +"Go away, or I will call the police!" the man says. He waves his fist at Tim and Sam. + +Tim and Sam are scared. They run away from the park. They cry. They do not have fun anymore. They do not want to play with the bin again. They have a bad ending. +Lily and Ben were playing in the park. They liked to run and jump and slide. Lily saw a big hill and wanted to climb it. She ran to the hill and started to go up. + +"Wait for me, Lily!" Ben shouted. He ran after her, but he was not as fast. He saw a rock on the ground and did not see it. He stumbled on the rock and fell down. He hurt his knee and his head. He cried out loud. + +Lily heard Ben cry and turned around. She saw him on the ground and ran to him. She was scared and worried. She hugged him and said, "Are you okay, Ben? I'm sorry, I should have waited for you." + +Ben looked at Lily and felt better. He said, "It's okay, Lily. It was an accident. My knee and my head hurt, but I think I'm fine. You are a good friend." + +Lily smiled and said, "You are a good friend, too, Ben. You are lucky you did not hurt yourself more. Come on, let's go to the nurse and get a band-aid. Then we can play some more." + +They held hands and walked to the nurse. The nurse cleaned their wounds and gave them band-aids. She said, "You are brave kids. You should be careful when you play, but I'm glad you helped each other. Now you can go back and have fun." + +Lily and Ben thanked the nurse and went back to the park. They decided to play on the swings instead of the hill. They laughed and swung high. They were happy and lucky. They had each other. +Lily and Tom were twins who liked to decorate things. They had many crayons, stickers, and papers to make pictures and cards. One day, they wanted to decorate a big box that their dad gave them. They said it could be their house. + +"Let's make our house pretty," Lily said. "I will draw flowers and stars on this side." + +"OK, and I will draw cars and rockets on this side," Tom said. They started to decorate the box with their crayons. + +But then, Lily saw that Tom had more crayons than her. She wanted to use some of his crayons, too. She said, "Tom, can I have some of your crayons? You have too many." + +"No, these are my crayons. You have your own," Tom said. He did not want to share his crayons with Lily. + +Lily was sad and angry. She thought Tom was not nice. She said, "Fine, then I will take some of your stickers. You have too many." + +She reached for Tom's stickers, but Tom saw her. He said, "Hey, stop! Those are my stickers. You can't have them." + +He pushed Lily away, and Lily fell on the floor. She cried and said, "Tom, you are mean. You don't share anything with me." + +Tom felt bad. He did not mean to hurt Lily. He said, "I'm sorry, Lily. I didn't mean to push you. Are you OK?" + +Lily looked at Tom. She saw that he was sorry. She said, "I'm OK, Tom. But you should share with me. We are twins. We are supposed to share." + +Tom nodded. He said, "You are right, Lily. We are twins. We are supposed to share. Here, you can have some of my crayons and stickers. And I can have some of yours." + +Lily smiled. She said, "Thank you, Tom. You are clever. You know how to make me happy." + +They hugged and said, "We love each other." + +They went back to decorate their box. They used their crayons and stickers to make their house beautiful. They were happy and proud of their work. They showed their dad their house and said, "Look, dad. We made this. We decorated it together." + +Their dad smiled and said, "Wow, you did a great job. You are very clever and creative. And you are very kind and generous. I'm proud of you." + +He gave them a big hug and said, "I love you." +Tom and Sue like to play with their toys. They have many toys, but their favorite is the big box of colors. The box has many crayons, paints, and stickers. They can make anything they want with the box of colors. + +One day, Tom and Sue decide to make a new color. They take two paints, one red and one blue, and mix them in a bowl. They stir and stir until they see a new color. It is purple! They are very happy. They want to use the purple paint to make a picture. + +They look for a paper to paint on, but they cannot find any. They look under the bed, in the closet, and in the drawer. They only find old books, socks, and toys. They are sad. They want to use the purple paint before it dries. + +Then, Tom has an idea. He sees his dad's shoe on the floor. It is big and brown and boring. Tom thinks it would look better with purple paint. He takes the shoe and the bowl and runs to the table. He dips his brush in the purple paint and starts to paint the shoe. + +Sue sees what Tom is doing and gasps. She knows that dad loves his shoe and does not want it to be purple. She tries to stop Tom, but he is too fast. He paints the whole shoe purple and smiles. He thinks it is beautiful. + +But dad does not think so. He comes into the room and sees his purple shoe. He is very angry. He shouts at Tom and Sue and takes the shoe away. He tells them to never touch his shoe again. He tells them to go to their room and think about what they did. + +Tom and Sue are very sorry. They did not mean to make dad angry. They only wanted to make a new color. They go to their room and cry. They wish they had not mixed the paints. They wish they had not painted the shoe. They wish they had been more alert. +Lily and Ben were playing in the kitchen. They liked to pretend they were having tea with their toys. Lily had a pink mug and Ben had a blue mug. They filled them with water from the tap. + +"Here you go, Mr. Bear. This is your tea. It is very hot, so be careful," Lily said, giving her mug to a stuffed bear. + +"Thank you, Lily. You are very kind," Mr. Bear said in a high voice. Lily made him talk with her hand. + +"And this is your tea, Mrs. Cat. It is very tasty, so enjoy," Ben said, giving his mug to a stuffed cat. + +"Thank you, Ben. You are very smart," Mrs. Cat said in a low voice. Ben made her talk with his hand. + +They were having fun, until something bad happened. Lily bumped her mug and spilled water on the floor. She was scared and sad. She did not want to make a mess. + +"Oh no! I am sorry, Ben. I am sorry, Mom. I spilled my tea," Lily said, crying. + +"It's okay, Lily. Don't cry. It was an accident. We can clean it up," Ben said, hugging his sister. + +He got a towel and wiped the water. Lily helped him. She felt better. + +"Look, Lily. The floor is dry now. You did a good job," Ben said, smiling. + +"Thank you, Ben. You are very nice. And you have a very attractive mug. I like the blue color," Lily said, smiling back. + +"Thank you, Lily. You have a very attractive mug too. I like the pink color," Ben said. + +They hugged and kissed. Then they continued their tea party with their toys. They were happy. +Sara was sad. She missed her mom. Mom went to work and Sara stayed with grandma. Grandma was nice, but Sara wanted mom. Sara cried and cried. + +Grandma heard Sara cry. She came to Sara's room. She saw Sara on the bed with her teddy bear. Grandma smiled and sat next to Sara. She said, "Sara, I know you miss mom. Mom loves you very much. She will come back soon. Do you want a hug?" + +Sara nodded. She put her arms around grandma's neck. Grandma hugged Sara back. She said, "You are a good girl, Sara. You are brave and strong. Sometimes it is difficult to be away from mom, but you can do it. I am here for you. Do you want to read a book with me?" + +Sara nodded again. She wiped her tears and smiled. She said, "Yes, grandma. I like books. Thank you for the hug. I love you, grandma." + +Grandma said, "I love you too, Sara. Come on, let's go to the living room. I have a book about animals. Do you like animals?" + +Sara said, "Yes, grandma. I like animals. They are cute and funny. Can we hug them too?" + +Grandma laughed. She said, "Some animals we can hug, some animals we can't. But we can hug each other. Come on, let's go." She took Sara's hand and they walked to the living room. Sara felt better. She was happy to be with grandma. She hoped mom would come back soon. She wanted to hug mom too. +Tom and Mia were friends who liked to play with toys. One day, Tom brought a new toy to Mia's house. It was a microscope. He said it could make small things look big. + +"What is a microscope?" Mia asked. + +"It is a tool that can show you things you cannot see with your eyes. Like bugs, or dirt, or hair. Do you want to try it?" Tom said. + +Mia nodded. She was curious. Tom put a slide with a drop of water under the microscope and let Mia look through the eyepiece. + +"Wow!" Mia exclaimed. "I see many tiny things moving and swimming. They are so funny. What are they?" + +"They are called germs. They are very small animals that live in water and other places. Some of them can make you sick, but some of them are good for you. They are amazing, right?" Tom said. + +Mia agreed. She wanted to see more. She asked Tom where he got the microscope. + +"My dad gave it to me. He is a scientist. He works in a big lab and uses a microscope to study germs and other things. He says he wants to find cures for diseases and help people. He is very smart and wealthy. He can buy me any toy I want." Tom said. + +Mia felt a little sad. Her dad was not a scientist. He was a farmer. He worked hard in the fields and grew crops and raised animals. He was not very wealthy. He could not buy her many toys. But he loved her very much and always gave her hugs and kisses. + +"Your dad is very cool. But my dad is cool too. He is a farmer. He works in the nature and grows food and takes care of animals. He says he wants to feed people and help them. He is very strong and kind. He can make me any toy I want." Mia said. + +Tom smiled. He realized that Mia's dad was cool too. He said he was sorry if he made her feel bad. He said he liked her dad and her farm. He said he wanted to visit her and see her animals. + +Mia smiled too. She said she was happy that Tom was her friend. She said she liked his dad and his microscope. She said she wanted to learn more about germs and other things. + +They hugged and agreed to share their toys and their stories. They played with the microscope and other toys until it was time to go home. They said goodbye and thanked each other. They had a lot of fun and learned a lot. They both felt that they had succeeded in having a good day. +Lily and Max were at the market with their mom. They saw many things to eat: apples, bananas, carrots, cheese, bread, and more. Lily liked the bright colors of the fruits and vegetables. Max liked the smells of the cheese and bread. + +They came to a stall that had something white and round. It looked like a big flower, but it was not. Mom said it was cauliflower. Lily and Max had never seen cauliflower before. + +"What is cauliflower, mom?" Lily asked. + +"It is a kind of vegetable that you can eat. It is good for you and has many vitamins," mom said. + +"Can we try some, mom?" Max asked. + +"Sure, we can buy some and cook it at home. Do you want to pick one?" mom said. + +Lily and Max looked at the cauliflower. They noticed that some were bigger and some were smaller. Some were white and some were yellow. Some had green leaves and some did not. + +Lily picked a small white one with green leaves. She thought it was pretty and looked like a flower. Max picked a big yellow one with no leaves. He thought it was funny and looked like a ball. + +"Good choices, kids. Let's go pay for them and then we can go home and make some yummy cauliflower soup," mom said. + +Lily and Max were happy. They liked the market and they liked cauliflower. They wanted to taste it and see if it was as good as mom said. They thanked the seller and followed mom to the car. They could not wait to get home and eat their new vegetable. +Lily and Ben were playing with their toys in the living room. Lily had a doll and Ben had a car. They were having fun and making noises. + +Suddenly, Ben threw his car in the air and it hit Lily's head. Lily felt a big hurt and started to cry. She dropped her doll and held her head with her hands. + +"Ow, ow, ow!" she shouted. "Ben, you are bad! You hurt me!" + +Ben saw Lily crying and felt sorry. He did not mean to hurt her. He ran to her and tried to hug her. + +"I'm sorry, Lily, I'm sorry!" he said. "I was just playing. Are you okay?" + +Lily pushed him away and kept crying. She was angry and scared. She wanted her mom. + +"Mom, mom, help!" she called. "Ben hurt me!" + +Mom heard Lily's cry and came to the living room. She saw Lily holding her head and Ben looking sad. She was worried and ran to them. + +"What happened, my loves?" she asked. "Why are you crying?" + +Lily pointed at Ben and said, "He threw his car and hit my head. It hurts a lot. He is bad." + +Mom looked at Lily's head and saw a small bump. She kissed it and said, "Oh, poor Lily. I'm sorry you got hurt. But Ben is not bad. He made a mistake. He said he was sorry. Can you forgive him?" + +Lily looked at Mom and then at Ben. She saw that he was sorry too. She felt a little better and nodded. + +"Okay, Mom. I forgive him. But he has to be careful next time." + +Mom smiled and said, "That's very good, Lily. You are very kind. And Ben, you have to be more careful when you play. Throwing things can be dangerous. Do you understand?" + +Ben nodded and said, "Yes, Mom. I understand. I'm sorry, Lily. Can we be friends again?" + +Lily smiled and said, "Yes, Ben. We can be friends again. But don't throw your car at me again." + +Mom hugged them both and said, "I'm glad you are friends again. Now, how about we get some ice for your head, Lily? And then we can have some cookies and milk. How does that sound?" + +Lily and Ben agreed and followed Mom to the kitchen. They were happy and forgot about the hurt and the panic. They learned to be more careful and to say sorry when they make mistakes. They loved each other and their mom. They were a happy family. +Lily liked to draw with pastels. She had many colors of pastels in a big box. She could make pictures of flowers, animals, and people with pastels. She was gifted at drawing. She could make her pictures look real and beautiful. + +One day, Lily went to the park with her mom and dad. She brought her box of pastels and some paper. She saw a big tree with red and yellow leaves. She wanted to draw the tree with pastels. She sat on a bench and started to draw. + +A boy came to the bench and looked at Lily's picture. He was amazed by Lily's drawing. He pointed at the tree and said, "Wow, you draw the tree very well. It looks like the real tree." He pointed at the pastels and said, "Can I try to draw with your pastels?" + +Lily smiled and said, "Sure, you can try. Here, take this paper and this pastel. What do you want to draw?" The boy said, "I want to draw a bird. I like birds. They can fly and sing." He took the paper and the pastel and started to draw. + +Lily and the boy became friends. They shared their pastels and their pictures. They had fun drawing and talking. They learned from each other. Lily was happy to meet a new friend who liked to draw with pastels. She was gifted at drawing and sharing. +Tim and Jen are friends. They like to play with Tim's dog, Max. Max has soft fur and a big tail. He likes to run and jump and lick Tim and Jen. + +One day, Tim and Jen go to the park with Max. They see a big pond with ducks and fish. Tim and Jen want to feed the ducks. They have some bread in a bag. They go to the edge of the pond and throw some bread to the ducks. + +Max sees the bread and the ducks. He thinks they are food. He starts to bark and run to the pond. He wants to catch the bread and the ducks. Tim and Jen shout, "No, Max, stop!" But Max does not listen. He jumps into the pond and swims after the bread and the ducks. + +The ducks are scared of Max. They flap their wings and quack loudly. They try to get away from Max. Some of them fly away. Some of them dive under the water. Max does not catch any of them. He gets wet and tired. + +The fish are also scared of Max. They swim away from him. But one fish is sleepy. He does not see Max coming. Max sees the fish and opens his mouth. He bites the fish and swallows it. + +The fish is not good for Max. He feels sick. He coughs and chokes. He tries to spit out the fish, but he can't. He swims back to the shore. He lies down on the grass. He whines and moans. He does not want to play anymore. + +Tim and Jen are sad and sorry. They run to Max and hug him. They say, "We are sorry, Max. We love you. Please be okay." But Max is not okay. He does not move. He does not breathe. He is gone. + +Tim and Jen cry. They have lost their friend. They wish they had not fed the ducks. They wish they had watched Max. They wish they could say sorry to the fish. They wish they could have Max back. But they can't. The end. +Lily and Max were playing in the park with their toy jets. They liked to zoom them in the air and make loud noises. Lily had a red jet and Max had a blue jet. + +"Look at my jet, it's so fast and red!" Lily said to Max. + +"My jet is faster and bluer!" Max said back. + +They raced their jets across the grass, but then Max's jet got stuck in a tree. He tried to reach it, but it was too high. + +"Oh no, my jet!" Max cried. "How can I get it back?" + +Lily saw Max was sad and wanted to help. She had an idea. + +"Wait here, Max. I will rescue your jet!" she said. + +She ran to the slide and climbed up. She held her red jet in her hand and flew it towards the tree. She aimed it at Max's jet and bumped it gently. Max's jet fell from the branch and landed on the ground. + +"Yay, you did it, Lily!" Max said. "You rescued my jet!" + +He picked up his jet and hugged it. He was happy again. + +"Thank you, Lily. You are a good friend," he said. + +Lily smiled and flew her jet back to the slide. She was happy too. + +"You're welcome, Max. Let's play some more!" she said. + +They played with their jets until it was time to go home. They had a lot of fun. + + +Sam likes to eat cauliflower. He thinks it is a powerful food that makes him strong and smart. He likes to say "cauliflower power" when he eats it. + +But his sister Lily does not like cauliflower. She thinks it is a yucky food that smells bad and tastes worse. She likes to say "cauliflower no way" when she sees it. + +One day, Mom makes cauliflower for dinner. She puts it on Sam and Lily's plates. Sam is happy and says "cauliflower power". Lily is unhappy and says "cauliflower no way". She pushes her plate away. + +Mom is not happy. She says "Lily, you have to eat your cauliflower. It is good for you and it is not polite to waste food". Lily says "no, no, no". She does not want to eat it. + +Sam has an idea. He says "Lily, I will make you a deal. If you eat your cauliflower, I will give you my toy car. It is a powerful car that can go fast and make noises". Lily likes toy cars. She thinks for a moment. She says "okay, okay, okay". She eats her cauliflower. She does not like it, but she wants the car. + +Sam is proud. He says "good job, Lily. You ate your cauliflower. Now you have cauliflower power too". He gives her his toy car. Lily is happy. She says "thank you, Sam. You are a nice brother. I like your car". She plays with the car. + +Mom is happy. She says "well done, Sam and Lily. You both ate your cauliflower and shared your toys. You are powerful and kind children". She gives them a hug and a kiss. Sam and Lily hug and kiss Mom back. They are happy. They say "we love you, Mom". They love cauliflower power. + + +Lily and Max are friends. They like to play together. They have a big patch of grass near their houses. The patch has many flowers and bugs. Lily and Max like to look at them and make up stories. + +One day, they find a big, shiny rock on the patch. It is amazing. It has many colors and sparkles in the sun. Lily and Max think it is a magic rock. They take turns holding it and making wishes. + +"I wish I had a big cake," Lily says. She holds the rock and closes her eyes. + +"I wish I had a fast bike," Max says. He holds the rock and closes his eyes. + +They open their eyes and look around. They do not see a cake or a bike. They are sad. + +"Maybe the rock is broken," Lily says. + +"Maybe we have to wait," Max says. + +They put the rock on the ground and sit next to it. They wait and wait. They get bored and hungry. + +"Let's go home and have a snack," Lily says. + +"OK," Max says. "But we have to come back and check on the rock." + +They get up and leave the patch. They do not see a big bird flying over them. The bird sees the rock and thinks it is a tasty worm. It swoops down and grabs the rock in its beak. It flies away with the rock. + +Lily and Max do not know. They go home and have a snack. They forget about the rock. They do not make any more wishes. They are happy. +Anna and Ben are twins. They like to sing and dance. They have a big show today. They will sing and dance on the stage. The stage is a big wooden floor with a curtain and lights. + +Anna and Ben are very excited. They put on their costumes and wait for their turn. They hear the music and the clapping. They see the other children go on the stage and come back. They smile and say good job. + +Soon, it is their turn. They hold hands and walk to the stage. They see many people in the seats. They see their mom and dad and their teacher. They wave and say hello. + +They listen to the music and start to sing and dance. They sing a song about a friendly lion and a brave mouse. They dance like a lion and a mouse. They make funny faces and noises. The people in the seats laugh and clap. Anna and Ben have fun. + +They finish their song and dance. They bow and say thank you. The people in the seats clap louder and say bravo. Anna and Ben feel happy and proud. They run back to their mom and dad and their teacher. They hug and kiss them. They say they love them. They say they had a great show. +Tim and Sam were brothers who liked to play with their toys. They had many cars, trains, blocks, and animals. But they did not like to organize their toys. They left them everywhere in their room, on the floor, on the bed, on the shelf. + +One day, their mom said, "Boys, you need to organize your toys. It is not safe to have them all over the place. You might step on them or trip on them and hurt yourself. And it is not nice to make a mess. Please put your toys in the boxes and baskets." + +Tim and Sam groaned. They thought organizing was boring. They wanted to play, not work. They said, "Mom, can we do it later? We are having fun now." + +Mom said, "No, you need to do it now. It is your responsibility to take care of your things. If you organize your toys, you will find them easier and have more space to play. And you will make me happy. Come on, I will help you." + +Tim and Sam sighed. They did not want to make mom unhappy. They decided to listen to her and organize their toys. They started to sort them by type and color and put them in the boxes and baskets. As they did, they found some toys they had forgotten or lost. They also found a nail that was sharp and rusty. They showed it to mom and said, "Look, mom, we found a nail. It was under the bed. It could have hurt us." + +Mom said, "Oh, you are right. That is a dangerous nail. I am glad you found it and did not step on it. You see, boys, organizing is not only boring, it is also useful and safe. You did a good job. I am proud of you." + +Tim and Sam smiled. They felt good about organizing their toys. They realized that mom was right. They said, "Thank you, mom, for helping us. We are sorry we did not listen to you at first. We learned our lesson. Organizing is not boring, it is important." + +Mom hugged them and said, "You are welcome, boys. I love you. Now you can play with your toys, but remember to put them away when you are done." + +Tim and Sam nodded. They agreed to do that. They picked up their favorite toys and played happily. They had more fun because they had organized their toys. + +Sara and Ben are friends. They like to play in the park. But today, the sky is gray and there is rain. Sara and Ben are sad. They cannot go to the park. + +"Let's play with my toys," Sara says. She has a lot of dolls and cars. + +"No, I want to play with my toys," Ben says. He has a lot of blocks and trains. + +They start to quarrel. They do not want to share their toys. They say mean words to each other. + +"Your toys are boring!" Sara says. + +"Your toys are silly!" Ben says. + +They make loud noises. They make their moms angry. + +"Sara, Ben, stop quarreling!" Sara's mom says. + +"Ben, Sara, stop quarreling!" Ben's mom says. + +They come to the room where Sara and Ben are. They see the mess of toys. They see the sad faces of Sara and Ben. + +"Sara, Ben, why are you quarreling?" Sara's mom asks. + +"Because we cannot play in the park," Sara says. + +"Because we have nothing to do," Ben says. + +Sara's mom and Ben's mom look at each other. They have an idea. + +"Why don't you play together?" Sara's mom says. + +"Why don't you make something new?" Ben's mom says. + +They give Sara and Ben some paper, crayons, scissors and glue. They tell them to use their imagination. + +Sara and Ben stop quarreling. They start to create. They make a big rainbow with the paper and crayons. They make some clouds with the scissors and glue. They make some suns and stars with the paper and crayons. They make an amazing picture. + +They show their picture to their moms. Their moms are happy. They praise Sara and Ben. + +"Wow, what an amazing picture!" Sara's mom says. + +"Wow, what an amazing picture!" Ben's mom says. + +Sara and Ben are happy. They smile at each other. They hug each other. + +"Sorry for quarreling," Sara says. + +"Sorry for quarreling," Ben says. + +They are friends again. They do not care about the rain. They have fun with their picture. They have fun with each other. + + + +Lily and Max are friends. They like to play with toys. One day, they find a shiny stone in the park. It is a diamond. Lily and Max are very happy. + +"Look, Max, we have a diamond!" Lily says. "It is so pretty and sparkly. We can share it." + +"Yes, Lily, we can share it," Max says. "But we need to keep it safe. Maybe we can hide it in your room." + +Lily and Max run to Lily's house. They go to her room. Lily has a lot of toys in her room. She is not organized. She does not put her toys away. Max does not like that. + +"Lily, your room is messy," Max says. "Where can we hide the diamond? Someone might find it." + +"Don't worry, Max," Lily says. "I have a good place. See that box under the bed? It is my secret box. No one knows about it. We can put the diamond in there." + +Lily and Max put the diamond in the box. They close the lid. They are happy. They think they have a secret. + +But they do not know that Lily's little brother, Ben, is watching them. He is curious. He likes shiny things. He wants the diamond. He waits until Lily and Max go downstairs. Then he sneaks into Lily's room. He looks under the bed. He finds the box. He opens it. He sees the diamond. He takes it. He runs away. + +Lily and Max come back to Lily's room. They want to see the diamond again. They look under the bed. They open the box. But the box is empty. The diamond is gone. + +"Lily, where is the diamond?" Max asks. "Did you take it?" + +"No, Max, I did not take it," Lily says. "Did you take it?" + +"No, Lily, I did not take it," Max says. "Then who took it?" + +They look at each other. They are sad and angry. They do not know who took the diamond. They do not know that Ben has it. They do not know that Ben is in trouble. + +Anna and Ben were best friends. They liked to play in the park every day. They admired the big slide, but they were afraid to go on it. It was too high and too fast. + +One day, a new boy came to the park. His name was Tom. He saw the big slide and ran to it. He climbed up and slid down. He laughed and said, "That was fun! You should try it!" + +Anna and Ben watched him. They wanted to be brave like him. They decided to go on the slide too. They held hands and climbed up. They looked down and felt scared. But they did not want to show it. They smiled at each other and said, "Ready?" + +They pushed themselves and slid down. But they slid too fast and lost their balance. They fell off the slide and hit the ground. They cried and felt pain. They had bruises and scratches. They wished they had not gone on the slide. + +Tom saw them and laughed. He said, "You are silly and weak! You can't handle the big slide! You should go back to the baby slide!" + +Anna and Ben felt sad and angry. They did not like Tom. He was mean and rude. They did not want to play with him. They wanted to go home. They learned that being brave is not always good. Sometimes, being careful is better. +Mira liked to write poems. She wrote them on paper with crayons. She wrote about flowers, stars, and her cat. She was very proud of her poems. + +One day, she saw a new boy in her class. His name was Sam. He looked sad and lonely. He did not have any friends or toys. Mira wanted to help him. + +She went to him and said, "Hi, I am Mira. Do you want to play with me?" + +Sam nodded and smiled a little. He said, "Hi, I am Sam. Thank you for being nice to me." + +Mira said, "You are welcome. Do you like poems?" + +Sam said, "I don't know. What are poems?" + +Mira said, "Poems are words that rhyme and make you happy. I have some poems that I wrote. Do you want to see them?" + +Sam said, "Yes, please. Can I read them?" + +Mira said, "Sure. You can read them. I will lend them to you. But you have to give them back to me later. They are very special to me." + +Sam said, "OK. I will be careful with them. Thank you for lending them to me. You are very compassionate." + +Mira and Sam became friends. They read the poems together and laughed. They also made up some new poems. They had fun. Mira was glad that she shared her poems with Sam. Sam was glad that he met Mira. They learned that poems can make you happy and that being compassionate can make you a good friend. + + + +Anna likes to draw and write in her notebook. She has many pictures and stories in it. She takes it everywhere with her. One day, she goes to the park with her mom and dad. She brings her notebook too. + +At the park, Anna sees a big slide. She wants to try it. She leaves her notebook on a bench and runs to the slide. She slides down and laughs. She slides again and again. She has fun. + +But when she goes back to the bench, her notebook is gone. She looks around and sees a boy holding it. He is tearing the pages and throwing them away. Anna feels sad and angry. She runs to the boy and says, "Stop! That's my notebook! Give it back!" + +The boy looks at her and says, "No, it's mine now. I found it. It's boring. I don't like it." He tears another page and laughs. + +Anna cries and says, "No, it's not yours. It's mine. I made it. It has my pictures and stories. You are mean. You are hurting my notebook." + +Mom and dad hear Anna and come to help. They see the boy and the notebook. They are upset. They tell the boy, "That's not nice. You shouldn't take things that don't belong to you. You shouldn't destroy other people's work. You should say sorry and give the notebook back to Anna." + +The boy feels ashamed. He says, "Sorry. I didn't know. I was bored. I didn't mean to hurt it." He gives the notebook back to Anna. + +Anna takes the notebook and hugs it. She says, "Thank you. I'm glad you're sorry. But my notebook is broken. It has holes and tears. It's not the same." + +Mom and dad say, "Don't worry, Anna. We can fix it. We can restore it. We can tape the pages and glue them back. We can make it whole again. We can make it happy again." + +Anna smiles and says, "Really? You can do that? You can make it happy again?" + +Mom and dad say, "Yes, we can. We love you and your notebook. We want you to be happy too." + +Anna says, "Thank you, mom and dad. You are the best. I love you too. And I love my notebook. It's my favorite thing. I will take good care of it. And I will share it with nice people who like it too." + + + + + + +Lily and Ben were playing in the snow. They made a big snowman with a hat and a scarf. They gave him a carrot nose and two buttons for eyes. They were very happy. + +But then Lily felt cold. Her hands were wet and red. She had lost one of her gloves. She started to cry. + +"Where is your glove, Lily?" Ben asked. He looked around, but he could not see it. + +"I don't know, Ben. I dropped it somewhere. It was pink and soft. I want my glove!" Lily said. + +Ben hugged Lily. He felt sorry for her. He had an idea. + +"Come on, Lily. Let's go inside. We can rest by the fire. Maybe Mom can find your glove. She is very good at finding things. And I will give you one of my gloves. It is blue and warm. You can wear it until you find yours. OK?" Ben said. + +Lily nodded. She wiped her tears. She took Ben's hand. They walked to the house. They saw Mom at the door. She smiled at them. + +"Hello, my snowflakes. You look very cold. Come in, come in. I have hot chocolate and cookies for you. And guess what? I found something in the yard. Is this yours, Lily?" Mom said. + +She held up a pink and soft glove. Lily's eyes lit up. She ran to Mom and hugged her. + +"Thank you, Mom. Thank you. You found my glove. You are the best!" Lily said. + +Mom laughed. She gave Lily her glove. She took Ben's glove and gave it back to him. + +"You are very kind, Ben. You shared your glove with your sister. That was very nice of you. Now, let's go to the living room. We can rest by the fire and enjoy our treats. How does that sound?" Mom said. + +Lily and Ben nodded. They followed Mom to the living room. They sat on the couch. They drank hot chocolate and ate cookies. They felt warm and cozy. They looked at the snowman outside. He looked happy too. They smiled. They rested. They were very happy. +Lily and Tom are playing in the park. They like to swing, slide and run. They have a lot of fun. But they also make a lot of mess. They drop their juice boxes, wrappers and toys on the grass. + +A man comes to the park. He has a big bin and a stick. He picks up the trash and puts it in the bin. He makes the park tidy. Lily and Tom stare at him. They wonder what he is doing. + +The man sees Lily and Tom. He smiles and waves. He says, "Hello, kids. Do you like the park?" Lily and Tom nod. They like the park. The man says, "Then you should help me keep it tidy. Can you put your trash in the bin, please?" Lily and Tom look at their trash. They feel sorry. They say, "Yes, sir. We are sorry. We will put our trash in the bin." They pick up their trash and put it in the bin. The man says, "Thank you, kids. You are very good. Now you can play some more." Lily and Tom say, "Thank you, sir. You are very nice. We will be tidy next time." They smile and run to the swing. The man smiles and walks away. He is happy. The park is tidy. +Tim and Sam are friends. They like to play outside in the snow. They wear coats and hats and gloves. Their coats are heavy and warm. + +One day, they see a big snowman in the park. They run to the snowman and say hello. The snowman has a carrot nose, a scarf and a hat. He looks happy. + +"Can we play with you, snowman?" Tim asks. + +"Yes, you can. I like to play," the snowman says. + +Tim and Sam are surprised. They did not know that snowmen can talk. They are happy, too. + +They start to make snowballs and throw them at each other. They laugh and have fun. The snowman joins them. He makes big snowballs with his hands. + +But then, Sam throws a snowball at the snowman's nose. The snowball hits the carrot and knocks it off. The snowman is angry. He does not like to lose his nose. + +"Hey, that's not nice. Give me back my nose!" the snowman says. + +Sam picks up the carrot and runs away. He thinks it is funny. He does not want to give it back. + +"Come on, snowman. It's just a game," Sam says. + +The snowman chases Sam. He wants his nose back. He is faster than Sam. He catches him and slaps him on the head. Sam drops the carrot and cries. + +"Ow, that hurts. Why did you slap me?" Sam says. + +"Because you took my nose. That's not a game. That's mean," the snowman says. + +Tim runs to Sam and helps him up. He sees that Sam is sad and hurt. He feels sorry for him. + +"I'm sorry, snowman. Sam did not mean to be mean. He was just playing. Here is your nose. Please don't be angry," Tim says. + +He gives the carrot to the snowman and puts it back on his face. The snowman looks happy again. He smiles and says thank you. + +"I'm sorry, too, Sam. I did not mean to hurt you. I was just angry. Can we be friends again?" the snowman says. + +Sam nods and says yes. He wipes his tears and smiles, too. He says he is sorry for taking the nose. + +They hug and make up. They decide to play nicely and share. They have fun in the snow. They wear their heavy coats and are warm. They are friends. +Anna was a gifted girl. She could sing very well and draw beautiful pictures. She liked to show her talents to her family and friends. But sometimes, she was not very nice. She would boast and brag and make fun of others who could not do what she could do. + +One day, she went to a party at her friend's house. There were many other children there, and they played games and ate cake. Anna wanted to be the best at everything. She sang louder than anyone else, and pushed her way to the front. She drew on the walls with crayons, and laughed at the other children's drawings. She ate more cake than anyone else, and made a mess on the table. + +The other children did not like Anna. They felt sad and angry. They did not want to play with her anymore. They told her to go away and leave them alone. Anna did not understand. She thought they were jealous of her. She said, "You are all silly and stupid. I am the most gifted girl in the world. You should be happy to be with me." + +The host of the party, Lily, heard what Anna said. She was very upset. She had invited Anna to be her friend, but Anna was rude and mean. She walked up to Anna and said, "Anna, you are not behaving. You are being selfish and rude. You are hurting the other children's feelings. You are not a good friend. You need to say sorry and be nice, or you have to leave." + +Anna was shocked. She did not expect Lily to talk to her like that. She felt a sting on her lip. She realized she had bitten it hard when Lily spoke. She felt tears in her eyes. She realized she had made a mistake. She did not want to lose Lily's friendship. She did not want to be alone. She said, "Lily, I am sorry. I was wrong. I did not mean to hurt you or the others. I was just proud of my talents, but I should not have been mean. Can you forgive me? Can we still be friends?" + +Lily looked at Anna. She saw that Anna was sincere. She saw that Anna was sorry. She smiled and said, "Anna, I forgive you. We can still be friends. But you have to behave. You have to be kind and respectful to the other children. You have to share and take turns. You have to remember that everyone is gifted in their own way. Can you do that?" + +Anna nodded. She said, "Yes, I can do that. Thank you, Lily. You are a good friend. You taught me a lesson. I will behave better from now on. I will be a good friend too." + +Lily hugged Anna. They went back to the party. They joined the other children. They played games and ate cake. They sang and drew together. They had fun. They were happy. They were friends. +Anna and Ben are friends. They like to play with blocks and cars. One day, they go to the park with their moms. There is a big board in the park. The board has many colors and shapes. Anna and Ben want to draw on the board. + +"Look, Ben, I have a red crayon. I can draw a heart," Anna says. + +"I have a blue crayon. I can draw a star," Ben says. + +They draw on the board. They are happy. They make many hearts and stars. They also draw a sun, a moon, and a tree. + +Their moms are busy. They talk to each other. They do not see Anna and Ben. They forget to watch them. + +A big dog comes to the park. The dog sees the board. The dog likes the colors and shapes. The dog runs to the board. The dog barks and jumps. The dog makes the board fall down. The board breaks. The crayons break. The drawings are gone. + +Anna and Ben are sad. They cry. They want their drawings back. + +Their moms hear them. They run to them. They see the board and the dog. They are sorry. They hug Anna and Ben. + +"We are sorry, Anna and Ben. We forget to watch you. We are busy. We are bad moms," they say. + +"No, you are not bad moms. You are good moms. We love you," Anna and Ben say. + +They forgive their moms. They also forgive the dog. The dog is sorry too. The dog licks their faces. They laugh. They are friends. They go home. They have new crayons. They can draw again. They are happy. +Lily and Ben are twins. They like to play with toys. Today is their birthday. They have a big cake and many presents. + +Lily wants to open her presents first. She sees a big box with a bow. She thinks it is a doll. She loves dolls. She runs to the box and opens it. + +"Wow! A doll! She is so lovely! Thank you, Mom and Dad!" Lily says. + +Ben wants to open his presents too. He sees a small box with a star. He thinks it is a car. He loves cars. He runs to the box and opens it. + +"Oh no! A doll! She is not lovely! She is boring! I don't want a doll! I want a car!" Ben says. + +Lily and Ben start to cry. They are not happy. They want different toys. + +Mom and Dad hear them cry. They come to the room. They see the dolls and the boxes. + +"Oops! We made a mistake. We mixed up the boxes. Lily, this is your doll. Ben, this is your car. Sorry, kids. Can you swap the toys?" Mom says. + +Lily and Ben stop crying. They look at the toys. They see the car and the doll. They smile. + +"OK, Mom. We can swap the toys. Thank you, Mom and Dad!" Lily and Ben say. + +They give each other a hug. They play with their new toys. They are happy. Today is a lovely day. +Sara was a bossy girl. She liked to tell her brother Ben what to do. She did not like to share her toys or books. She wanted to have everything for herself. + +One day, Sara saw a bowl of prunes on the kitchen table. She loved prunes. They were sweet and juicy. She wanted to eat them all. She did not care that they were for everyone. + +She grabbed the bowl and ran to her room. She locked the door and started to eat the prunes. She did not hear her mom calling her for lunch. + +Ben was hungry. He went to the kitchen and looked for something to eat. He saw the empty bowl on the table. He knew that Sara had taken the prunes. He was angry. He knocked on Sara's door. + +"Sara, open the door! You took the prunes! That's not fair! You have to share!" he shouted. + +"Go away, Ben! They are mine! You can't have any!" Sara shouted back. + +Mom heard the noise and came to see what was wrong. She saw Ben and Sara fighting. She was not happy. + +"Sara, why did you take the prunes? They were for everyone. You were selfish and rude. You have to apologize to Ben and give him some prunes. And you have to eat your lunch. Or I will punish you. Do you understand?" she said. + +Sara felt bad. She knew she had done wrong. She opened the door and said sorry to Ben. She gave him some prunes and hugged him. She ate her lunch with mom and Ben. She learned to be more kind and less bossy. +Sara and Ben are twins. They like to do many things together, but sometimes they want different things. One day, their mom says they can go to the museum. Sara is very happy. She loves to see the animals and the paintings and the big bones. Ben is not happy. He thinks the museum is boring. He wants to play with his cars and his blocks. + +"Please, Ben, come with us," Sara says. "The museum is fun. You can learn new things and see cool stuff." + +"No, I don't want to go," Ben says. "The museum is not fun. It is too quiet and too dark and too big. I want to stay home and play." + +Mom tries to make Ben change his mind. She says the museum has a special room for kids, where they can touch and play with things. She says they can have a snack and a gift after the visit. She says they can watch a movie when they get back home. But Ben refuses. He says he does not care. He says he only wants to play. + +Sara is very sad and angry. She thinks Ben is selfish. She thinks he does not care about her or mom. She thinks he is ruining their day. She says to Ben, "You are a bad brother. You are not nice. You are not fair. I don't want to play with you anymore." + +Ben does not say anything. He goes to his room and shuts the door. He plays with his cars and his blocks, but he does not feel happy. He feels lonely and sorry. He wishes he had gone to the museum with Sara and mom. He wishes he had been a good brother. He wishes he could say sorry to Sara and make her smile again. +Lily and Ben like to play with blocks. They make towers with the blocks. They see who can make the highest tower. Lily says, "My tower is strong. It will not fall." Ben says, "My tower is stronger. It will increase more and more." + +They add more blocks to their towers. They are careful not to make them fall. They count the blocks. Lily has ten blocks. Ben has eleven blocks. Ben says, "Ha ha, I have more blocks than you. My tower is the best." Lily says, "No, no, my tower is the best. I will add more blocks too." + +They look for more blocks. They find some in the box. They find some under the sofa. They find some behind the curtain. They hurry to add more blocks to their towers. They do not notice that their towers are leaning. They do not notice that their towers are wobbling. They do not notice that their towers are about to fall. + +Suddenly, there is a loud noise. Crash! Both towers fall down. The blocks scatter everywhere. Lily and Ben are surprised. They look at each other. They look at their towers. They look at the mess. They say, "Oh no, what happened?" + +They are sad for a moment. Then they smile. They say, "That was fun. Let's do it again." They pick up the blocks. They start to make new towers. They say, "This time, let's make them stronger. Let's make them increase more and more." They laugh and play with the blocks. They are happy. +Tom and Anna are friends. They like to play in the park. One day, they see a big slide. Tom wants to go on the slide, but Anna is scared. + +"Come on, Anna, it is fun!" Tom says. + +"No, Tom, it is too high. I will fall!" Anna says. + +Tom thinks of a way to help Anna. He has an idea. + +"Look, Anna, I have a will. A will is a thing that makes you brave. If you hold my will, you can go on the slide. Do you want to try?" Tom says. + +Anna looks at the will. It is a red ball with a star on it. It looks nice. + +"OK, Tom, I will try. But you have to go with me!" Anna says. + +Tom and Anna hold the will and go to the slide. They climb up the steps. Anna feels nervous, but Tom smiles at her. + +"Ready, Anna? One, two, three, go!" Tom says. + +Tom and Anna slide down the slide. They go fast and feel the wind in their hair. They laugh and shout. They reach the bottom and hug each other. + +"Wow, Anna, you did it! You succeeded! You are not scared anymore!" Tom says. + +"Thank you, Tom, you are a good friend! Your will helped me. That was fun!" Anna says. + +They are happy and proud. They go on the slide again and again. They have a lot of fun. + +After a while, they are hungry. They go to the snack bar. They see a sign that says "spicy chips". Tom likes spicy food, but Anna does not. + +"Can we have some spicy chips, please?" Tom asks. + +"Are you sure, Tom? They are very spicy. They will make your mouth hot!" the snack lady says. + +"Yes, please, I like spicy food!" Tom says. + +The snack lady gives Tom a bag of spicy chips. Tom opens it and takes a big bite. He feels a fire in his mouth. He coughs and spits. + +"Ow, ow, ow! That is too spicy! I need water!" Tom says. + +Anna laughs and gives Tom her juice. Tom drinks it and feels better. + +"Sorry, Tom, I told you they are spicy!" the snack lady says. + +"It is OK, I learned my lesson. Next time, I will have plain chips!" Tom says. + +Anna and Tom share their snacks. They are not hungry anymore. They go back to the park and play some more. They have a great day. +Ben and Mia are friends. They like to play in the park. One day, they see a truck with ice cream. They run to the truck and ask for ice cream. + +"I want a cone with chocolate and vanilla," Ben says. + +"I want a cone with strawberry and banana," Mia says. + +The man in the truck gives them their cones. They are happy. They lick their ice cream and smile. + +But then, a big dog comes. The dog is hungry. It sees the ice cream. It barks and runs to Ben and Mia. Ben and Mia are scared. They try to run away, but the dog is faster. + +The dog jumps and bites Ben's cone. Ben cries. He drops his cone. The dog eats it. Then, the dog goes to Mia. Mia holds her cone high. She hopes the dog will not reach it. + +But the dog is tall. It jumps and bites Mia's cone. Mia screams. She drops her cone. The dog eats it. Ben and Mia have no ice cream. They are sad and angry. + +They look at the dog. The dog looks at them. It has ice cream on its mouth. It wags its tail. It thinks it is a good dog. It wants to play with Ben and Mia. + +But Ben and Mia do not want to play with the dog. They do not like the dog. They think it is a bad dog. They run to the man in the truck. They ask for more ice cream. + +But the man in the truck says no. He says they have to pay for more ice cream. He says the dog is not his fault. He says he has no more cones. He says they have to go away. + +Ben and Mia have no money. They have no ice cream. They have no cones. They have no fun. They go home. They are sad. They do not like the park. They do not like the truck. They do not like the dog. They do not like the day. It is a bad day. The end. +Lily and Tom are playing with their toys in the living room. They have a lot of fun making noises and stories with their cars, dolls and animals. They are happy and loud. + +But then they hear their mom call them from the kitchen. "Lily and Tom, it's time for dinner! Come and wash your hands!" + +Lily and Tom do not want to stop playing. They want to delay dinner. They think dinner is stupid and boring. They ignore their mom and keep playing. + +Their mom calls them again. "Lily and Tom, I'm not joking! Come and wash your hands now!" + +Lily and Tom still do not listen. They think they are smart and their mom is silly. They hide behind the couch and pretend they are in another world. A world where they can play all the time and never eat dinner. + +Their mom is angry and tired. She walks into the living room and sees them hiding. She is not happy. She says in a loud voice, "Lily and Tom, you are being very naughty and rude! You have to come and wash your hands and eat your dinner. It's good for you and it's not nice to make me wait. If you don't come right now, you will have no dessert and no TV!" + +Lily and Tom are scared and sorry. They realize they have been stupid and mean. They come out from behind the couch and say, "We're sorry, mom. We love you and we love dinner. We will wash our hands and eat our dinner. Please don't be mad at us." + +Their mom smiles and hugs them. She says, "I love you too, Lily and Tom. But you have to listen to me and do what I say. It's for your own good and it's how we show respect. Now come on, let's go to the kitchen and have some yummy dinner. And maybe, if you behave, you can have some dessert and watch some TV later." +Anna was sleeping in her bed. She had a dream about a big pink cake. She wanted to eat the cake, but it was too high. She tried to jump, but she fell down. She was sad. + +She heard a voice. It was her mom. Her mom said, "Anna, wake up. It is your birthday. I have a surprise for you." Anna opened her eyes. She saw her mom smiling. Her mom had a sweet voice. Anna liked her mom's voice. + +Anna got out of bed. She hugged her mom. She said, "Thank you, mom. What is the surprise?" Her mom said, "Come with me. I will show you." Her mom took her hand. They walked to the kitchen. + +Anna saw a big pink cake on the table. It had candles and sprinkles. It had her name on it. Anna was happy. She said, "Wow, mom. Is this for me?" Her mom said, "Yes, my dear. This is your birthday cake. You can eat it with your friends. Do you like it?" Anna said, "I love it, mom. It is the best cake ever. You are the best mom ever." She kissed her mom. Her mom kissed her back. They laughed. They were happy. +Tom and Mia are twins. They like to play with toys. One day, they see a big box in the hall. It has their names on it. + +"Look, Mia, a box for us!" Tom says. + +"Wow, what is in it?" Mia asks. + +They open the box. Inside, there are many brilliant toys. There are cars, dolls, books, puzzles, and more. + +"Who send us these toys?" Tom wonders. + +They find a card in the box. It says: "Happy birthday, Tom and Mia! We love you very much. Grandma and Grandpa." + +"Grandma and Grandpa send us these toys!" Mia says. + +"They are so kind!" Tom says. + +They hug the card and the toys. They are very happy. + +"Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa!" they say together. + +They call Grandma and Grandpa on the phone. They tell them about the toys. They say they love them too. + +Grandma and Grandpa are happy to hear their voices. They say they are proud of them. + +"You are brilliant, Tom and Mia!" they say. + +Tom and Mia smile. They have the best birthday ever. +Tommy wanted to learn baseball. He liked to watch the big boys play in the park. He asked his dad to teach him how to throw and catch. + +"Okay, Tommy, let's go to the backyard and practice," his dad said. He gave Tommy a small glove and a soft ball. "First, you have to put the glove on your left hand, like this." + +Tommy tried to put the glove on, but it was too big for him. He felt stupid. He could not make his fingers fit in the holes. He started to cry. + +"Don't cry, Tommy. It's okay. You are not stupid. You are just learning. Here, let me help you," his dad said. He helped Tommy adjust the glove and showed him how to hold the ball. "Now, you have to throw the ball to me, like this." + +His dad threw the ball gently to Tommy. Tommy watched the ball fly in the air. He lifted his glove and tried to catch it. But he missed. The ball bounced off his glove and hit his nose. He felt a sharp pain and cried louder. + +"Ouch, Tommy, are you okay?" his dad asked. He ran to Tommy and hugged him. He checked his nose and saw a little blood. He wiped it with a tissue. "It's just a scratch. You are very brave. You are not stupid. You are just learning. Do you want to try again?" + +Tommy sniffed and nodded. He wanted to learn baseball. He wanted to make his dad proud. He took the ball and threw it back to his dad. This time, he did not miss. He caught the ball in his glove and smiled. + +"Good job, Tommy! You did it! You are learning baseball!" his dad said. He clapped and cheered. He threw the ball again and Tommy caught it again. They played catch until it was dark. Tommy felt happy. He learned baseball. He was not stupid. He was smart. +Anna and Ben are friends. They like to play in the park. They have a ball. The ball is purple. Anna and Ben take turns to throw the ball to each other. + +One day, a thin cat comes to the park. The cat is black and white. It sees the purple ball. It thinks the ball is a mouse. It runs to the ball and tries to catch it. + +"Hey, that's our ball!" Anna says. She runs to the cat and tries to get the ball back. But the cat is fast and runs away with the ball. + +"Come back, cat!" Ben says. He runs after the cat and Anna. They chase the cat around the park. The cat is scared and drops the ball. + +Anna and Ben get the ball back. They are happy. They hug each other and the ball. + +"Sorry, cat," Anna says. "We didn't mean to scare you. Do you want to play with us?" + +The cat looks at Anna and Ben. It meows softly. It nods its head. + +Anna and Ben smile. They invite the cat to join them. They throw the ball to the cat and the cat throws it back. They have fun. They are friends. +Lily and Ben were twins who liked to play outside. They had a big yard with many flowers, trees and rocks. They called it their landscape. They liked to run, jump and hide in their landscape. + +One day, they saw a big box near the fence. It had a bow and a tag that said "For Lily and Ben". They ran to the box and opened it. Inside, they found a new bike for each of them. They were very happy and thanked their mom and dad. + +"Let's ride our bikes in the landscape!" Lily said. + +"Okay, but be careful. Don't go too fast or too far," Ben said. + +They put on their helmets and rode their bikes. They felt the wind in their hair and the sun on their faces. They saw birds, bugs and butterflies. They had fun. + +But then, Lily saw a hill. She wanted to go up the hill and see what was on the other side. She did not listen to Ben, who told her to stay with him. She rode her bike faster and faster, until she reached the top of the hill. + +She looked down and saw a big road with many cars and trucks. She was scared. She did not know how to go back. She wished she had trusted Ben. + +Ben saw Lily go up the hill. He followed her, but he was slower. He reached the top of the hill and saw Lily crying. He went to her and hugged her. + +"It's okay, Lily. I'm here. We can go back together. But next time, please trust me. I don't want you to get hurt," Ben said. + +"I'm sorry, Ben. I was spoiled. I wanted to see more. But you are right. You are my brother and I should trust you. Thank you for coming to help me," Lily said. + +They got on their bikes and rode back to their yard. They were safe and happy. They learned to trust each other and to enjoy their landscape. They loved their bikes and their family. +Lily and Ben were twins who liked to play together. They had many toys in their big cupboard. But sometimes they wanted the same toy and they fought. + +One day, Lily saw a shiny red car in the cupboard. She wanted to play with it. She took it out and made it zoom on the floor. Ben saw the car and he was jealous. He wanted to play with it too. + +He said, "Give me the car, Lily. It is my turn." But Lily said, "No, it is mine. I saw it first." They both pulled the car and shouted. + +Their mom heard them and came to see what was wrong. She said, "Stop fighting, Lily and Ben. You have to share your toys. Why don't you take turns with the car?" + +But Lily and Ben did not listen. They kept pulling the car until it broke. The wheels came off and the car was ruined. They both cried. + +Mom was sad and angry. She said, "Look what you did. You broke the car. Now no one can play with it. You have to learn to be kind and fair. Go to your room and think about what you did." + +Lily and Ben felt sorry. They wished they had shared the car. They ran to their room and hugged each other. They said, "We are sorry, Mom. We love you and we love each other. We will not fight again." Mom smiled and hugged them too. She said, "I love you too, Lily and Ben. You are good twins. Next time, be more careful with your toys." They nodded and said, "We will, Mom." They went back to the cupboard and found another toy to play with. They played nicely and had fun. +Tom and Lily moved to a new house with Mom and Dad. They had many boxes to unpack. Tom and Lily wanted to unpack their toys first. They opened a big box and saw their cars, dolls, books and puzzles. + +"Look, Lily, I found my red car!" Tom said. He took out the car and zoomed it on the floor. + +"Wow, Tom, that's a nice car!" Lily said. She took out her doll and hugged it. "And I found my doll, Daisy!" + +They played with their toys for a while. Then Mom came in and said, "Tom and Lily, do you want to help me unpack the pictures?" + +"Yes, Mom!" Tom and Lily said. They liked the pictures. They had pictures of their family, their friends, their pets and their old house. + +Mom took out a picture of Tom and Lily in their old backyard. They were smiling and holding hands. "Do you remember this day?" Mom asked. + +"Yes, Mom, it was fun!" Tom and Lily said. + +Mom smiled and said, "I'm glad you had fun. But you know what? I think you will have even more fun in our new house. There is a big park nearby, and a nice school, and many new friends to meet." + +Tom and Lily looked at each other. They felt a little sad to leave their old house, but they also felt excited to explore their new house. They nodded and said, "Okay, Mom, we want to see the new house!" + +Mom hugged them and said, "That's great! Come on, let's hang this picture on the wall. It will remind us of our happy memories, and also of our new adventures." + +Tom and Lily helped Mom hang the picture on the wall. They looked at it and smiled. They were glad to be together in their new house. They hoped to make many more pictures and memories there. +Tom and Lily were playing in the sand. They had a bucket and a spade. They wanted to make a big castle. They worked hard and had fun. + +Then they saw a big toy leopard. It was on a bench. It was brown and yellow and had spots. It looked soft and cuddly. Tom and Lily both wanted the leopard. + +"Let's take it!" Tom said. "It's ours now!" + +"No, that's not nice!" Lily said. "It belongs to someone else. Maybe they will come back for it." + +Tom did not listen. He grabbed the leopard and ran to the sand. He dug a hole and buried the leopard. He thought no one would find it. + +Lily was angry and sad. She followed Tom and saw what he did. She tried to dig out the leopard. She wanted to put it back on the bench. + +"Stop it!" Tom shouted. "It's mine! Go away!" + +Lily did not stop. She kept digging. She was envious of Tom. She wanted the leopard too. + +They fought over the leopard. They pulled and pushed and yelled. They made a big mess. + +Then they heard a voice. It was a boy. He was looking for his leopard. He saw Tom and Lily and the hole. + +"Hey, that's my leopard!" he said. "What are you doing with it?" + +Tom and Lily felt ashamed. They knew they did something wrong. They gave the leopard back to the boy. They said they were sorry. + +The boy was happy. He thanked them and hugged his leopard. He said he would share it with them if they wanted. + +Tom and Lily smiled. They said yes. They played with the boy and the leopard. They forgot about the castle. They learned to be kind and fair. +Sara and Ben liked to play in the park. They liked to swing and slide and run. One day, they saw a big truck in the park. The truck had a long hose and a big tank. The truck was there to provide water for the plants and trees. + +Sara and Ben were curious. They wanted to see the truck up close. They ran to the truck and looked at the hose and the tank. They saw a button on the side of the tank. They wondered what the button did. + +Sara said, "Let's press the button and see what happens." Ben said, "No, we shouldn't. It might be dangerous." Sara said, "Don't be scared. It will be fun." She reached for the button and pressed it. + +Suddenly, a loud noise came from the tank. Water sprayed out of the hose and hit the ground. Sara and Ben screamed and ran away. The water was very hot and steamy. It made a lot of ash on the ground. The ash was black and smelly. + +Sara and Ben were very sorry. They had made a big mess. They had hurt the plants and trees. They had scared the people in the park. They had been very naughty. They learned a lesson. They never pressed the button again. +Sara and Ben were playing hide and seek in the park. Sara was the seeker and Ben was the hider. Sara counted to ten and then opened her eyes. She looked around for Ben, but she could not see him. She called out, "Ben, where are you?" + +Ben was hiding behind a big tree. He heard Sara's voice and giggled. He thought he had found a good spot. He peeked out from behind the tree and saw Sara walking towards him. He quickly hid his face again and waited. + +Sara saw a flash of red behind the tree. She knew it was Ben's shirt. She ran towards the tree and shouted, "I found you, Ben!" She reached the tree and tried to grab Ben, but he was not there. She looked behind the tree, but it was empty. She looked around, but she could not see Ben anywhere. She felt confused and scared. She wondered if Ben had vanished. + +Ben had seen Sara coming and had run away to another tree. He thought it was funny to trick Sara. He did not know that Sara was afraid. He watched Sara from his new hiding place and smiled. He thought he was the best hider ever. + +Sara started to cry. She felt helpless. She did not know where Ben was or how to find him. She wished he would come back. She did not like this game anymore. She sobbed, "Ben, please come out. I miss you. I'm sorry if I made you mad. Please don't vanish." + +Ben heard Sara's cry and felt sorry. He realized that he had been mean to Sara. He did not want to make her sad. He wanted to be her friend. He ran out from his hiding place and hugged Sara. He said, "I'm here, Sara. I'm sorry I scared you. I did not vanish. I was just hiding. I love you, Sara. Please don't cry." + +Sara stopped crying and hugged Ben back. She felt happy and relieved. She saw Ben's smile and smiled too. She said, "I love you too, Ben. I'm glad you're here. You're a good hider, but I'm a good seeker. Let's play another game. A nice game." + +Ben nodded and agreed. He said, "OK, Sara. Let's play another game. A nice game. You can choose." + +Sara and Ben held hands and walked away from the tree. They were friends again. They had learned a lesson. They had learned that hiding can be fun, but vanishing can be scary. They had learned that smiling can be good, but scaring can be bad. They had learned that playing can be nice, but hurting can be helples +Ben and Sam were brothers who liked to play with their toys. One day, they found an ashtray in their dad's room. It was round and shiny and had some gray stuff inside. They thought it was a cool toy and took it to their room. + +"Look, we can pretend this is a spaceship!" Ben said, holding the ashtray in his hand. + +"Or a hat!" Sam said, putting the ashtray on his head. + +They laughed and played with the ashtray for a while. Then they heard their mom calling them for lunch. + +"Come on, let's go eat!" Ben said, putting the ashtray on the floor. + +"OK, but don't forget the ashtray!" Sam said, following his brother. + +They ran to the kitchen and ate their sandwiches and apples. They were happy and full. They forgot about the ashtray. + +After lunch, their dad came home from work. He was tired and anxious. He wanted to smoke a cigarette to relax. He went to his room and looked for his ashtray. He could not find it. + +"Where is my ashtray?" he asked, looking around. + +He searched the room, but he could not see it. He got angry and frustrated. He went to the living room and saw Ben and Sam playing with their blocks. + +"Boys, have you seen my ashtray?" he asked, raising his voice. + +Ben and Sam looked at him with scared eyes. They remembered the ashtray. They knew they had done something wrong. + +"Sorry, dad, we took it to our room. We thought it was a toy," Ben said, in a small voice. + +"We forgot to bring it back," Sam said, in a smaller voice. + +Their dad sighed and shook his head. He was not happy. + +"Boys, you should not take things that are not yours. And you should not play with ashtrays. They are not toys. They are for adults who smoke. Smoking is bad for you. It makes you sick and smelly. And the gray stuff in the ashtray is ash. It is dirty and gross. You could get hurt or sick if you touch it or breathe it. Do you understand?" he said, in a serious tone. + +Ben and Sam nodded. They felt sorry and ashamed. + +"Yes, dad, we understand. We are sorry. We will not do it again," they said, in a low voice. + +Their dad nodded. He was not angry anymore. He was glad they learned their lesson. + +"OK, boys, I forgive you. But you have to promise me you will never play with ashtrays again. And you have to return it to my room. And you have to wash your hands and faces. And you have to say sorry to mom. And you have to hug me. Deal?" he said, in a softer tone. + +Ben and Sam nodded. They smiled and hugged their dad. + +"Deal, dad. We love you," they said, in a happy voice. + +Their dad smiled and hugged them back. + +"I love you too, boys. Now go and do what I said. And be good," he said, in a loving voice. + +Ben and Sam ran to their room and brought back the ashtray. They washed their hands and faces. They said sorry to their mom. They played with their toys. They did not forget the ashtray. They did not forget their dad's words. They did not forget their dad's love. + +The end. + +Moral: Do not take things that are not yours. Do not play with things that are not toys. Do not forget to be honest and respectful. Do not forget to say sorry and forgive. Do not forget to love and be loved. +Anna and Ben like to play with blocks. They make big structures with many colors. They say they are castles and towers and bridges. They have fun together. + +One day, Anna and Ben find a new block. It is red and shiny and smells funny. Anna says, "What is this?" Ben says, "I don't know. Let's try it." They put the new block on top of their structure. It makes a loud noise and sparks fly. + +Anna and Ben are scared. They run away from the structure. The new block is very hot and spicy. It burns their eyes and noses. It melts the other blocks and makes a big mess. The structure falls down and breaks. + +Anna and Ben cry. They are hurt and sad. They say, "We don't like the new block. It is bad. It ruined our structure." They wish they never found it. They hug each other and look for help. +Tom and Sam are brothers. They like to play with their trucks in the yard. They have a big red truck and a small blue truck. They take turns to drive them on the grass and the dirt. + +One day, it starts to rain. The rain is wet and cold. Tom and Sam run inside the house. They want to keep playing with their trucks, but they cannot go outside. They are sad and bored. + +"Can we play with our trucks in the living room?" Tom asks Mom. + +"No, you cannot," Mom says. "The trucks are dirty and wet. They will make a mess on the carpet. You can play with something else." + +Tom and Sam do not like that. They want to play with their trucks. They look at each other and have an idea. They sneak to the kitchen and grab some cookies. The cookies are yummy and sweet. They hide under the table and eat the cookies. They pretend the cookies are their trucks. They make truck noises and drive the cookies around. + +"Vroom, vroom, I have the big red truck," Tom says. + +"Beep, beep, I have the small blue truck," Sam says. + +They are having fun, but they do not see Mom coming. Mom sees the crumbs and the wrappers on the floor. She is angry and surprised. + +"Tom and Sam, what are you doing?" Mom says. "You are not supposed to eat cookies before dinner. And you are not supposed to play with your food. That is not nice." + +Tom and Sam are scared and sorry. They drop the cookies and come out from under the table. They say sorry to Mom and hug her. They promise to be good and to play with their trucks outside when the rain stops. Mom forgives them and smiles. She tells them to wash their hands and to help her set the table. They do as they are told and wait for dinner. They hope the rain will stop soon. +Sara and Tom are twins. They like to play in the park with their mom and dad. But sometimes Sara is bossy. She tells Tom what to do and what not to do. She does not let him choose his own games. + +One day, they go to the park and see a big slide. Sara wants to go first. She runs to the slide and climbs the steps. Tom follows her, but he is slower. He likes to look at the flowers and the birds. Sara does not wait for him. She slides down very fast and shouts, "Whee!" + +Tom reaches the top of the slide and looks down. He is scared. The slide is very high and steep. He does not want to slide down. He wants to go back to the steps. But Sara is at the bottom of the slide. She sees him and yells, "Come on, Tom! Don't be a baby! Slide down now!" + +Tom feels sad and angry. He does not like Sara being bossy. He does not like her calling him a baby. He wants to tell her to stop. But he does not know how. He feels stuck on the slide. + +Then he sees his mom and dad. They are walking to the slide. They smile at him and wave. They say, "It's okay, Tom. You can slide down if you want to, or you can come back to the steps. It's your choice. We are here for you." + +Tom feels happy and safe. He sees that his mom and dad are not bossy. They are kind and helpful. He decides to slide down. He thinks it might be fun. He slides down slowly and carefully. He reaches the bottom and hugs his mom and dad. He says, "Thank you. I love you." + +Sara sees Tom sliding down and hugging his mom and dad. She feels sorry. She knows she was bossy. She knows she hurt Tom's feelings. She wants to say sorry. She runs to Tom and says, "I'm sorry, Tom. I was mean. You are not a baby. You are brave. Can we play together?" + +Tom looks at Sara and smiles. He says, "It's okay, Sara. I forgive you. You are my sister. I love you. Yes, we can play together." + +They hug each other and run to the swings. They take turns and share. They laugh and have fun. They seem happy. Their mom and dad seem happy too. They watch them and say, "They are good twins. We are proud of them." +Ben and Lily were playing with their toys in the living room. They heard a knock on the door. It was the mailman. He had a big box for them. + +"Hello, Ben and Lily," the mailman said. "I have a special delivery for you. Do you know what it is?" + +Ben and Lily shook their heads. They were curious and excited. They liked getting mail. + +"It's a present from your grandma," the mailman said. "She sent it for your birthday. Can you help me carry it inside?" + +Ben and Lily nodded. They ran to the door and grabbed the box. It was heavy and hard to lift. They carried it together to the couch. They thanked the mailman and said goodbye. + +They put the box on the couch and looked at it. It had a big bow and a card. They opened the card and read it. It said: + +"Happy birthday, Ben and Lily! I love you very much and I miss you. I hope you like your present. It's something you can play with and learn from. Wait until your mom and dad come home before you open it. They will help you set it up. Have fun and be good. Love, Grandma." + +Ben and Lily smiled. They wondered what was inside the box. They wanted to open it right away, but they knew they had to wait. They were good children and they listened to their grandma. + +They put the card back on the box and went back to their toys. They played and talked and waited. They looked at the clock and the window. They hoped their mom and dad would come home soon. + +They heard a car in the driveway. It was their mom and dad. They came inside and saw the box on the couch. They were surprised and happy. + +"Wow, what's this?" their mom asked. + +"It's a present from grandma," Ben and Lily said. "She sent it for our birthday. Can we open it now? Please?" + +"Of course you can," their dad said. "Let's see what grandma got you." + +They tore off the bow and the paper and opened the box. Inside was a big pale globe with a stand and a light. It had pictures of different places and animals and words on it. + +"It's a world map," their mom said. "It's a toy and a tool. You can learn about different countries and cultures and creatures. You can turn on the light and see how the earth looks at night. You can spin the globe and see where you want to go. It's a wonderful gift from grandma. She loves you and wants you to explore and discover." + +Ben and Lily were amazed and delighted. They hugged their mom and dad and thanked them. They hugged the globe and thanked their grandma. They turned on the light and spun the globe. They pointed at the places and animals and words they liked. They asked their mom and dad questions and learned new things. They played and learned and had fun. They were happy. +Tom and Lily were playing in the park. They liked to swing, slide and run. They saw a shiny thing on the ground. It was a penny. + +"Look, a penny!" Lily said. "I want it!" + +"No, I want it!" Tom said. They both reached for the penny. + +"Let go!" Lily said. "It's mine!" + +"Let go!" Tom said. "It's mine!" + +They pulled and pulled. They were both stubborn. They did not want to share. + +Suddenly, they heard a loud roar. It was a big dog. It was barking and running towards them. It wanted the penny too. + +"Help!" Lily said. "It's a scary dog!" + +"Help!" Tom said. "It's a scary dog!" + +They dropped the penny and ran away. They hid behind a bench. They hugged each other. They were scared. + +The dog sniffed the penny. It did not like it. It spat it out and ran away. + +Tom and Lily peeked from behind the bench. They saw the penny on the ground. They did not want it anymore. + +"Sorry, Lily," Tom said. "I was mean. You can have the penny." + +"Sorry, Tom," Lily said. "I was mean. You can have the penny." + +They smiled at each other. They decided to share the penny. They were not stubborn anymore. They were friends. +Lily was a little girl who loved to chew. She chewed on her toys, her books, her clothes, and even her hair. Her mom and dad told her to stop chewing, but she did not listen. She thought chewing was fun and tasty. + +One day, Lily found a new thing to chew. It was a big, soft, and furry thing. It was her dog, Max. Max was asleep on the couch, and Lily saw his foot sticking out. She thought it looked like a chew toy, so she crawled over and bit it. + +"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Max yelped. He woke up and saw Lily chewing on his foot. He was very angry and scared. He snapped at Lily and bit her back. He bit her on her face, and it hurt a lot. + +"Mom! Dad! Help!" Lily cried. She let go of Max's foot and ran to her parents. They saw her bleeding face and Max growling on the couch. They were very shocked and worried. They took Lily to the doctor and Max to the vet. + +The doctor and the vet fixed Lily and Max, but they were not happy. They told Lily and her parents that chewing on a dog's foot was very bad and dangerous. They said that Lily could get sick from the dog's germs, and Max could get hurt from the girl's teeth. They said that Lily and Max needed to be nice and gentle to each other, and respect each other's space and body. + +Lily learned her lesson. She was sorry for chewing on Max's foot, and she said sorry to him. She also stopped chewing on other things that were not food. She realized that chewing was not fun and tasty, but rude and harmful. She decided to play with Max in other ways, like throwing a ball or giving him a hug. Max forgave Lily, and they became friends again. They were both adorable, but they did not chew on each other anymore. +Lily and Ben were twins who liked to go on trips with their mom and dad. One day, they went to a big hotel by the sea. The hotel had a pool, a playground, and a lot of rooms. Lily and Ben were very happy to explore the hotel. + +But they also wanted to see the sea. They asked their mom and dad if they could go to the beach. Their mom and dad said yes, but they had to stay close and be careful. The sea was very big and fierce. It could make big waves and splash a lot. + +Lily and Ben ran to the beach with their mom and dad. They saw the sand, the shells, and the water. They wanted to play in the water, but their mom and dad said no. The water was too deep and cold. They could only play on the sand. + +Lily and Ben made a sandcastle with their mom and dad. They had fun putting shells and sticks on it. They were proud of their sandcastle. They wanted to show it to everyone. + +But then, a big wave came and washed away their sandcastle. Lily and Ben were very sad. They cried and cried. They wanted their sandcastle back. They were angry at the sea. + +Their mom and dad hugged them and said sorry. They said the sea was not mean, it was just doing what it does. They said they could make another sandcastle, or do something else. They said they loved them very much. + +Lily and Ben stopped crying and hugged their mom and dad back. They said they loved them too. They said they were sorry for being angry. They said they wanted to be happy. + +They decided to go back to the hotel and play in the pool. They had fun splashing and swimming. They forgot about the sea and the sandcastle. They were happy. + +The moral of the story is: Sometimes things don't go as we want, but we can still be happy with what we have. We should not be angry at things we can't control, but be grateful for the people who love us. +Tom was a rude boy. He liked to make fun of other kids and take their toys. He did not like to share or say sorry. He thought he was better than everyone. + +One day, Tom saw a bulb in the garden. It was yellow and shiny. He wanted to have it. He did not care that it was not his. He pulled it out of the ground and ran away. + +But the bulb was not a toy. It was a bee's home. The bee was very angry. It flew after Tom and stung him on the nose. Tom cried and dropped the bulb. It broke into pieces. + +Tom ran to his mom and told her what happened. She saw his nose and the bulb. She was not happy. She said, "Tom, you were very rude. You took something that was not yours. You made the bee suffer. And you broke the bulb. You need to say sorry and learn to be nice." + +Tom felt bad. He said sorry to his mom and the bee. He learned his lesson. He did not want to be rude anymore. He wanted to be kind and make friends. +Sara and Tom are friends. They like to play in the park. One day, they see a big black dog. The dog is friendly. He wags his tail and licks their faces. + +"Hello, dog!" Sara says. "What is your name?" + +The dog barks. He does not have a name. He does not have a home. He is sad. + +"Can we keep him, Tom?" Sara asks. "He is so nice and soft." + +Tom thinks. He likes the dog too. But he knows his mom does not like dogs. She says they are dirty and noisy. + +"I don't know, Sara," Tom says. "Maybe we can ask mom." + +They take the dog to Tom's house. They knock on the door. Mom opens it. She sees the dog. She frowns. + +"Who is this?" she asks. + +"This is our friend, mom," Sara says. "He does not have a name. He does not have a home. Can we keep him, please?" + +Mom looks at the dog. He looks at her with big brown eyes. He wags his tail. He is not dirty or noisy. He is cute and quiet. + +Mom sighs. She loves Sara and Tom. She wants them to be happy. + +"OK, OK," she says. "You can keep him. But you have to take care of him. You have to feed him, walk him, and clean him. Do you understand?" + +Sara and Tom nod. They are very happy. They hug mom. + +"Thank you, mom!" they say. "You are the best!" + +They hug the dog too. They give him a name. They call him Wonder. Because he is a wonderful dog. And because he makes them wonder. Wonder about his past. Wonder about his future. Wonder about his love. +Anna likes to play hide and seek with her cat, Pepper. Pepper is a black and white cat with a long tail and green eyes. He is very good at hiding, but Anna is good at finding him. + +One day, Anna and Pepper are playing in the garden. Anna counts to ten and then looks for Pepper. She sees his tail behind a bush. She runs to the bush and says, "I found you, Pepper!" But Pepper jumps out of the bush and runs away. He is very fast and graceful. + +Anna chases Pepper around the garden. She sees him hiding under a chair. She goes to the chair and says, "I found you, Pepper!" But Pepper slips out of the chair and runs away. He is very clever and sneaky. + +Anna follows Pepper to the porch. She sees him hiding behind a flower pot. She goes to the flower pot and says, "I found you, Pepper!" But Pepper does not run away. He comes out of the flower pot and rubs his head against Anna's leg. He is very sweet and friendly. + +Anna picks up Pepper and hugs him. She says, "You are the best cat, Pepper. I love you." Pepper purrs and licks Anna's face. He loves her too. They go inside and have a snack. They are very happy. +Lila and Sam were friends. They liked to play in the park. One day, they saw a big poster. It said: "Firework show tonight. Come and watch the sky light up!" + +Lila and Sam were excited. They asked their moms if they could go. Their moms said yes, but they had to be careful. Fireworks were pretty, but they could also hurt. + +That night, Lila and Sam went to the park with their moms. They found a good spot on the grass. They waited for the show to start. Soon, they heard a loud boom. Then, they saw bright colors in the sky. They oohed and aahed. They clapped and cheered. They saw red, blue, green, yellow, and purple fireworks. They saw stars, flowers, hearts, and smileys. They saw fireworks that made noises like whistles, crackles, and pops. + +Lila and Sam loved the firework show. They thought it was the most beautiful thing they ever saw. They hugged their moms and thanked them for taking them. + +But then, something bad happened. A firework went wrong. It flew too low and hit a tree. The tree caught fire. The fire spread to the grass. The smoke and flames scared Lila and Sam. They heard people scream and run. They heard sirens and horns. + +Lila and Sam's moms grabbed them and ran away from the fire. They found a safe place behind a wall. They hugged them and told them not to worry. They said the firefighters would come and put out the fire. They said they were sorry the firework show ended badly. + +Lila and Sam were sad and scared. They cried and sniffled. They wished the fire would go away. They wished the firework show would come back. + +Then, they heard a voice. It was a firefighter. He came to check on them. He wore a big helmet and a yellow coat. He had a hose and a radio. He smiled and said: "Hi, kids. Are you OK? You're very brave. Don't be afraid. We're here to help. We're going to heal the park. We're going to make it green and pretty again." + +Lila and Sam looked at the firefighter. They felt a little better. They wiped their tears and said: "Thank you, firefighter. You're very nice. We're OK. We're glad you're here. We're sorry the park is hurt. We hope it heals soon." + +The firefighter nodded and said: "You're welcome, kids. You're very sweet. We're OK, too. We're sorry the firework show was ruined. We hope you enjoyed it before the fire. Maybe next time, it will be better." + +Lila and Sam smiled and said: "We did enjoy it. It was very pretty. We liked the colors and the shapes and the sounds. Maybe next time, it will be better." + +The firefighter smiled and said: "I'm glad you did. It was very pretty. I liked it, too. Maybe next time, it will be better. Now, stay here with your moms. I have to go back to work. Take care, kids. Bye." + +Lila and Sam waved and said: "Bye, firefighter. Take care, too. Thank you for healing the park." + +The firefighter waved and said: "You're welcome, kids. Thank you for being good. Bye." + +Then, he left. Lila and Sam hugged their moms again. They waited for the fire to go out. They hoped the park would heal soon. They hoped the firework show would come back. They hoped they would see the firefighter again. They hoped they would be happy again. +Sara and Ben were twins. They liked to play with their toys in the living room. But they did not like to seat on the sofa with their family. They wanted to run and jump and make noise. + +One day, their mom said, "Sara and Ben, it is time to seat on the sofa. We have a surprise for you." Sara and Ben did not listen. They kept playing with their toys. They made a big mess on the floor. + +Their mom said again, "Sara and Ben, please seat on the sofa. The surprise is very good. You will like it." Sara and Ben did not listen. They threw their toys in the air. They made more mess on the floor. + +Their mom said for the last time, "Sara and Ben, if you do not seat on the sofa, you will not get the surprise. And you will have to tidy the living room by yourself." Sara and Ben did not listen. They laughed and screamed. They made the most mess on the floor. + +Then, their dad came in the living room. He had a big box in his hands. He said, "Hello, family. I have a surprise for you. It is a new puppy. Do you want to see it?" Sara and Ben stopped playing. They looked at the box. They wanted to see the puppy. They ran to the sofa and seated with their mom. + +But their dad said, "Wait a minute. You cannot see the puppy yet. You have to tidy the living room first. Look at the mess you made. The puppy needs a clean and safe place to play. Can you do that?" Sara and Ben looked at the floor. They saw their toys everywhere. They felt sorry. They said, "Yes, dad. We can do that. We are sorry, mom. We will tidy the living room. Then, can we see the puppy?" Their mom and dad smiled. They said, "Yes, you can. But hurry up. The puppy is waiting for you." Sara and Ben nodded. They got off the sofa and started to tidy the living room. They wanted to see the puppy. They hoped the puppy would like them. +Tom was a camel who lived in the desert. He liked to walk and play with his friends, but he also got very thirsty. Sometimes he had to walk for a long time to find water. + +One day, he saw something green and blue in the distance. He thought it was an oasis, a place with water and plants. He ran towards it, hoping to drink and rest. He was very happy. + +But when he got closer, he saw that it was not an oasis. It was a big picture on a wall. Someone had painted it to trick the animals. There was no water, only sand and rocks. Tom was very sad and angry. He felt like crying. + +He turned around and saw his friends coming. They had followed him, thinking he had found an oasis. They also saw the picture and realized it was a lie. They felt sorry for Tom and hugged him. They said they would help him find a real oasis. + +They walked together, looking for signs of water. After a while, they saw a small pond with some palm trees. It was a real oasis. They ran towards it, happy and relieved. They drank and ate and played. They thanked each other for being good friends. They were very happy. +Anna liked to organize things. She liked to put her toys in boxes, her books on shelves, and her clothes in drawers. She liked to make everything neat and tidy. + +One day, she went to visit her grandma in the town. The town was very messy. There were papers and cans on the streets, cars and bikes in the way, and clothes and toys on the grass. Anna did not like it. + +She said to her grandma, "Grandma, why is the town so messy? Can we organize it?" + +Her grandma smiled and said, "Anna, the town is not like your room. You cannot organize it by yourself. You need to ask the people who live here if they want to help you. Some people may like it messy, and some people may be too busy or too stubborn to change." + +Anna did not understand. She thought everyone should like to organize things. She said, "But grandma, it is better to be neat and tidy. It is easier to find things, and it is nicer to look at. I can show them how to organize things." + +Her grandma said, "Anna, I know you mean well, but you cannot force people to do what you want. You need to respect their choices, even if they are different from yours. Maybe you can find some friends who like to organize things, and work with them. But you also need to learn to accept the things you cannot change, and enjoy the town for what it is." + +Anna thought about what her grandma said. She realized that she was being stubborn, and that she could not organize the whole town by herself. She decided to look for some friends who liked to organize things, and to have fun with them. She also decided to try to see the beauty in the mess, and to appreciate the town for its diversity and life. + +The moral of the story is: You cannot impose your preferences on others, and you need to respect their differences. You also need to learn to adapt to different situations, and to find joy in them. +Lily and Sam were playing outside in the snow. They made a big snowman with a hat and a scarf. They gave him a carrot nose and two buttons for eyes. They were very happy. + +But then a big dog came running towards them. He barked loudly and jumped on the snowman. He bit the hat and the scarf and the carrot nose. He knocked down the snowman and made a big mess. + +Lily and Sam were very sad. They cried and ran to their mom. "Mom, mom, a bad dog ruined our snowman!" they said. + +Mom hugged them and said, "I'm sorry, my loves. That was a naughty dog. He should not have done that. Come on, let's go inside and have some hot chocolate. It will make you feel better." + +She helped them take off their jackets and boots. They were wet and cold. She gave them each a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows. They sipped it slowly. It was sweet and warm. + +They smiled and said, "Thank you, mom. You are the best." + +Mom smiled and said, "You are welcome, my loves. You are the best, too." +Sara and Ben are twins. They like to play together, but sometimes they fight. Today, they want to dress up as doctors and nurses. Sara finds a white coat and a stethoscope. Ben finds a blue hat and a clipboard. + +"Look, I am a doctor!" Sara says. "I can listen to your lung and make you better." + +"No, I am a doctor!" Ben says. "You are a nurse. You have to do what I say." + +Sara gets angry. She does not want to be a nurse. She wants to be a doctor too. She grabs the hat from Ben's head and puts it on. + +"Hey, give that back!" Ben shouts. "That is mine!" + +He tries to take the hat from Sara, but she runs away. He chases her around the room. They knock over a lamp and a chair. They make a lot of noise. + +"Stop, stop, stop!" Mom says. She comes into the room and sees the mess. She is not happy. "What are you doing? Why are you fighting?" + +"Sara took my hat!" Ben says. + +"Ben said I can't be a doctor!" Sara says. + +Mom sighs. She picks up the lamp and the chair. She sits down on the sofa and calls the twins to her. + +"Listen, Sara and Ben," she says. "You can both be doctors if you want. You can also be nurses, or teachers, or astronauts, or anything else. But you have to be polite and share. You can't take things from each other or make a mess. Do you understand?" + +Sara and Ben nod. They feel sorry. They say sorry to each other and hug. + +"Good," Mom says. "Now, why don't you dress up as something else? How about pirates or princesses?" + +Sara and Ben smile. They like that idea. They go to their closet and find some costumes. They dress up as pirates and princesses. They play nicely and have fun. Mom is happy. She watches them and smiles. +Sara and Tom were playing in the yard. They liked to pretend they were mail people. They had a big bag of letters and cards. They took turns to mail them to the houses on their street. + +Sara was happy. She liked to mail nice things to her friends. She wrote "I love you" and "You are fun" on the cards. She smiled when she put them in the mail boxes. + +Tom was upset. He wanted to mail mean things to the people he did not like. He wrote "You are bad" and "You are ugly" on the letters. He laughed when he put them in the mail slots. + +One day, they came to a big gate. It was the gate to Mr. Brown's house. Mr. Brown was old and grumpy. He did not like children. He always yelled at them to go away. + +Sara wanted to mail a card to Mr. Brown. She thought maybe he was lonely and sad. She wrote "You are nice" and "You have a pretty garden" on the card. She tried to open the gate, but it was locked. + +Tom wanted to mail a letter to Mr. Brown. He thought maybe he could make him angrier and scare him. He wrote "You are mean" and "You have a ugly house" on the letter. He saw a hole in the gate. He threw the letter through the hole. + +But Mr. Brown was watching. He saw the letter fly into his yard. He ran out of his house. He picked up the letter and read it. He was very angry. He saw Tom and Sara behind the gate. He shouted at them. + +"Who are you? What are you doing? How dare you mail me this nasty letter? Go away, you little brats!" + +Sara and Tom were scared. They dropped the bag of letters and cards. They ran away from the gate. They did not want to play mail people anymore. They learned that mail can make people happy or mad. They decided to only mail nice things from then on. +Lila and Tom were friends who liked to play with blocks. They had many blocks of different colors and shapes. They could make towers, houses, bridges and anything they wanted. Sometimes they shared their blocks, and sometimes they wanted their own. + +One day, Lila and Tom decided to make a pattern with their blocks. A pattern is when you put things in a way that repeats. For example, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue is a pattern. Lila and Tom wanted to make a long pattern with all their blocks. + +"Let's spend all our blocks on this pattern," Lila said. "It will be the best pattern ever!" + +"OK," Tom agreed. "But I want to start with my favorite block. It is yellow and round." + +"Fine," Lila said. "But I want to use my favorite block next. It is green and square." + +They began to make their pattern. They put Tom's yellow block, then Lila's green block, then another yellow block, then another green block. They repeated this until they ran out of yellow and green blocks. + +"Wow, this is a nice pattern," Tom said. "But we still have more blocks. What should we do?" + +"Let's use the other colors and shapes," Lila said. "We can make a new pattern after the yellow and green one." + +They continued to make their pattern. They used red and blue blocks, then purple and orange blocks, then star and heart blocks. They repeated each pair of colors and shapes until they ran out of blocks. + +"Look, we did it!" Lila exclaimed. "We spent all our blocks on this pattern. It is so long and beautiful!" + +"It is," Tom agreed. "We are very good at making patterns. We are like wealthy people who have many things." + +They smiled and hugged each other. They were happy with their pattern and their friendship. They did not need anything else. +Sara and Tom like to play in the park. They like to swing, slide and run. They also like to spring on the big trampoline. They spring high and low, up and down, and laugh a lot. + +One day, they see a new boy in the park. He has a big bike and a red hat. He looks at Sara and Tom and says, "Can I play with you?" Sara and Tom say yes, and they show him the trampoline. The new boy says, "That looks fun. Let me try." + +The new boy gets on the trampoline and starts to spring. But he springs too hard and too fast. He does not wait for his turn. He pushes Sara and Tom away. He says, "This is my trampoline. Go away." + +Sara and Tom are sad and angry. They want to play, but the new boy is mean. They try to tell him to stop, but he does not listen. He keeps springing and springing, until he springs too high and falls off the trampoline. + +He lands on the ground with a loud thud. He cries and screams. He hurts his arm and his leg. He makes a big mess of blood and dirt. Sara and Tom are scared. They run to get help. + +The new boy is taken to the hospital. He has to stay there for a long time. He has a broken arm and a broken leg. He also has a broken heart. He is sorry for being mean. He wishes he had been nice to Sara and Tom. But they do not want to play with him anymore. They do not like him. They have a new friend. The new boy is alone and sad. He has a bad ending. +Ben and Lily were playing with their toys in the garden. They liked to pretend they were pilots and fly their aeroplanes in the air. Ben had a red aeroplane and Lily had a blue one. + +"Look, Lily, my aeroplane can go very fast and high!" Ben said, making zooming noises. + +"That's nice, Ben, but my aeroplane can do tricks and loops!" Lily said, spinning her aeroplane around. + +They flew their aeroplanes for a while, until they heard a loud noise from the sky. They looked up and saw a big, white aeroplane flying over their house. + +"Wow, look at that aeroplane!" Ben said. "It's so big and shiny!" + +"I wonder where it's going," Lily said. "Maybe to a faraway place." + +They watched the aeroplane until it disappeared behind the clouds. Then they had an idea. + +"Let's go inside and open our map!" Ben said. "We can see where the aeroplane might have gone." + +"OK, let's go!" Lily said. "But we have to be honest and tell Mum where we are going." + +They ran inside and found their map on the table. They opened it and looked at the different countries and oceans. + +"Maybe the aeroplane went to China," Ben said, pointing at a big, red spot on the map. + +"Or maybe it went to Australia," Lily said, pointing at a big, green spot on the map. + +They imagined what the aeroplane would see and do in those places. They had fun learning about the world with their map and their aeroplanes. +Tom liked to whistle. He whistled when he played, when he ate, and when he went to bed. He whistled all the time. But his sister Lily did not like his whistling. She said it was too loud and annoying. She told him to stop whistling, but he did not listen. + +One day, Lily had a plan. She hid in the wardrobe in their room. She waited for Tom to come in and whistle. When he did, she jumped out and scared him. She hoped he would stop whistling after that. But Tom was not scared. He was angry. He shouted at Lily and pushed her. They started to fight. + +Their mom heard the noise and came to see what was wrong. She saw them fighting and whistling and hiding in the wardrobe. She was not happy. She told them to stop and calm down. She said whistling was not bad, but they had to be respectful of each other. She said they could whistle together, or take turns, or whistle in different rooms. She said they had to share and be kind. + +Tom and Lily felt sorry for what they did. They said sorry to each other and hugged. They decided to whistle together, and make a song. They whistled and laughed and had fun. They made an incredible song. Their mom smiled and joined them. She said they were incredible too. +Lily and Max are rabbits who live in a big field. They like to hop and play all day. One day, they find a new patch of grass that is very green and soft. They hop over to it and start to eat. + +"Yum, this grass is so good!" Lily says. + +"Me too, I like it a lot!" Max says. + +They eat and eat until they are full. Then they lie down on the grass and look at the sky. They see clouds that look like different things. + +"Look, that cloud looks like a carrot!" Lily says. + +"Where? I don't see it!" Max says. + +He tries to move his head to see better, but he is too full. He can't bend his neck. + +"Oh no, I ate too much! I can't move!" Max says. + +He feels sad and stuck. + +"Don't worry, Max. I can help you!" Lily says. + +She is flexible and can bend her body easily. She hops over to Max and nudges him gently. She helps him roll over and stand up. + +"Thank you, Lily. You are a good friend!" Max says. + +He feels better and happy. + +"You're welcome, Max. You are a good friend too!" Lily says. + +They hug and smile. Then they hop back to their home, feeling full and glad. They learned to not eat too much and to help each other. They are happy rabbits. +Sara and Tom are friends. They like to go on tours with their parents. One day, they go to the zoo. They see many animals. They are happy. + +But Sara and Tom are also naughty. They do not listen to their parents. They run away from them. They want to touch the animals. They think it is fun. + +They see a big lion. He is sleeping. Sara and Tom sneak up to him. They want to rub his fur. They think he is soft. They do not know he is dangerous. + +The lion wakes up. He is angry. He roars. He shows his teeth. He wants to bite Sara and Tom. They are scared. They scream. They run away. + +Their parents hear them. They come to help them. They are worried. They are also angry. They scold Sara and Tom. They tell them they are crazy. They tell them they should never touch wild animals. They tell them they could get hurt. They tell them they should listen to their parents. + +Sara and Tom are sorry. They hug their parents. They say they are sorry. They say they will not do it again. They learn their lesson. They finish their tour. They see the animals from a safe distance. They are happy. They are also wise. +It was winter and very cold. Anna and Elsa lived in a big castle with their parents. They loved to play in the snow and make snowmen. One day, they saw a new friend in the garden. It was a reindeer with a red nose. He was adorable and friendly. + +"Hello, reindeer!" Anna said. "What is your name?" + +"My name is Rudolph," the reindeer said. "I came from the North Pole. I help Santa deliver presents to good children." + +"Wow, that is amazing!" Elsa said. "Can we play with you?" + +"Of course!" Rudolph said. "But we have to be careful. We don't want to spoil Santa's surprise." + +They played hide and seek, tag, and snowball fight. They had so much fun. They gave Rudolph some carrots and cookies. They made him a scarf and a hat. They sang songs and told stories. + +They were very happy. They did not want Rudolph to leave. But Rudolph had to go back to the North Pole. He had a very important job to do. + +"Thank you for playing with me," Rudolph said. "You are very kind and sweet. I will miss you." + +"Thank you for being our friend," Anna and Elsa said. "You are very brave and smart. We will miss you too." + +They hugged and said goodbye. Rudolph flew away with his shiny nose. Anna and Elsa waved and smiled. They hoped to see him again next year. +One day, a fox was walking in the woods. He was hungry and looking for food. He saw a big red apple on a tree. He wanted to eat it, but it was too high for him to reach. + +He saw a bird sitting on a branch near the apple. He had an idea. He said to the bird, "Hello, bird. You are very pretty and smart. Can you help me get the apple? I will split it with you and we can share it." + +The bird was polite and liked to help. She said, "Sure, fox. I can fly and get the apple for you. But you have to promise to split it fairly and not trick me." + +The fox nodded and said, "I promise, bird. I will not trick you. I will split the apple fairly and give you half." + +The bird flew up and picked the apple with her beak. She brought it down and gave it to the fox. The fox smiled and thanked the bird. He said, "You are very kind and helpful, bird. Here is your half of the apple." + +But the fox was greedy and sneaky. He did not split the apple fairly. He split it into two pieces, but one piece was much bigger than the other. He gave the smaller piece to the bird and kept the bigger piece for himself. + +The bird saw the fox's trick and was angry and sad. She said, "Fox, you lied to me. You did not split the apple fairly. You gave me the smaller piece and kept the bigger piece for yourself. That is not nice. That is not fair. You are not a good friend." + +The fox did not care. He said, "Too bad, bird. I am bigger and stronger than you. I can do what I want. I like the bigger piece better. You can have the smaller piece or nothing at all." + +The bird was hurt and disappointed. She said, "Fox, you are selfish and mean. You do not deserve the apple. You do not deserve my help. You do not deserve my friendship. I will not share with you again. I will not talk to you again. Goodbye, fox." + +The bird flew away and left the fox alone. The fox ate the bigger piece of the apple, but he did not enjoy it. He felt lonely and guilty. He wished he had been more polite and fair. He wished he had not lost the bird's friendship. He learned a lesson. He learned that being greedy and sneaky does not pay. He learned that being polite and fair is better. He learned that sharing is caring. +Anna and Ben are friends. They like to play in the garden. They see many flowers and bugs. They also see a big tomato plant. The plant has many red tomatoes. + +"Look, Ben, a tomato!" Anna says. She picks a tomato and holds it in her hand. "It is round and shiny. Do you want to eat it?" + +"No, thank you, Anna," Ben says. He does not like tomatoes. He likes carrots and peas. "I have an idea. Let's play a game with the tomato. I will be the king and you will be the queen. The tomato will be our crown." + +"OK, Ben, that sounds fun," Anna says. She puts the tomato on her head. It is heavy and wobbly. She tries to balance it. Ben puts another tomato on his head. He smiles and says, "We are the king and queen of the garden. We are very modern and cool. Everyone must bow to us." + +They walk around the garden. They see a bird. The bird sings. "Hello, bird," Ben says. "We are the king and queen. You must bow to us." The bird does not bow. It flies away. They see a cat. The cat meows. "Hello, cat," Anna says. "We are the king and queen. You must bow to us." The cat does not bow. It runs away. + +Anna and Ben are sad. No one bows to them. They think they are not good king and queen. They sit on the grass. They take off the tomatoes from their heads. They look at each other. They laugh. They hug. They say, "We do not need to be king and queen. We are happy to be friends. We bow to each other." They bow to each other. They eat the tomatoes. They are sweet and juicy. They are happy. The end. +Anna and Ben are friends. They like to play with paper and scissors. They cut paper into shapes and make pictures. But they know scissors are sharp. They are careful not to hurt themselves or each other. + +One day, they find a new place to play. It is a big room with many books and toys. They see a table with paper and scissors. They are happy. They run to the table and start to cut paper. + +"Look, Anna, I made a star!" Ben says. He holds up his paper star. + +"Wow, Ben, it is perfect!" Anna says. She makes a heart with her paper. + +They are having fun. But they do not see a man watching them. He is angry. He works in the place. He does not like children making a mess. + +"Hey, you two, stop that!" he shouts. He walks to the table and takes the scissors from Ben and Anna. "You are not allowed to use these scissors. They are sharp. You could hurt yourself or the books. Go away!" + +Ben and Anna are scared. They drop their paper shapes and run away. They do not like the man. He is mean. They do not like the place. It is not fun. + +They go back to their home. They hug their mom and dad. They tell them what happened. Their mom and dad are sorry. They say the place is a library. It is for reading and learning, not for cutting and playing. They say the man is a librarian. He is not mean, he is just doing his job. They say they will take them to another place where they can cut paper and make pictures. A place that is perfect for them. +Tim and Jen like to play with their cars. They have many cars of different colors and sizes. They make roads and bridges with their blocks and race their cars on them. Sometimes they pretend their cars can talk and make noises. + +One day, they find a new car in their toy box. It is big and red and shiny. It has a button on the side. Tim and Jen wonder what the button does. They press it and the car makes a loud sound. "Vroom, vroom, I am a wild car!" the car says. Tim and Jen are surprised and happy. They want to play with the wild car. + +They take the wild car to their road and bridge. They let it go and watch it zoom. The wild car is very fast and loud. It does not stop at the red lights or the stop signs. It bumps into the other cars and knocks them over. It jumps over the bridge and lands on the floor. "Vroom, vroom, I am a wild car!" the car says again. + +Tim and Jen are not happy anymore. They do not like the wild car. It is too wild and rude. It does not play nice with the other cars. It makes a mess and a noise. They want the wild car to stop. They try to catch it and press the button again. But the wild car is too quick and clever. It dodges them and runs away. "Vroom, vroom, I am a wild car!" the car says again and again. + +Tim and Jen are sad and angry. They do not know what to do. They ask their mom for help. Mom comes and sees the wild car. She is not happy either. She picks up the wild car and looks at it. She sees another button on the bottom. She presses it and the car stops. It does not make any sound. It does not say anything. It is a quiet car now. + +Tim and Jen are relieved and curious. They ask their mom what the other button does. Mom answers, "This button turns the wild car on and off. It is a special car that can talk and move by itself. But you have to be careful with it. It is not a toy for little kids. It is a toy for big kids. Your dad bought it for his birthday. He forgot to put it away. He will be very mad if he sees what you did with it. You have to put it back in the toy box and never touch it again. Do you understand?" + +Tim and Jen nod and say yes. They are sorry and scared. They do not want to play with the wild car anymore. They do not want to make their dad mad. They put the wild car back in the toy box and close the lid. They hope their dad will not notice. They go back to their road and bridge and play with their other cars. They are nice and quiet cars. They do not say anything. They do not need to. Tim and Jen can make their own noises and talk for them. They have more fun that way. +Lily and Ben were best friends. They liked to play in the garden, where there were many flowers. Lily's favorite flower was the sunflower. It was big and yellow and happy. + +One day, they saw a sunflower that was very weird. It was small and brown and sad. It looked like it was struggling to grow. Lily and Ben felt sorry for the sunflower. + +"Can we help the sunflower?" Lily asked Ben. + +"Maybe we can give it some water and some love," Ben said. + +They brought a bucket of water and poured it on the sunflower. They also hugged it and sang to it. They hoped the sunflower would feel better. + +The next day, they came back to the garden. They were surprised to see the sunflower. It was not small and brown and sad anymore. It was big and yellow and happy. It had grown a lot and had many seeds. + +The sunflower smiled at Lily and Ben. It said, "Thank you for helping me. You are very kind and good. You made me happy. Here, take some of my seeds. You can plant them and grow more sunflowers." + +Lily and Ben were very happy. They took some of the seeds and thanked the sunflower. They learned that helping others can make them happy too. They planted the seeds and waited for more sunflowers to grow. They were best friends with the sunflower. +Tim and Jen were twins who liked to play in the forest. One day, they saw a deer with a big horn. They wanted to pet it, but the deer ran away. + +"Let's follow it!" Tim said. "Maybe it will be our friend." + +"OK!" Jen said. They ran after the deer, but they did not see the sign that said "Danger! Sour lake!" + +The deer jumped over the lake, but Tim and Jen did not. They fell into the water, which was very sour and smelly. It hurt their eyes and skin. They cried and screamed for help. + +"Help! Help!" they shouted. "We are in the sour lake!" + +But no one heard them. The deer looked back and saw them, but it did not care. It ran away to find more food. Tim and Jen were stuck in the sour lake, and they were very sad and scared. They wished they had listened to their mom, who told them to stay away from the forest and to clean their room. +Lily was a little girl who liked to help her mom. She helped her mom cook, clean, and water the plants. One day, she saw her mom had a big box of old toys. Lily asked, "Mom, what are these toys?" + +Mom smiled and said, "These are toys that I played with when I was a little girl. They are very old and some of them are broken. But I want to restore them and make them look new again." + +Lily was curious and wanted to help. She said, "Mom, can I help you restore the toys? How do you do it?" + +Mom said, "Of course, you can help me. I will teach you how to restore the toys. You need to be careful and gentle, because some of them are weak and fragile. You need to use glue, paint, and scissors to fix them." + +Lily and mom worked together to restore the toys. They glued the broken pieces, painted the faded colors, and cut the tangled hair. They had fun and talked a lot. Lily learned how to restore the toys and mom remembered her happy childhood. They both felt proud and happy. They decided to donate some of the toys to other children who would love them. They kept some of the toys for themselves and played with them. Lily and mom hugged and thanked each other for the wonderful time. +Sara and Tom are friends. They like to play with dolls and cars. One day, Sara has a new doll. It has a black dress and long hair. Tom likes the doll too. He wants to play with it. + +"Can I play with your doll?" Tom asks Sara. + +"OK, but be careful. She is my favorite doll," Sara says. + +Tom takes the doll and runs to the garden. He plays with the doll and the cars. He makes the doll drive the cars. He has fun. + +But then, he drops the doll on the grass. The doll's dress gets dirty. The doll's hair gets tangled. Tom tries to clean the doll, but he can't. He feels bad. + +He goes back to Sara. He gives her the doll. He says, "I'm sorry, Sara. I made your doll dirty and messy. I didn't mean to. Please forgive me." + +Sara looks at her doll. She sees the dirt and the tangles. She feels sad. She loves her doll. She says, "Tom, you were not careful. You hurt my doll. You made me sad." + +Tom feels worse. He says, "I know, Sara. I was wrong. I won't do it again. Please forgive me. I'm still your friend." + +Sara thinks for a moment. She sees Tom's face. He looks sorry. He looks sad. She remembers that Tom is her friend. She says, "OK, Tom. I forgive you. You are still my friend. But next time, be more careful. And help me fix my doll." + +Tom smiles. He says, "Thank you, Sara. I will help you fix your doll. And I will be more careful. I'm glad you are still my friend." + +Sara smiles too. She says, "You're welcome, Tom. I'm glad you are sorry. And I'm glad you are still my friend." + +They hug. They go inside. They play with the doll and the cars. They are happy. They don't worry. They are friends. +Lily was a little girl who liked to play in the garden. She had a lot of flowers that she watered every day. She also had a big tree that gave her shade and fruits. + +One day, Lily saw a new flower in her garden. It was purple and shiny and had a sweet smell. Lily did not know what it was. She had never seen it before. It was unknown to her. + +Lily wanted to pick the flower and put it in a vase. She thought it would look pretty in her room. But when she reached for the flower, she heard a loud buzz. A big bee came out of the flower and flew around Lily's head. It was angry and scared Lily. + +Lily ran away from the flower and the bee. She hid behind the tree and cried. She did not want to play in the garden anymore. She wanted to go inside and hug her mom. + +But then, Lily heard a soft voice. It was the flower. It said, "Don't be afraid, Lily. I am not here to hurt you. I am here to be your friend. I am a magic flower. I can grant you one wish. What do you want?" + +Lily was surprised and curious. She peeked from behind the tree and looked at the flower. It smiled at her and nodded. Lily thought for a moment. She did not want to be scared of the bee. She did not want to be alone in the garden. She wanted to have more friends. + +Lily said, "I wish I could gain more friends in the garden. Friends who are nice and fun and like flowers." + +The flower said, "Your wish is granted, Lily. Look around you and see." + +Lily looked around and saw many butterflies, birds, and bugs flying and crawling in the garden. They were colorful and cheerful and sang and chatted with Lily. They told her their names and stories and invited her to play with them. Lily was happy and thanked the flower. + +The flower said, "You're welcome, Lily. You are a kind and gentle girl. You deserve to have many friends. And you can always come and visit me. I will always be here for you." + +Lily smiled and hugged the flower. She said, "You are my best friend, flower. What is your name?" + +The flower said, "My name is Violet. And I am glad to meet you, Lily." +Jack and Lily were adventurous twins who liked to play outside. One day, they found a baseball and a bat in their garage. They decided to try to play baseball in their backyard. + +"Jack, you hit the ball and I catch it, okay?" Lily said. + +"Okay, Lily. But you have to throw it back to me," Jack said. + +They took turns hitting and catching the ball. They had a lot of fun. Sometimes, the ball went very far and they had to run after it. Sometimes, the ball hit a tree or a fence and made a loud noise. + +"Wow, you hit it very hard, Jack!" Lily said. + +"Thank you, Lily. You catch it very well," Jack said. + +They repeated this game until their mom called them for lunch. + +"Time to eat, kids. Come inside and wash your hands," their mom said. + +"Okay, mom. We are coming," Jack and Lily said. + +They put the baseball and the bat back in the garage and ran inside. They were hungry and happy. They told their mom about their baseball game. + +"That sounds like fun. You are very adventurous, Jack and Lily," their mom said. + +"We are, mom. We like to try new things," Jack and Lily said. + +They ate their lunch and then asked their mom if they could play baseball again. + +"Maybe later, kids. First, you have to take a nap," their mom said. + +"Okay, mom. We will take a nap. But then, can we play baseball again?" Jack and Lily said. + +"Maybe, kids. Maybe," their mom said. +Ben and Sam are friends. They like to play with cars and blocks. They also like to number things. They number their cars, their blocks, their fingers and their toes. + +One day, they find a big book of numbers. It has many pages with many numbers. Some numbers are easy, like one, two, three. Some numbers are hard, like twenty, fifty, hundred. Ben and Sam want to learn all the numbers. + +They start to number the pages of the book. Ben says, "This is page one. This is page two. This is page three." Sam says, "This is easy. I can do this too." They number the pages until they reach ten. Then they see a new number. It is eleven. + +Ben says, "What is this number? It is not one and one. It is something else." Sam says, "I don't know. It is hard. Let's skip it." They skip the page and go to the next one. It is twelve. + +Ben says, "What is this number? It is not one and two. It is something else." Sam says, "I don't know. It is hard. Let's skip it." They skip the page and go to the next one. It is thirteen. + +They keep skipping the pages with hard numbers. They only number the pages with easy numbers. They think they are smart. They think they know all the numbers. + +But they are wrong. They miss many numbers. They miss the numbers that are not easy. They miss the numbers that are fun and interesting. They miss the numbers that can help them learn more. + +One day, they meet a new friend. Her name is Lily. She likes to number things too. She likes to number everything. She likes to number the easy numbers and the hard numbers. She likes to number the big numbers and the small numbers. She likes to number the odd numbers and the even numbers. She likes to number the numbers that make patterns and the numbers that don't. + +She shows Ben and Sam her book of numbers. It is the same book as theirs. But it is different. It has all the pages numbered. It has all the numbers written. It has all the numbers colored and decorated. + +Ben and Sam are amazed. They say, "Wow, Lily, you are so good at numbers. How did you do this?" Lily says, "I did not skip any page. I did not skip any number. I tried to learn every number. Some numbers were hard, but I did not give up. I asked for help. I used my fingers. I used my toys. I used my imagination. I had fun with numbers." + +Ben and Sam feel sorry. They say, "We skipped many pages. We skipped many numbers. We did not try to learn them. We did not ask for help. We did not use our fingers. We did not use our toys. We did not use our imagination. We did not have fun with numbers." + +Lily says, "Don't be sorry. You can still learn the numbers. You can still have fun with numbers. You can still be my friends. I can help you. We can number things together. We can number the pages of the book. We can number the cars and the blocks. We can number our fingers and our toes. We can number anything we want." + +Ben and Sam are happy. They say, "Thank you, Lily. You are a good friend. You are a good teacher. You are a good numberer. We want to learn the numbers. We want to have fun with numbers. We want to be your friends. We want to number things with you." + +They start to number the pages of the book. They start with the page they skipped. It is eleven. Lily says, "This is eleven. It is one and ten. It is a new number. It is a cool number." Ben and Sam say, "Wow, eleven. It is one and ten. It is a new number. It is a cool number." They write eleven on the page. They color it with crayons. They make it look nice. + +They go to the next page. It is twelve. Lily says, "This is twelve. It is one and two more than ten. It is another new number. It is another cool number." Ben and Sam say, "Wow, twelve. It is one and two more than ten. It is another new number. It is another cool number." They write twelve on the page. They color it with markers. They make it look nice. + +They keep numbering the pages of the book. They keep learning the numbers. They keep having fun with numbers. They keep being friends with Lily. They are happy. They are smart. They are numberers. + +The moral of the story is: Don't skip the hard things. Try to +Anna and Ben are playing with a big box. They want to make a house with the box. They cut a door and a window with scissors. They draw flowers and stars with crayons. They are happy with their house. + +But they need something more. They want to hang a sign on the door. The sign says "Anna and Ben's House". They write the words with a marker. They look for something to hang the sign with. They see a ball of string on the shelf. + +"Let's use the string!" Anna says. She climbs on a chair and takes the string. She gives one end to Ben. She holds the other end. They try to tie the string to the sign and the box. + +But the string is too long. It makes a big loop. Anna and Ben pull the string. They want to make it shorter. But they pull too hard. The string breaks. The sign falls on the floor. The string gets tangled. + +"Oh no!" Anna says. "The string is broken. The sign is broken. Our house is not finished." + +Ben is impatient. He does not like to wait. He wants to play in the house. He does not want to fix the string. He says, "We don't need the sign. Let's play in the house. Come on, Anna." + +But Anna is sad. She likes the sign. She wants to hang it on the door. She says, "No, Ben. We need the sign. It is our house. We have to fix the string. Please help me, Ben." + +Ben sees that Anna is sad. He loves his sister. He wants to make her happy. He says, "Okay, Anna. I will help you. Let's fix the string. Let's hang the sign. Then we can play in the house." + +Anna smiles. She hugs Ben. She says, "Thank you, Ben. You are a good brother. You are a good helper." + +They untangle the string. They tie it to the sign and the box. They hang the sign on the door. They look at their house. They are proud of their house. + +They go inside the box. They pretend to cook and read and sleep. They have fun in their house. They are happy. +Lily and Ben were playing with their toy soldiers. They liked to make them march and fight. They had two teams: red and blue. Lily had the red team and Ben had the blue team. + +They put their soldiers on the floor and made them march to the middle. Then they made them shoot and fall down. They said "bang, bang, bang" and "ouch, ouch, ouch". They pretended it was a war. + +But then Ben saw that Lily had more soldiers than him. He thought that was not fair. He said "Lily, you have too many soldiers. Give me some of yours". Lily said "No, Ben, these are my soldiers. You have enough". They started to argue and shout. + +They were so loud that their mom heard them. She came to see what was wrong. She saw the toy soldiers and the war. She said "Lily and Ben, stop fighting. This is not a nice game. War is not fun. It is sad and scary. You should play something else". + +She picked up the toy soldiers and put them in a box. She gave Lily and Ben some soft toys instead. She said "Here, play with these. They are soft and cuddly. They don't shoot or fall down. They like to hug and be friends". Lily and Ben looked at the soft toys. They felt sorry for fighting. They said "Sorry, mom. Sorry, Lily. Sorry, Ben". They hugged their mom and each other. Then they played with the soft toys and had fun. +Tom and Mia like to play in the park. They like to swing, slide and run. One day, they see a big tree with a long branch. They want to climb on the branch and balance like birds. + +"Look, Mia, I can balance on the branch!" Tom says. He walks on the branch slowly and carefully. He holds his arms out to keep steady. + +"Be careful, Tom, the branch is high and thin!" Mia says. She watches Tom from the ground. She is scared for him. + +"I'm not scared, Mia, I'm brave!" Tom says. He walks faster and faster on the branch. He feels happy and proud. + +But then, the wind blows hard. The branch shakes and bends. Tom loses his balance and falls. He screams and hits the ground. He feels pain and blood. Mia runs to him and cries. + +"Tom, Tom, are you okay?" Mia says. She hugs him and tries to help him. + +But Tom does not answer. He does not move. He does not breathe. He is gone. The wind took him away. Mia is alone and sad. She wishes she could balance with Tom again. +Anna likes to write. She writes on paper, on walls, on books. She writes her name, and shapes, and animals. She writes with pens, and crayons, and markers. She has many colorful markers. She likes to write with them. + +One day, Anna goes to the park with her mom. She sees a big bus. The bus is white and boring. Anna thinks the bus needs some color. She takes her markers from her bag. She runs to the bus. She starts to write on the bus. She writes "Anna" and "bus" and "fun". She makes the bus colorful. + +The bus driver sees Anna. He is angry. He shouts at Anna. "Hey, what are you doing? Stop writing on my bus! You are making a mess!" He grabs Anna's arm. He takes her markers. He calls Anna's mom. + +Anna's mom comes to the bus. She sees Anna's writing. She is shocked. She is sad. She is sorry. She says to the bus driver, "I'm so sorry. She is only three. She likes to write. She didn't know it was wrong." She says to Anna, "Anna, you can't write on other people's things. That is bad. You have to ask first. You have to be careful. You have to say sorry." + +Anna feels bad. She says sorry to the bus driver. She says sorry to her mom. She cries. She wants her markers back. She wants to go home. She doesn't like the park anymore. She doesn't like the bus anymore. She doesn't like to write anymore. +Sam likes to play with his toy tank. He makes it go zoom and boom on the floor. He pretends it is a big and strong tank that can do anything. He likes his tank very much. + +One day, he goes to the park with his mom and dad. He sees a real tank there. It is very big and shiny. It has a big gun and wheels. Sam runs to the tank and wants to touch it. He thinks it is the most original tank he has ever seen. + +"Wow, look at that tank!" he says. "Can I play with it?" + +His mom and dad shake their heads. They say the tank is not a toy. It is for the army. They say the tank is very old and dangerous. They say he can look at it, but not touch it. + +Sam feels sad. He wants to play with the real tank. He thinks it is more fun than his toy tank. He asks his mom and dad why the tank is there. They reply that the tank is a monument. They say it is a reminder of a war that happened a long time ago. They say the tank helped to protect the people and the country. + +Sam listens to his mom and dad. He thinks about the tank and the war. He thinks about the people and the country. He thinks about his toy tank and his games. He feels a little bit different. He feels a little bit curious. He feels a little bit proud. + +He looks at the real tank again. He says, "Thank you, tank, for being so brave and original. You are a very good tank. I like you very much." He smiles and waves at the tank. Then he runs back to his mom and dad. He hugs them and says, "I love you very much. You are very good too." He takes out his toy tank and says, "And you, tank, you are my best friend. You are very fun and original too. Let's go play some more." He makes his toy tank go zoom and boom on the grass. He is happy. +Sam and Lily were twins who liked to play together. They had long hair that sometimes got in their eyes and mouths. One day, their mom said they needed a haircut. She called the salon and asked for a delivery. + +"What is a delivery?" Sam asked. + +"It means someone will come to our house and cut our hair," mom said. "We don't have to go anywhere." + +"Will it hurt?" Lily asked. + +"No, it will be quick and easy," mom said. "And you can choose how you want your hair to look." + +Soon, a lady with a big bag knocked on the door. She was the delivery person. She smiled and said hello to Sam and Lily. She took out some scissors, a comb, a cape, and a mirror from her bag. She asked Sam to sit on a chair and put the cape around him. + +"Are you ready for your haircut, Sam?" she asked. + +"Yes, I am," Sam said. "Can you make my hair short and spiky?" + +"Sure, I can," she said. She combed and cut Sam's hair until it was short and spiky. She showed him the mirror and asked, "Do you like it?" + +"I love it!" Sam said. "I look cool!" + +"Great!" she said. "Now it's Lily's turn." + +She asked Lily to sit on another chair and put the cape around her. + +"Are you ready for your haircut, Lily?" she asked. + +"Yes, I am," Lily said. "Can you make my hair long and curly?" + +"Sure, I can," she said. She combed and cut Lily's hair until it was long and curly. She showed her the mirror and asked, "Do you like it?" + +"I love it!" Lily said. "I look pretty!" + +"Great!" she said. "You both look wonderful!" + +She took off the capes and put them in her bag. She thanked mom for the payment and said goodbye to Sam and Lily. + +"Thank you for the delivery!" mom said. + +"Thank you for the haircut!" Sam and Lily said. + +They hugged the delivery person and waved to her as she left. They ran to their room and played with their new hair. They felt warm and happy. +Tom and Lily were playing in the garden. They saw a lot of ants on the ground. They wanted to watch them. + +"Look, they are carrying things," Tom said. + +"Yes, they are very busy," Lily said. + +They followed the ants to a big hill. The hill had a hole in it. The ants went in and out of the hole. + +"Can we see what is inside?" Tom asked. + +He picked up a stick and poked the hole. The ants got angry. They came out of the hole and bit Tom. + +"Ow, ow, ow!" Tom cried. "They are sharp!" + +Lily dropped her stick and ran to Tom. She hugged him and said, "I'm sorry, Tom. Are you okay?" + +Tom nodded. He rubbed his hand and said, "It hurts, but it will be better soon." + +They decided to leave the ants alone. They went to the swing and played there. + +"That was not fun," Tom said. "That was boring." + +Lily agreed. She said, "Next time, let's play something else." +Lily liked to play with her toys, but she also liked to listen to music. Sometimes, she would hear her mom play the piano in the living room. She thought the piano was a big and interesting thing that made beautiful sounds. + +One day, she asked her mom, "Can I play the piano too?" + +Her mom smiled and said, "Of course, you can. Come, I will show you how." + +She took Lily to the piano and helped her sit on the bench. She pointed to the black and white keys and said, "These are the keys. When you press them, they make different sounds. Do you want to try?" + +Lily nodded and pressed some keys. She heard loud and soft sounds, high and low sounds, happy and sad sounds. She liked how the piano sounded. She felt like she could make her own music. + +She looked at her mom and said, "Mom, I want to become a piano player. Can you teach me more?" + +Her mom hugged her and said, "I would love to teach you more. You have a lot of talent and curiosity. I think you will become a great piano player someday." +Tom liked to play with his tube. He could blow air in it and make funny noises. He could roll it on the floor and chase it. He could pretend it was a snake or a hose or a telescope. He had a lot of fun with his tube. + +But his sister Anna did not like his tube. She thought it was noisy and silly and boring. She wanted to play with her dolls and her tea set. She did not want Tom to bother her with his tube. She was grumpy and mean to Tom. + +One day, Tom was playing with his tube in the living room. He was blowing air in it and making loud sounds. Anna was in her room, playing with her dolls and her tea set. She heard Tom's noise and got angry. She ran to the living room and grabbed his tube. She said, "Stop it! You are not permitted to play with your tube here! It is too loud and annoying! Go away!" + +Tom was sad and scared. He tried to get his tube back, but Anna was stronger. She pulled his tube and broke it in half. She threw the pieces on the floor and said, "There! Now you have no tube! Go cry in your room!" She ran back to her room and slammed the door. + +Tom was very sad and angry. He looked at his broken tube and cried. He had no more fun with his tube. He had no more friend to play with. He felt alone and hurt. He wished Anna was nice to him. He wished he had a new tube. He wished he had a happy ending. But he did not. He had a bad ending. +Rex was a big bird who liked to soar in the sky. He felt free and happy when he flew high and fast. He could see many things from above, like trees, rivers, and animals. + +One day, he saw a shiny thing on the ground. He was curious and wanted to see what it was. He flew down and landed near it. It was a spear, a long stick with a sharp point. Rex had never seen a spear before. He touched it with his beak and felt a pain. He cried out loud. + +"Ouch! What is this? It hurts!" + +A man heard Rex's cry and came out of his hut. He saw Rex and the spear. He was angry and scared. He thought Rex wanted to steal his spear. He picked up a stone and threw it at Rex. + +"Go away, bird! This is my spear! You are bad!" + +Rex was anxious and confused. He did not want to steal the spear. He did not want to be bad. He wanted to fly away, but the spear was stuck in his beak. He could not open his mouth. He felt trapped and sad. + +He looked at the man and tried to say sorry. He made a soft sound. + +"Meep, meep." + +The man heard Rex's sound and saw his eyes. He realized Rex was not bad. He was just curious and hurt. He felt sorry and ashamed. He put down the stone and walked slowly to Rex. + +"Sorry, bird. I was wrong. You are not bad. You are just curious and hurt. Let me help you." + +He gently pulled the spear out of Rex's beak. Rex felt a relief and opened his mouth. He thanked the man. + +"Thank you, man. You are good. You helped me." + +The man smiled and stroked Rex's feathers. He gave him some water and seeds. Rex drank and ate. He felt better and happy. He made a friendly sound. + +"Tweet, tweet." + +The man and Rex became friends. They talked and played. Rex learned about the spear and the man learned about the sky. They both learned something new and had fun. They soared together in their own ways. +Lily was a little girl who liked to play dress-up. She had a pink dress, a shiny crown, and a wand. She pretended to be a queen who lived in a castle of ice. She waved her wand and made everything icy and sparkly. + +One day, she found a big box in the attic. It was full of old clothes and toys. She opened it and saw a lot of things she liked. She saw a coat, a scarf, a hat, and a pair of gloves. They were all white and fluffy. They looked like snow. + +Lily put on the coat, the scarf, the hat, and the gloves. She felt very warm and cozy. She said, "Now I am a real queen of ice. I can make it snow wherever I go." She went downstairs with the box. She wanted to show her mom and dad. + +But when she got to the living room, she saw something strange. There was a big fire in the fireplace. It was very hot and bright. It made the room very warm and red. Lily did not like it. She said, "No, no, no. This is not right. This is not icy. This is not my castle." + +She waved her wand and tried to make it snow. But nothing happened. The fire did not go away. The room did not get colder. The wand did not work. Lily felt sad and angry. She said, "Why does my wand not work? Why can I not make it snow? I am a queen of ice. I can do anything." + +She blinked her eyes and hoped it was a bad dream. But it was not. It was real. She looked at the fire and felt scared. She dropped her wand and ran to her mom and dad. They were sitting on the couch. They saw her and smiled. They said, "Hello, Lily. What are you wearing? You look very cute." + +Lily hugged them and cried. She said, "I am not cute. I am a queen of ice. But my wand does not work. And the fire is too hot. And I want to go back to my castle." + +Her mom and dad hugged her back and said, "Shh, shh, shh. It's okay, Lily. You are not a queen of ice. You are our little girl. And we love you very much. You can play dress-up, but you have to be careful. The fire is not for playing. It can hurt you. And the wand is not magic. It is just a toy. It cannot make it snow. But you can still have fun. You can pretend to be anything you want. You can use your imagination. And we will play with you." + +Lily stopped crying and looked at them. She said, "Really? You will play with me?" + +They said, "Yes, of course. We will play with you. We will be your friends. We will be your king and queen. And we will make you happy." + +Lily smiled and said, "Okay. Thank you. I love you too. But can we please turn off the fire? It is too hot. And I like it icy." +One day, Tom and Mia went to the beach with their mom. They liked to play in the sand and look for shells. They also liked to watch the waves and the fish. + +"Look, Mia, a jellyfish!" Tom said, pointing to a blue blob in the water. "It is so pretty and shiny. Can we touch it?" + +"No, Tom, we can't touch it. Mom said jellyfish can hurt us. They have stingy things on their arms. We have to stay away from them," Mia said, pulling Tom back. + +"But I want to match it. It is blue like my shirt. See?" Tom said, showing his shirt to Mia. + +"Tom, matching is not important. Being safe is important. Jellyfish are not for matching. They are for looking. We can match other things, like shells or rocks or sand. Come on, let's find some," Mia said, taking Tom's hand. + +They walked along the shore, looking for things that matched their clothes or each other. They found a white shell that matched Mia's dress, a brown rock that matched Tom's shorts, and a yellow sand bucket that matched both of their hats. They put them in a pile and smiled. + +"See, Tom, we can match many things. And we are not hurt by jellyfish. We are smart and careful. Mom will be proud of us," Mia said, hugging Tom. + +"I see, Mia. You are right. Matching is fun, but being safe is more fun. And you are the best sister ever. I love you," Tom said, hugging Mia back. + +They ran to their mom and showed her their matching pile. Mom smiled and praised them for being good and clever. She gave them each a hug and a kiss. Then they had a picnic and played some more. They had a wonderful day at the beach. +Lily and Ben were friends who liked to play with fire. They did not know that fire was dangerous and needed oxygen to burn. They were ignorant of the rules of fire safety. + +One day, they found a box of matches in the garage. They decided to light them and see what would happen. They did not tell anyone what they were doing. They sneaked into the backyard and hid behind a bush. + +They lit one match and watched it glow. They thought it was pretty and fun. They lit another match and threw it on the grass. They did not see the dry leaves and twigs that were on the ground. The match started a small fire that quickly grew bigger and bigger. + +The fire ate the oxygen in the air and made a lot of smoke. The smoke made Lily and Ben cough and cry. They tried to run away, but the fire was too fast and blocked their way. They were scared and sorry. + +Luckily, their mom saw the smoke and called the firemen. The firemen came with a big truck and a loud siren. They used water and foam to put out the fire. They found Lily and Ben behind the bush and carried them to safety. + +Lily and Ben were very lucky that they were not hurt by the fire. But they learned a hard lesson that day. They learned that fire was not a toy and that they should never play with it. They learned that they should listen to their mom and the firemen who knew how to keep them safe. They learned that being ignorant was not good and that they should always ask and learn before they do something. They said sorry to their mom and the firemen and promised to never play with fire again. +Lily hated to share her toys. She liked to play with them by herself and make up stories. She had a watch that her grandma gave her. It was shiny and had a pink strap. She loved to look at it and pretend it was a magic watch. + +One day, her friend Ben came over to play. He saw the watch and wanted to try it on. He asked Lily, "Can I wear your watch? It is so pretty." + +Lily said, "No, it is mine. You can't touch it." She hid the watch under her pillow. + +Ben felt sad. He said, "But we are friends. Friends share things. Please, let me see it." + +Lily said, "No, go away. Find something else to play with." She turned her back to him. + +Ben was frustrated. He wanted to see the watch. He thought Lily was being mean. He waited until Lily was busy with her dolls. Then he sneaked to her bed and lifted the pillow. He saw the watch and grabbed it. + +Lily heard a noise and looked up. She saw Ben holding her watch. She screamed, "Hey, that's mine! Give it back!" + +She ran to him and tried to snatch the watch. Ben held it tight and ran away. They both pulled and tugged at the watch. They did not see the cat sleeping on the floor. + +They tripped over the cat and fell down. The watch flew out of their hands and hit the wall. It broke into pieces. The cat hissed and ran away. + +Lily and Ben stared at the broken watch. They both felt sorry. They both said, "I'm sorry." + +They hugged and said, "I'm sorry, too." + +They learned to share and be nice to each other. They also learned to be careful with their toys. They did not hate each other anymore. They were friends again. +Tom is a boy who likes to play with his dog, Max. Max is a big, black lab who can run fast and catch balls. Tom and Max are popular in their street, because they are friendly and fun. + +One day, Tom and Max go to the park with Tom's mom. They see a lot of other kids and dogs there. Tom and Max say hello to them and join them in a game of fetch. Max is very good at fetching, and he makes everyone laugh with his tricks. + +But then, a mean man comes to the park. He has a big net and a truck. He says he wants to catch dogs and send them to a bad place. He says he works for a lab where they do mean things to dogs. He tries to catch Max and the other dogs with his net. + +Tom and Max are scared. They run away from the mean man. Tom's mom sees what is happening and calls the police. She tells them to come fast and stop the mean man. She also tells the other kids and their moms to keep their dogs safe. + +The police come soon and catch the mean man. They take him away and free the dogs he caught. They say he is a bad man who steals dogs and sells them to a bad lab. They say they will find the lab and shut it down. They say they will find good homes for the dogs. + +Tom and Max are happy. They hug each other and thank the police. They also thank Tom's mom for calling the police. They go back to their street and tell their friends what happened. They are happy to be safe and together. They are popular heroes. +Tom and Lily were playing by the pond. They liked to throw stones and watch the ripples. They saw a big, green thing in the water. It had a long tail and a wide mouth. It was an alligator! + +"Look, an alligator!" Tom said. "Let's go closer and say hello." + +"No, Tom, it's dangerous!" Lily said. "Alligators can bite. They have sharp teeth. We should stay away." + +But Tom was curious. He wanted to be friends with the alligator. He picked up a stick and walked towards the pond. He waved the stick and said, "Hi, alligator. Do you want to play with us?" + +The alligator saw Tom and his stick. It did not like Tom. It did not want to play. It wanted to eat. It opened its wide mouth and roared. It swam fast towards Tom. + +Tom was scared. He dropped the stick and ran back to Lily. He hugged her and said, "Sorry, Lily. You were right. The alligator is not nice. It is mean. Let's go home." + +Lily nodded. She was glad that Tom was safe. She said, "It's okay, Tom. I forgive you. But next time, listen to me. Alligators are not for playing. They are for leaving alone." + +They held hands and walked away from the pond. They did not look back at the alligator. They learned their lesson. They accepted that some animals are not friendly. They decided to play with their toys instead. +Lily and Max are in the car with Mom and Dad. They are going to the park to play. Lily likes the park. It has swings and slides and a big sandbox. Max likes the park too. He likes to run and chase the birds and the squirrels. + +But the car stops on the road. Mom looks at the dashboard and says, "Oh no, we have no gas!" Dad says, "Don't worry, there is a gas station nearby. I will go and get some gas. You stay here with Mom and Lily." + +Dad gets out of the car and walks to the gas station. Lily and Max look out the window. They see many cars and trucks and buses. They see many people and animals. They see many colorful things. They see a red fire truck, a yellow school bus, a green tractor, a blue bike, a pink balloon, a purple hat, a brown dog, a white cat, a black crow, a orange carrot, a rainbow and a sun. + +Lily and Max point and name the colorful things. They have fun. They say, "Look, a red fire truck!" "Look, a yellow school bus!" "Look, a green tractor!" and so on. Mom smiles and says, "You are very smart. You know many colors." + +Soon, Dad comes back with a can of gas. He puts the gas in the car. He says, "We have gas now. We can go to the park." He gets in the car and starts the engine. The car moves again. Lily and Max clap and cheer. They say, "Yay, we can go to the park!" Mom says, "Yes, we can. But first, we have to finish this road." Dad says, "Don't worry, we will be there soon." Lily and Max look out the window again. They see more colorful things. They are happy. They like the car. They like the road. They like the park. They like Mom and Dad. They like each other. They are a colorful family. +Lily and Ben were playing in the snow. They made a big snowman with a hat, a scarf and a carrot nose. They were very happy with their snowman. He looked perfect. + +"Hello, Mr. Snowman!" Lily said. "You are our friend. We will come back and play with you tomorrow." + +"Yes, we will," Ben said. "But now we have to go home. It is getting dark and cold. Bye, Mr. Snowman!" + +They waved to their snowman and ran to their house. + +The next day, Lily and Ben woke up and looked out of the window. They saw that the sun was shining brightly. They put on their coats and boots and ran outside. But when they got to their snowman, they saw that he was not perfect anymore. He was smaller and his hat, scarf and carrot nose had fallen off. He looked sad. + +"Oh no, Mr. Snowman!" Lily cried. "What happened to you?" + +"Me too, Mr. Snowman!" Ben said. "You were so big and nice yesterday. Why did you change?" + +They heard a soft voice from the snowman. He said, "I'm sorry, Lily and Ben. I can't help it. The sun is too warm for me. It makes me melt. Soon I will be gone. I will be just water and powder." + +Lily and Ben felt sorry for their snowman. They hugged him gently and said, "We are sorry, Mr. Snowman. We didn't know that the sun would hurt you. We wish you could stay with us. We love you, Mr. Snowman." + +The snowman smiled and said, "I love you too, Lily and Ben. You are very kind and sweet. Thank you for making me and playing with me. You made me happy. But don't be sad. I will always be with you in your hearts. And maybe next winter, you can make me again. But for now, you have to let me go. Goodbye, Lily and Ben." + +Lily and Ben said goodbye to their snowman. They watched him melt away until he was gone. They felt sad, but they also felt happy. They learned that some things don't last forever, but they can still enjoy them while they can. They also learned that love never melts away, but stays in their hearts. They went back to their house and told their mom and dad about their snowman. They said they would always remember him. And they did. +Lily and Ben were twins who liked to play outside. One day, they saw a big sign near the park. The sign said "Keep Out. Danger." Lily and Ben were curious. They wanted to see what was behind the sign. + +They climbed over the fence and walked into the park. They saw a lot of trees and flowers and birds. They also saw a big pond with frogs and fish. They thought it was fun and pretty. They did not see any danger. + +But then, they heard a loud roar. They turned around and saw a big bear. The bear was angry and hungry. It wanted to eat Lily and Ben. Lily and Ben were scared. They wanted to run away. + +But they remembered what their mom and dad had told them. They said "If you see a bear, you have to behave. You have to be brave and still and quiet. You have to look at the bear's eyes and back away slowly. You do not have to scream or run or throw things. That will make the bear more angry." + +Lily and Ben did what their mom and dad had told them. They behaved. They were brave and still and quiet. They looked at the bear's eyes and backed away slowly. They did not scream or run or throw things. The bear saw that Lily and Ben were not a threat. It lost interest and walked away. + +Lily and Ben were relieved. They climbed over the fence and ran back to their home. They told their mom and dad what had happened. Their mom and dad were shocked and proud. They hugged Lily and Ben and said "You are very brave and smart. You did the right thing. But please, do not go near the sign again. It is there for a reason. It is there to keep you safe." Lily and Ben nodded and said "We are sorry. We will not go near the sign again. We love you." They learned their lesson and never went near the sign again. +Sara and Tom are twins. They like to play with their toys and books. But sometimes they fight over things. One day, they see their mom make coffee in the kitchen. They think it smells good. + +"Can we have some coffee, mom?" Sara asks. + +"No, coffee is for grown-ups. It is too hot and sour for you. You can have milk or juice instead." Mom says. + +But Sara and Tom do not listen. They insist on having coffee. They sneak into the kitchen when mom is not looking. They find the coffee pot and pour some into their cups. + +"Let's try it. It must be yummy." Tom says. + +They sip the coffee and make a face. It is very hot and sour. It burns their tongues and makes them cough. They do not like it at all. + +"Yuck! This is awful!" Sara says. + +"I told you so. Coffee is not for kids. You should have listened to mom." Mom says. She comes into the kitchen and sees the mess. She is not happy. + +"Sorry, mom. We were curious. We won't do it again." Tom says. + +Mom sighs and hugs them. She is glad they are not hurt. She teaches them a lesson. + +"Curiosity is good, but you have to be careful. Some things are not for you. You have to respect mom's rules. They are for your own good." Mom says. + +Sara and Tom nod and say sorry again. They learn their lesson. They drink their milk and juice and play nicely. They do not want coffee anymore. They think it is too sour. +Tom and Lily were playing in the park. They liked to dig in the sand with their shovels and buckets. They made a big hole and put their toys inside. + +"Look, I found a worm!" Lily said, holding up a long, wiggly thing. + +"Let me see!" Tom said, reaching for the worm. But as he did, the hole collapsed and buried their toys. + +"Oh no!" Lily cried. "Our toys are underground!" + +Tom and Lily tried to dig them out, but the sand was too heavy and hard. They felt helpless and sad. + +Suddenly, they heard a loud bark. It was their dog, Spot, who had followed them to the park. Spot saw the hole and smelled the toys. He started to dig with his paws, making the sand fly everywhere. + +"Good boy, Spot!" Tom and Lily cheered. "You can help us!" + +Spot dug faster and faster, until he made a big pile of sand. Then, he appeared with a toy in his mouth. It was Lily's teddy bear. + +"Thank you, Spot!" Lily said, hugging her bear. "You are the best dog ever!" + +Spot wagged his tail and dropped the toy. Then, he went back to the hole and dug some more. He appeared with another toy, and another, and another, until he found all of Tom and Lily's toys. + +Tom and Lily were so happy. They thanked Spot and gave him a big hug. Then, they played with their toys and their dog in the park. They had a lot of fun. +Tom and Lily are friends. They like to play outside. But today, it is raining. The rain makes big puddles on the ground. Tom and Lily are sad. They do not want to play inside. + +"Let's go out and play in the rain!" Tom says. He puts on his boots and his coat. He holds his umbrella. + +"No, thank you," Lily says. She does not like the rain. She thinks it is cold and wet. She stays on the couch with her doll. + +"Come on, Lily, it will be fun!" Tom says. He encourages Lily to join him. He tells her they can splash in the puddles, make mud pies, and look for rainbows. + +Lily thinks for a moment. She sees that Tom is jolly. He smiles and laughs. He does not mind the rain. He makes it look like an adventure. + +"Okay, Tom, I will try," Lily says. She puts on her boots and her coat. She takes her umbrella. She follows Tom outside. + +They play in the rain. They splash in the puddles, make mud pies, and look for rainbows. They have a lot of fun. They are jolly. They are happy. They are friends. +Tommy was a popular otter who liked to play with his friends in the river. He was good at swimming, diving and catching fish. He also liked to share his fish with his friends and make them happy. + +One day, Tommy saw a big bird flying over the river. It was a hawk, and it was looking for food. Tommy was scared, because he knew the hawk could hurt him and his friends. He quickly swam to his friends and told them to hide under the water. + +"Quick, friends, hide! There is a big bird in the sky. It wants to eat us!" Tommy said. + +His friends listened to Tommy and followed him under the water. They stayed close to each other and waited for the bird to go away. Tommy was brave and peeked out of the water to see if the bird was still there. + +The hawk saw Tommy and swooped down to catch him. Tommy was fast and dodged the hawk's claws. He splashed water at the hawk's face and made it angry. The hawk tried again and again to catch Tommy, but Tommy was smarter and faster. He protected himself and his friends from the hawk. + +After a while, the hawk gave up and flew away. Tommy and his friends came out of the water and cheered. They were safe and happy. They thanked Tommy for protecting them and called him a hero. Tommy was proud and happy. He hugged his friends and said: + +"Don't worry, friends, I will always protect you. You are my best friends." +Anna likes to go to the park with her mom. She likes to see the flowers, the swings, and the birds. Her favorite birds are the pigeons. They are gray and white and have red feet. + +One day, Anna sees a big pigeon on the grass. It is bigger than the other pigeons. It has a shiny ring on its leg. Anna thinks it is pretty. She wants to touch it. + +She runs to the big pigeon and tries to catch it. But the big pigeon is fast. It flies away from Anna. Anna is sad. She cries. + +Her mom hears her cry and comes to her. She hugs Anna and says, "Don't cry, sweetie. The big pigeon is not a pet. It is a sign pigeon. It carries messages from one place to another. That's why it has a ring on its leg. It is very special." + +Anna stops crying and looks at the big pigeon. It is on a tree now. It coos and flaps its wings. Anna thinks it is saying hello. She smiles and waves at the big pigeon. She says, "Hello, sign pigeon. You are very special. I like you." The big pigeon coos back. Anna is happy. +Lily and Tom were playing with their toys in the yard. They had a large box that they pretended was a castle. They used crayons to draw windows and doors on it. They also had some shiny paper that they cut into shapes and glued on the box. They said it was gold. + +"Look at our castle!" Lily said. "It is so pretty and strong!" + +"Yes, it is!" Tom said. "We are the king and queen of the castle!" + +They put on some crowns and capes that they made from old clothes. They had fun playing inside and outside the box. + +But then, a big wind came and blew the box away. The paper gold flew off and the crayons smeared. The box landed on the other side of the yard, all torn and dirty. + +"Oh no!" Lily cried. "Our castle is broken!" + +Tom ran after the box and tried to fix it. He taped some parts together and picked up some paper gold. But it did not look the same. + +"I'm sorry, Lily," Tom said. "I can't fix it. It is too bad." + +Lily was very sad. She hugged Tom and said, "It's okay, Tom. You tried your best. Thank you for being my friend." + +They decided to make a new castle with a different box. They asked their mom for some more crayons and paper. They worked together and made a new castle that was even prettier and stronger than the first one. + +They smiled and said, "We did it! We fixed it!" + +They put on their crowns and capes again and played happily in their new castle. They did not mind the wind anymore. They knew they could always fix anything with their imagination and love. +Lily and Sam like to play with trains. They have a big box of train tracks and cars. They make a long train and a station with blocks. They put people and animals on the train and the station. + +One day, Lily and Sam want to make a bridge for the train. They find some sticks and some string. They tie the sticks together with the string. They put the bridge over a wide gap in the tracks. They are very proud of their bridge. + +They push the train over the bridge. The train goes slowly and carefully. But then, the string snaps! The bridge falls down and the train crashes. Lily and Sam are scared and sad. They hear a loud noise. + +They look up and see their mom. She heard the noise and came to see what happened. She sees the broken bridge and the train. She hugs Lily and Sam and tells them it's okay. She helps them fix the bridge and the train. She tells them they are very clever and creative. Lily and Sam smile and hug their mom. They play with the train and the bridge again. They are happy. +Tom and Lily were twins who liked to play in the park. They had a big ball that they could kick and throw and catch. One day, they saw a new slide in the park. It was very high and shiny and had a cross at the top. Tom and Lily wanted to try the slide, but they had to wait for their turn. + +Tom was very excited and ran to the slide when it was his turn. He climbed up the ladder and sat on the slide. He looked at the cross and smiled. He thought it was perfect for him. He pushed himself down the slide and felt the wind in his hair. He was having so much fun. + +Lily was a little scared and walked slowly to the slide when it was her turn. She climbed up the ladder and sat on the slide. She looked at the cross and frowned. She thought it was too high and scary. She wished she had her ball with her. She did not want to go down the slide. + +But then something bad happened. The wind blew very hard and the cross fell off the slide. It hit Lily on the head and made her cry. Tom heard Lily cry and ran to her. He hugged her and said he was sorry. He gave her his ball and said they could play with it instead. Lily stopped crying and smiled. She thanked Tom and said he was a good brother. They played with the ball and forgot about the slide. They were happy again. +One day, Ben and Lily went to the park with their mom. They saw many flowers and bees. Ben and Lily liked to watch the bees fly from flower to flower. + +"Look, mom, the bees are making honey!" Lily said. + +"Yes, they are, honey. The bees live in a hive. That is their home. They work hard to make honey and store it in the hive," mom said. + +"Can we see the hive, mom?" Ben asked. + +"Maybe, but we have to be careful. The bees might sting us if we get too close. They don't like strangers near their hive," mom said. + +Ben and Lily followed mom to a big tree. They saw a round thing hanging from a branch. It was the hive. It had a small hole where the bees went in and out. + +"Wow, the hive is so big!" Lily said. + +"It is. The bees are very creative. They make the hive with wax and shape it with their mouths," mom said. + +Suddenly, a loud noise scared the bees. It was a dog barking. The dog ran towards the tree and tried to jump and catch the hive. + +"Run, run, the bees are angry!" mom shouted. + +Ben, Lily and mom ran away from the tree. The bees came out of the hive and chased the dog. They buzzed and stung the dog. The dog yelped and ran away too. + +The bees scattered in the air. Some of them went back to the hive. Some of them followed the dog. Some of them flew to other flowers. + +Ben, Lily and mom were safe. They watched the bees from a distance. + +"Sorry, bees, we didn't mean to bother you," Ben said. + +"Thank you, bees, for making honey," Lily said. + +"Let's go home, kids. We learned a lot today. The bees are amazing, but we have to respect them and their hive," mom said. + +The end. +Tom and Sam are friends. They like to play cops and robbers. Tom has a hat and a gun. Sam has a mask and a bag. They run around the yard and pretend to chase each other. + +"Stop, robber! Give me the bag!" Tom shouts. He points his gun at Sam. + +"No, no, no! You can't catch me!" Sam says. He runs away with the bag. + +Tom runs after him. He tries to wear his hat, but it is too big. It falls off his head. He picks it up and puts it back on. + +"Ha, ha, ha! Your hat is too big! It does not fit you!" Sam laughs. He hides behind a tree. + +Tom feels sad. He likes his hat. He thinks it makes him look like a real cop. He does not like Sam's laugh. + +He sees Sam behind the tree. He aims his gun and says, "Bang, bang, bang! I got you, robber!" + +Sam falls to the ground and drops the bag. He pretends to be hurt. + +"Ow, ow, ow! You shot me, cop! You win!" Sam says. + +Tom runs to him and helps him up. He gives him a hug. + +"I'm sorry, Sam. I did not mean to hurt you. Are you okay?" Tom says. + +"I'm okay, Tom. It was just a game. You are a good cop. And I like your hat. It is cool." Sam says. + +They smile and hug again. They are still friends. They share the bag and the hat and the gun. They play some more. They have fun. +Lila and Tom were playing in the park. They liked to run, jump and slide on the grass and the swings. They saw many things in the park: trees, flowers, birds, dogs and people. They liked to look at the landscape, the big picture of the park and the sky. + +One day, they saw a big box near a bench. They were curious and went to see what was inside. They opened the box and found a big blanket with many colors. It was soft and warm. They took the blanket out of the box and played with it. + +"Look, Lila, we can wrap ourselves with the blanket and pretend we are in a tent," Tom said. + +"OK, Tom, let's do that. It will be fun and cozy," Lila said. + +They wrapped themselves with the blanket and made a tent on the grass. They felt safe and happy inside the tent. They told each other stories and jokes. They laughed and hugged. They did not want to leave the tent. + +They did not see that a lady was watching them from the bench. She was smiling and holding a camera. She was the one who left the box and the blanket for them. She wanted to surprise them and make them happy. She was their grandma. She took a picture of them and put it in her pocket. She was very proud of them. She loved them very much. +Sara likes to play dress-up. She has many clothes in her closet. She has dresses, hats, shoes, and jewelry. She likes to wear different things and pretend she is someone else. + +One day, Sara finds a fake fur coat in her closet. It is big and soft and brown. She thinks it is very pretty. She puts it on and looks in the mirror. She feels like a princess or a queen. She says, "I am the ruler of the forest. All the animals are my friends." + +She goes to the living room, where her brother Tom is playing with his cars. She says, "Hello, Tom. I am the ruler of the forest. Do you want to be my friend?" Tom looks at her and laughs. He says, "You are not the ruler of the forest. You are Sara. And that is not a real fur coat. That is a fake fur coat. It is old and ugly. Mom said it was grandma's coat. She gave it to us for fun." + +Sara feels sad and angry. She says, "No, it is not old and ugly. It is beautiful and warm. And I am the ruler of the forest. You are mean and rude. You are not my friend." She runs back to her closet and slams the door. + +Tom feels sorry for Sara. He likes to play with her. He thinks she has a good imagination. He says, "Sara, I am sorry. I was just joking. You can be the ruler of the forest if you want. And your coat is nice. Can I see it?" He knocks on the closet door. + +Sara hears Tom and opens the door. She sees that he is smiling and not laughing. She says, "Really? You are sorry? You think my coat is nice?" Tom says, "Yes, I am sorry. And yes, I think your coat is nice. Can I wear it too?" Sara says, "Okay. You can wear it too. But only if you are my friend. And only if you are nice to the animals." Tom says, "Okay. I will be your friend. And I will be nice to the animals." They hug and share the coat. They go to the living room and play dress-up. They pretend they are the rulers of the forest. And they have fun. +Anna and Ben are restless. They want to play outside, but it is raining. They look at the window and see the gray sky and the wet grass. + +"Can we go out, Mom?" Anna asks. + +"Not now, dear. It is too wet and cold. Why don't you play with your toys?" Mom says. + +Anna and Ben sigh. They do not want to play with their toys. They have played with them many times. They want to do something new and fun. + +They look around the room and see a big box. It is empty and brown. They have an idea. + +"Let's make a car!" Ben says. + +"Yes, let's!" Anna says. + +They run to the box and start to decorate it. They use crayons, stickers, and paper to make wheels, windows, and lights. They also make a steering wheel and a horn. + +They are very happy with their car. They pretend to drive it around the room. They make noises like vroom, beep, and screech. + +They have a lot of speed. They go fast and slow, left and right, up and down. They have fun. + +They see Mom smiling at them. She is proud of their car. + +"You made a great car, Anna and Ben. You are very creative and clever. You united your ideas and skills," Mom says. + +"Thank you, Mom. We love our car. Can we take it outside when it stops raining?" Anna asks. + +"Of course, dear. But for now, why don't you park your car and have a snack? You must be hungry after all that driving," Mom says. + +Anna and Ben agree. They park their car and go to the kitchen. They have some cookies and milk. They are not restless anymore. They are happy. +Lily and Ben are friends. They like to play in the sand at the park. They make castles and tunnels and hills with the sand. They have fun. + +One day, a big dog comes to the park. The dog is not calm. The dog runs and barks and jumps. The dog sees the sand and thinks it is fun too. The dog runs to the sand and digs and rolls and shakes. The dog messes up the castles and tunnels and hills. Lily and Ben are sad and angry. + +They shout at the dog. "Go away, dog! You are bad! You ruin our sand!" But the dog does not listen. The dog keeps playing in the sand. Lily and Ben do not know what to do. + +Then, they see a lady. The lady is the dog's owner. She is looking for the dog. She sees the dog and the sand and the children. She is sorry. She calls the dog. "Come here, dog! You are naughty! You have to clean the sand!" The dog listens to the lady. The dog stops playing and goes to the lady. The lady puts a leash on the dog. She says sorry to Lily and Ben. "I am sorry, children. My dog did not mean to ruin your sand. He just wanted to play. Can we help you clean the sand?" + +Lily and Ben are still sad and angry, but they are also kind. They say yes to the lady. They work together to clean the sand. They fix the castles and tunnels and hills. They make the sand nice again. The lady and the dog help too. They say thank you and goodbye. Lily and Ben are happy. They play in the sand again. They are friends. +Anna likes to watch videos on her tablet. She likes to see animals and songs and colors. Sometimes she watches with her brother Tom, who is older. He likes to watch cars and robots and games. + +One day, Anna and Tom are watching a video about a zoo. They see lions and monkeys and elephants. Anna likes the elephants best. They are big and gray and have long noses. She wants to touch them and hug them. + +She asks Tom, "Can we go to the zoo and see the elephants?" + +Tom says, "Maybe. But you have to be careful. Elephants are very strong. They can squeeze you with their noses." + +Anna says, "Squeeze me? Like this?" She hugs Tom and squeezes him hard. + +Tom says, "Ow! Yes, like that. But harder. Much harder." + +Anna says, "I don't like that. I don't want the elephants to squeeze me. I just want to look at them." + +Tom says, "Okay. Then we can go to the zoo and look at them. But you have to be alert. Alert means you have to pay attention and listen and follow the rules. If you don't, you might get in trouble." + +Anna says, "I can be alert. I can pay attention and listen and follow the rules. I want to see the elephants and be safe." + +Tom says, "Good. Then let's finish the video and ask Mom if we can go to the zoo." + +Anna says, "Okay. Let's do that." She smiles and cuddles with Tom. She likes to watch videos with him. He is a good brother. +Tom is a big dog who likes to eat steak. He lives with Ben, who is a boy. Ben loves Tom and sometimes gives him steak from his plate. Tom is happy when Ben gives him steak. + +One day, Ben's mom makes steak for dinner. She tells Ben, "This is an important steak. It is for your dad. He is coming home from work and he is very hungry. Do not give any steak to Tom, okay?" + +Ben says, "Okay, mom. I will not give any steak to Tom." He puts his plate on the table and goes to wash his hands. + +Tom smells the steak. He thinks, "Steak is good. I want steak. Ben always gives me steak. Maybe he will give me some later." He jumps on the table and sees the steak. He sees Ben's plate and his mom's plate. He also sees a big plate with a lot of steak. He thinks, "This must be Ben's steak. He has so much. He will not mind if I take some." + +Tom grabs the big plate with his mouth and runs away. He does not know that this is the important steak for Ben's dad. He does not hear Ben's mom scream, "Tom, no! That is dad's steak!" + +Ben comes back from the bathroom and sees what Tom has done. He is very sad and angry. He says, "Tom, you are a bad dog! You took dad's steak! You did not listen to mom! You did not share with me! You are not my friend anymore!" + +Tom does not understand why Ben is mad at him. He thinks, "But I like steak. And I like Ben. Why is he yelling at me?" He tries to lick Ben's face, but Ben pushes him away. He says, "Go away, Tom! I do not want to play with you!" + +Tom feels sad and confused. He does not know what he did wrong. He goes to his bed and lies down. He eats the steak, but it does not taste good. He wishes Ben would forgive him and be his friend again. He does not know that Ben's dad will be very upset when he comes home and sees no steak. He does not know that Ben's mom will be very angry with him and Ben. He does not know that he has made a big problem for everyone. He only knows that he is lonely and sorry. He whimpers and cries. He has a bad ending. +Anna and Ben are friends who like to play with toys. They have many toys, but their favorite is a big jet that can fly in the air. They pretend to be pilots and go on adventures with the jet. + +One day, a man comes to their house. He says he wants to buy the jet for a lot of money. He says he likes jets and he has a big collection. Anna and Ben are surprised and confused. They love their jet and they do not want to sell it. + +"Please, let me have your jet," the man says. "I will give you many coins and candies. You can buy other toys with them." + +Anna and Ben look at each other. They do not know what to do. They think about their jet and how much fun they have with it. They think about the coins and candies and how they could buy other toys with them. + +"No, thank you," Anna says. "We do not want to sell our jet. It is our favorite toy. We have many adventures with it. We are happy with it." + +The man looks sad and angry. He says they are silly and modest. He says they do not know how to make a good deal. He says he will find another jet somewhere else. He leaves in a hurry. + +Anna and Ben hug each other and their jet. They are glad they did not sell their jet. They do not care about the coins and candies. They have everything they need. They are happy and modest. They go back to playing with their jet and having more adventures. +Lily was sleepy. She wanted to go to bed, but she heard a noise outside. She got up and walked to the window. She saw a big box with a bow on it. She wondered what was inside. + +She opened the door and ran to the box. She tried to open it, but it was too hard. She pulled and pushed, but nothing happened. She felt sad and tired. + +"Hey, Lily, what are you doing?" her brother Jake asked. He came out of his room and saw her with the box. + +"I want to open this box, but I can't," Lily said. "Can you help me?" + +"Sure, let me see," Jake said. He looked at the box and saw a tag. It said, "To Lily, from Grandma and Grandpa. Do not open until your birthday." + +"Oh, Lily, this is a present for you, but you have to wait until your birthday to open it," Jake said. "It's not today, it's next week." + +"Next week? That's too long!" Lily said. "I want to see what's inside now!" + +"I know, but you have to be patient," Jake said. "Maybe it's something very special and fun. Maybe it's a toy, or a book, or a dress. You'll find out soon enough." + +Lily sighed. She was curious, but she knew Jake was right. She hugged the box and said, "Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa. I love you. I can't wait to open your present." + +She carried the box back to her room and put it under her bed. She climbed into her bed and snuggled with her teddy bear. She felt sleepy again. + +"Good night, Lily," Jake said. He turned off the light and closed the door. + +"Good night, Jake," Lily said. She closed her eyes and dreamed of the box and what was inside. +Lily and Sam liked to play chess. Chess was a game with black and white pieces that moved on a board. Lily and Sam had a chess set at home, and they played every day. Lily was very good at chess, and she often won. Sam was not so good, and he often lost. He did not like to lose. + +One day, it was very cold outside. The wind was icy, and the snow was thick. Lily and Sam could not go out to play. They stayed at home, and they played chess. Lily ordered Sam to move his pieces. She said, "Move your king here, move your queen there, move your rook here." Sam did not like to be ordered. He wanted to move his pieces his way. He said, "No, I will not move my pieces like that. I will move them like this." He moved his pieces differently, and he made a mistake. Lily saw his mistake, and she said, "Ha, ha, ha, you are silly. You made a mistake. Now I can take your king. Checkmate. I win, you lose." + +Sam was very angry. He did not like to be laughed at. He did not like to lose. He did not like chess. He grabbed the chess board, and he threw it on the floor. The pieces flew everywhere, and some of them broke. Lily was very sad. She liked chess. She liked her chess set. She did not like to see it broken. She cried, and she said, "Why did you do that? You are mean. You broke my chess set. I hate you." + +Sam did not care. He was still angry. He said, "I don't care. I hate you too. I hate chess. Chess is stupid. You are stupid." He ran to his room, and he slammed the door. Lily stayed on the floor, and she cried. She picked up the broken pieces, and she tried to fix them. But she could not fix them. They were broken for good. She had no one to play chess with. She had no chess set. She was lonely and unhappy. The end. +Lily and Ben are friends. They like to paint with pens. They have many pens with many colors. They paint on paper, on walls, on rocks, on anything they can find. + +One day, they find a big box. It is empty. Lily and Ben have an idea. They want to paint the box. They think it will be fun. They take their pens and start to paint. + +Lily paints a flower on one side of the box. Ben paints a car on another side. They are happy. They paint more and more. They use all their colors. + +But then, they have a problem. Their pens run out of paint. They are empty. Lily and Ben are sad. They want to paint more. They look at each other. + +"Can I use your pen?" Lily asks Ben. + +"No, it is my pen. You can't have it." Ben says. + +"But your pen has a little bit of paint left. My pen has no paint at all." Lily says. + +"I don't care. It is still my pen. Go find your own pen." Ben says. + +Lily and Ben are angry. They start to fight. They pull and push each other. They yell and cry. They forget about the box. They forget about painting. They forget about being friends. +Tom and Lily were twins who liked to play in the park. They liked to jump on the swings, the slide and the seesaw. They also liked to talk to their friends, the birds and the squirrels. + +One day, Tom felt a pain in his tummy. He told Lily and she said, "Maybe you ate too much candy. Let's go home and tell Mommy." They walked home and Mommy saw that Tom was pale and sad. She said, "Oh, Tom, you don't look well. Let's go to the doctor and see what's wrong." + +The doctor checked Tom and said, "Tom, you have a problem with your appendix. It's a small part of your tummy that sometimes gets sick. You need an operation to take it out. Don't worry, it's not a big deal. You will feel better soon." + +Tom was scared and said, "What is an operation? Will it hurt? Can Lily come with me?" The doctor said, "An operation is when I make a small cut in your tummy and take out the sick part. I will give you some medicine to make you sleep and not feel anything. Lily can't come with you, but she can wait for you with Mommy. You will wake up in a room with other kids who had operations too. They will be your new friends." + +Tom said, "Okay, I trust you, doctor. But I will miss Lily and the park and the birds and the squirrels." Lily said, "I will miss you too, Tom. But I will come and visit you every day. And when you get better, we will go back to the park and jump and play again." + +Tom smiled and hugged Lily. He said, "Thank you, Lily. You are the best sister ever. I love you." Lily said, "I love you too, Tom. You are the best brother ever. Be brave and strong." They kissed and said goodbye. Mommy took Tom to the operation room and Lily waited with a book. She hoped that Tom would be okay and that the operation would not be too dull. +Anna and Ben are friends. They like to play with toys and books. But today, they have a problem. Anna wants to play with the red car, and Ben wants to play with the blue car. They both say, "This is my car!" + +Anna and Ben start to pull the cars. They pull and pull and pull. The cars seem to break. Anna and Ben hear a loud snap. They look at the cars. The wheels are off. The cars are broken. + +Anna and Ben are sad. They are also angry. They say, "You broke my car!" They do not want to play with each other. They sit on the floor and cry. + +Mom hears the noise. She comes to the room. She sees the broken cars and the crying children. She says, "What happened here?" + +Anna and Ben tell Mom what happened. They blame each other. They say, "It is his fault!" and "It is her fault!" + +Mom says, "I am sorry that your cars are broken. But it is not nice to fight and blame. You are friends. You should share and help. Can you say sorry to each other?" + +Anna and Ben look at each other. They feel sorry. They say, "Sorry, Anna." and "Sorry, Ben." They hug each other. + +Mom says, "That is good. I am proud of you. Now, let us see if we can fix the cars. Maybe we can use some glue and tape. Do you want to help me?" + +Anna and Ben say, "Yes, Mom. We want to help." They smile and get up. They go to the table with Mom. They try to fix the cars. They have fun. They do not seem angry anymore. They seem happy. They stay friends. +Lila wanted to help her mom make soup for dinner. She saw a big pot on the stove and a spoon next to it. She thought she could stir the soup and make it yummy. She climbed on a chair and reached for the spoon. + +But the pot was very hot and the soup was boiling. Lila did not know that. She touched the pot with her hand and it burned her. She screamed and dropped the spoon. The soup splashed on the stove and the floor. Lila started to cry. + +Her mom heard her and ran to the kitchen. She saw what happened and hugged Lila. She took her to the sink and ran cold water on her hand. She said, "Lila, I'm sorry you got hurt. But you should never touch the pot when it's on the stove. It's very dangerous. The pot is powerful and can hurt you. You have to wait until it's cool and I tell you it's safe." + +Lila nodded and said, "I'm sorry, mom. I wanted to help you. I didn't know the pot was powerful." + +Her mom smiled and said, "It's okay, Lila. I know you wanted to help. But you have to be careful and listen to me. There are some things you can do and some things you can't. Next time, you can help me wrap the bread or set the table. Those are safe and fun things to do." + +Lila smiled and said, "Okay, mom. I will help you wrap the bread and set the table. And I will never touch the pot again." + +Her mom kissed her and said, "That's a good girl. I love you, Lila." + +Lila said, "I love you, mom." + +The moral of the story is: Listen to your parents and be careful with powerful things. +Lily wanted to call her grandma and say hello. She looked for the telephone in the living room, but she could not find it. She asked her mom, who was busy wrapping a present for her dad. + +"Mom, where is the telephone?" Lily said. + +"It's in the kitchen, Lily. But you can't use it now. Grandma is sleeping. You can call her later, okay?" Mom said. + +Lily was stubborn. She did not want to wait. She ran to the kitchen and saw the telephone on the table. She picked it up and tried to dial the number. But she did not know how to do it. She pressed some buttons and heard a beep. + +"Hello, hello, is this grandma?" Lily said. + +No one answered. Lily was confused. She pressed some more buttons and heard another beep. + +"Hello, hello, is this grandma?" Lily said again. + +Still no one answered. Lily was frustrated. She threw the telephone on the floor and started to cry. + +Mom heard the noise and came to the kitchen. She saw the telephone broken and Lily crying. + +"Oh, Lily, what did you do?" Mom said. + +"I wanted to call grandma, but she did not talk to me. The telephone is bad. I don't like it." Lily said. + +Mom hugged Lily and tried to calm her down. + +"I'm sorry, Lily, but you can't call grandma like that. You need to know the right number and wait for her to answer. The telephone is not bad, it's just a tool. You broke it and now we can't use it. That's not nice." Mom said. + +Lily felt sorry. She did not mean to break the telephone. She just wanted to hear grandma's voice. + +"I'm sorry, Mom. I won't do it again. Can we fix the telephone?" Lily said. + +Mom smiled and kissed Lily. + +"Maybe we can, but it will take some time. For now, why don't we finish wrapping the present for dad? He will be home soon and he will be happy to see it. And maybe later, we can call grandma together and say hello. How does that sound?" Mom said. + +Lily nodded and smiled. She liked the idea. She helped Mom wrap the present and put a bow on it. She hoped dad would like it. And she hoped grandma would wake up and talk to her. She loved them both very much. +Tim and Kim are twins. They like to play outside on the lawn. The lawn is green and soft. They have a ball, a bike and a doll. + +One day, Mom says, "Tim and Kim, can you be helpful and water the lawn? It is very dry and needs some water." + +Tim and Kim say, "Yes, Mom, we can be helpful. We like to water the lawn." + +They take the hose and turn on the tap. They spray the water on the lawn. They make a rainbow with the water. They laugh and have fun. + +But then, Kim sees the doll on the lawn. She says, "Tim, can you please give me the doll? I want to play with her." + +Tim says, "No, Kim, I want to play with the doll. She is mine." + +Kim says, "No, Tim, she is mine. I had her first." + +They start to pull the doll. They are not helpful. They are angry. + +Mom hears them and comes outside. She says, "Tim and Kim, what are you doing? Why are you fighting over the doll? You have to share and be nice to each other." + +Tim and Kim feel sorry. They say, "Sorry, Mom. Sorry, Kim. Sorry, Tim." + +They hug and make up. They give the doll to Mom. They say, "Mom, can you please play with the doll? We want to water the lawn together." + +Mom smiles and says, "Sure, I can play with the doll. You are very helpful and sweet. I love you, Tim and Kim." + +They love Mom too. They water the lawn and play with the ball and the bike. They are happy. +Lily likes to sign. She signs with her hands when she talks to her mom and dad. They sign back to her. They are happy when they sign. + +One day, Lily goes to the park with her mom. She sees a big pile of soil. She runs to the soil and plays with it. She makes a ball of soil and signs "ball" to her mom. Her mom smiles and signs "good". + +Lily sees something shiny in the soil. She digs with her hands and finds a pink ring. She signs "ring" and "pink" to her mom. Her mom is surprised and signs "wow". She takes the ring and looks at it. She signs "pretty" and "mine" to Lily. + +Lily is happy. She gives the ring to her mom and hugs her. She signs "love" and "mom". Her mom hugs her back and signs "love" and "Lily". They are happy when they sign. +Lily and Tom were playing in the garden. They saw a big pile of dry leaves. Tom had a bright idea. + +"Let's make a fire with the leaves!" he said. "It will be fun and warm!" + +Lily was not sure. She remembered what her mom had told her. + +"Fire is dangerous," she said. "It can hurt us and the plants and the animals. We should not play with fire." + +But Tom did not listen. He took a match from his pocket and lit it. He threw it on the leaves. The leaves caught fire and made a big flame. + +"Wow, look at that!" Tom said. "It is so pretty and orange!" + +Lily was scared. She saw the flame grow bigger and bigger. She saw the smoke fill the air. She saw the fire spread to the grass and the flowers. + +"Tom, we have to stop the fire!" she said. "It is bad and hot! It will burn everything!" + +But Tom did not know how to stop the fire. He tried to stamp on it with his feet, but it only made it worse. He tried to blow on it with his mouth, but it only made it stronger. + +Lily ran to the house and called for help. She saw her mom and dad come out. They saw the fire and were very angry and worried. They took a hose and sprayed water on the fire. They put out the flame and the smoke. + +Lily and Tom were very sorry. They saw the damage they had done. They saw the brown and black leaves and grass and flowers. They saw the sad and scared animals. + +Mom and dad scolded them and made them clean up the mess. They also taught them a lesson. + +"Fire is not a toy," mom said. "It is a tool that we use carefully and wisely. It can be good and useful, but it can also be bad and harmful. You have to respect fire and never play with it." + +Lily and Tom learned their lesson. They never played with fire again. They also said sorry to the plants and the animals. They planted new seeds and watered them. They fed the birds and the squirrels. They hoped they would grow back and be happy again. +Lily and Ben were friends. They liked to play in the park. One day, they saw a band in the park. The band had drums, guitars and horns. They made loud and fun music. + +"Let's go and see the band!" Lily said to Ben. + +"OK!" Ben said. They ran to the band. They saw many people dancing and clapping. Lily and Ben joined them. They danced and clapped too. They felt happy. + +The band saw Lily and Ben. They smiled at them. They played a song for them. The song was about a lazy cat. The cat liked to sleep and eat. The cat did not like to play or run. + +Lily and Ben laughed at the song. They liked the cat. They waved at the band. The band waved back. They said, "Thank you for dancing with us. You are very good dancers. Do you like our song?" + +"Yes, we like your song!" Lily and Ben said. "We like your band too. You are very good musicians. Can we hear another song?" + +"Sure!" the band said. "We have another song for you. It is about a brave dog. The dog liked to bark and chase. The dog did not like to be quiet or still." + +Lily and Ben listened to the song. They liked the dog. They waved at the band again. The band waved back. They said, "You are very good listeners. We are glad you like our songs. Do you want to join our band?" + +"Yes, we want to join your band!" Lily and Ben said. "We can play and sing with you. We can make more music and fun." + +"Great!" the band said. "Welcome to our band. You are our new friends. Let's play and sing together." + +Lily and Ben were happy. They joined the band. They played and sang with them. They made more music and fun. They waved at the people in the park. The people waved back. They all had a good time. +Tom and Mia are friends. They like to play with toys and run in the park. But today, Tom is grumpy. He does not want to share his toys with Mia. He says, "These are my toys. Go away!" + +Mia is sad. She does not understand why Tom is grumpy. She says, "Tom, why are you grumpy? We can play together. It is more fun that way." + +Tom does not listen to Mia. He takes all his toys and puts them in a big box. He says, "No, I do not want to play with you. You are not my friend." + +Mia is very sad. She starts to cry. She says, "Tom, please do not be grumpy. I am your friend. I like you. Please share your toys with me." + +Tom hears Mia cry. He feels sorry. He does not want to make Mia cry. He remembers that Mia is his friend. He likes her too. He says, "Mia, I am sorry. I was grumpy. I do not know why. I will share my toys with you. You are my friend." + +Mia stops crying. She smiles. She says, "Thank you, Tom. I am happy. You are my friend too. Let us play together." + +Tom and Mia hug. They take out their toys and play together. They are not grumpy anymore. They are happy. +Ben was miserable. He did not like his crib. It was too small and hard. He wanted to sleep in a big bed like his sister. He cried every night and made his mom and dad sad. + +One day, his mom and dad had a surprise for him. They brought him to a new room. It had a big bed with a blue blanket and a toy car. They said it was his new room. He could sleep in the big bed and play with the toy car. He was very happy. + +He tried the big bed. It was soft and cozy. He hugged the toy car. It was shiny and fast. He smiled at his mom and dad. They smiled back. They said they were proud of him. He was a big boy now. + +He improved a lot. He did not cry at night anymore. He slept in the big bed and dreamed of the toy car. He liked his new room. He was not miserable. He was happy. +Lila and Ben are playing in the snow. They make a big snowman with a hat and a scarf. They want to give him a nose, but they do not have a carrot. + +"Let's look for a carrot in the kitchen," says Lila. + +They run inside and open the fridge. They see a lot of food, but no carrot. They see a pear. + +"Can we use a pear for the nose?" asks Ben. + +Lila thinks for a moment. She picks up the pear and measures it with her hand. + +"It is too big," she says. "The snowman's nose should be smaller." + +She puts the pear back in the fridge. She sees a lemon. + +"What about a lemon?" she says. + +She measures the lemon with her hand. It is smaller than the pear. + +"Maybe this will work," she says. "Let's try it." + +They take the lemon and run outside. They stick the lemon on the snowman's face. It looks funny, but they like it. + +"Look, we made a lemon-nose snowman!" says Lila. + +They laugh and hug the snowman. He is very cold and icy, but he is their friend. +Lily liked to go to the library with her mom. She loved to look at the books with many pictures and colors. She also liked to listen to the stories that the librarian told. The librarian was very nice and intelligent. She knew many things and could answer Lily's questions. + +One day, Lily saw a big book on a shelf. It had a picture of a lion on the cover. Lily loved lions. She wanted to see what was inside the book. She asked her mom if she could take the book. Her mom said yes, but she had to be careful. The book was very old and fragile. + +Lily took the book and found a cozy spot on a rug. She lay down and opened the book. She saw many beautiful drawings of lions and other animals. She also saw some words, but she could not read them. She wished she could. She asked her mom what the words said. Her mom came and sat next to her. She read the words to Lily. They were about the life of lions, their habits, their challenges, and their joys. + +Lily listened with wonder and curiosity. She learned many new things about lions. She asked her mom many questions. Her mom answered them patiently and lovingly. She was proud of Lily's interest and intelligence. She told Lily that she could learn to read when she went to school. She said that reading would open many doors for her. She said that reading was a gift and a joy. + +Lily smiled and hugged her mom. She thanked her for taking her to the library and for reading to her. She said that she loved her mom and that she loved reading. She said that she wanted to read more books and learn more things. She said that she wanted to be like the librarian when she grew up. She said that she wanted to be intelligent and nice. Her mom kissed her and said that she already was. +Lily was a nurse. She liked to help people who were sick or hurt. She wore a white dress and a hat with a red cross. She had a big bag with many things inside. + +One day, she went to a house where a boy named Ben had a bad cut on his leg. He was crying and his mom was worried. Lily knocked on the door and said, "Hello, I am Lily, the nurse. I am here to help Ben." + +Ben's mom opened the door and said, "Thank you, Lily. Please come in. Ben is in his room." She led Lily to Ben's room, where he was lying on his bed with a bandage on his leg. + +Lily smiled and said, "Hi, Ben. I am Lily, the nurse. I am here to help you. Can I see your leg?" Ben nodded and lifted his bandage. Lily saw a big cut that was red and swollen. She said, "Ouch, that looks painful. But don't worry, I have something that will make it better." + +She opened her bag and took out a bottle of medicine, a cotton ball, and a new bandage. She said, "This is medicine. It will clean your cut and make it heal faster. It might sting a little, but it will not hurt for long. Can you be brave and let me put it on your cut?" Ben nodded again and said, "Okay, Lily. I will be brave." + +Lily was very gentle. She dabbed the medicine on Ben's cut with the cotton ball. Ben winced and said, "Ow, ow, ow." Lily said, "I know, Ben. I am sorry. But you are doing great. It will be over soon." She finished putting the medicine on Ben's cut and wrapped it with a new bandage. She said, "There, all done. You are a very good patient, Ben. You were very brave and strong." + +Ben smiled and said, "Thank you, Lily. You are a very good nurse. You were very kind and gentle." Lily smiled back and said, "You are very welcome, Ben. I am glad I could help you. You should rest and drink some water. Your cut will get better soon." + +She packed her bag and said goodbye to Ben and his mom. She said, "I will come back tomorrow to check on your cut, Ben. Take care." She left the house and went to help other people who needed her. She was a very good nurse. She liked to help people who were sick or hurt. +Lily and Max were playing hide and seek in the big house. Lily was the seeker and Max was the hider. Lily counted to ten and then opened her eyes. She looked around the living room, the kitchen, and the bathroom, but she could not find Max. She wondered where he was hiding. + +She heard a giggle from upstairs. She ran to the stair and climbed up. She saw Max peeking out from behind a door. She shouted, "I see you, Max! You are hiding in the bedroom!" She ran towards him, but Max slammed the door and locked it. Lily tried to open the door, but it was stuck. She banged on the door and said, "Open the door, Max! It is not fair!" + +Max laughed and said, "You have to say the magic word, Lily!" Lily thought for a moment and said, "Please?" Max shook his head and said, "No, that is not the magic word. The magic word is freeze!" Lily was confused and said, "Freeze? Why freeze?" Max said, "Because if you say freeze, you have to freeze and not move. Then I can come out and tag you. It is a new rule!" + +Lily did not like the new rule, but she wanted to play. She said, "Okay, fine. Freeze!" As soon as she said it, she felt a cold wind blow on her. She shivered and tried to move, but she could not. She was frozen like a statue. She saw Max open the door and run towards her. He said, "Ha ha, I got you, Lily! You are frozen and I am the winner!" + +Lily was angry and scared. She wanted to unfreeze and tell Max to stop. She tried to say something, but her mouth was frozen too. She could only make a muffled sound. Max did not hear her. He ran past her and down the stair. He said, "Come on, Lily, let's play again! You can be the hider this time!" + +Lily watched him go and felt dizzy. She did not know how to unfreeze. She hoped that Max would come back and help her. She hoped that the magic word would wear off soon. She hoped that someone would find her and warm her up. She hoped that this was just a silly game and not a real spell. She hoped that Max would say sorry and be nice to her. She hoped that she could play hide and seek again, but without the magic word. +Once upon a time, in a small house, there was a nice girl named Lucy. She had a big tooth that was always smiling. One day, Lucy saw a little door in her room that she had never seen before. + +Lucy was curious and decided to enter the little door. When she went inside, she saw a big room full of toys and candy. Lucy was very happy and started to play with the toys. + +After playing for a while, Lucy found a big, soft bed. She laid down on the bed and fell asleep. When she woke up, she was back in her room. Lucy knew she had a special place to go whenever she wanted to have fun. And her big tooth kept smiling, happy with the nice adventure. +Once upon a time, there was a lazy cat named Lily. She liked to sleep all day and play all night. One day, Lily saw a big red ball in the yard. She wanted to play with it, but it was too far away. + +Lily's friend, a small bird, saw her looking at the ball. The bird said, "Lily, you can succeed if you try! Just walk to the ball and push it with your paw." But Lily was too lazy to listen. + +One day, a big dog came to the yard. The dog wanted to play with the red ball too. Lily didn't want the dog to have it. She finally decided to try. She walked to the ball and pushed it away from the dog. The dog left, and Lily was happy she succeeded. From that day on, Lily wasn't so lazy anymore. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Sue. She loved to wear her pink dress and play games with her friends. One day, she saw a pale butterfly in her garden. + +Sue and her friends decided to play a game with the pale butterfly. They would try to catch it and then let it go. They ran around the garden, laughing and having fun. + +At the end of the game, Sue and her friends were tired but happy. They sat down and watched the pale butterfly fly away. Sue knew she would always remember this fun day with her friends and the pretty butterfly. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily loved to paint. She painted all day long. She painted on paper, on walls, and even on her refrigerator. The refrigerator was very cool. It kept her food cold and fresh. + +One day, Lily's mom asked her to paint a pretty picture for her. Lily was so happy! She wanted to make the best picture ever. She painted a big sun, a blue sky, and lots of green grass. She was very proud of her picture. + +Lily showed her mom the picture. Her mom loved it! She put it on the cool refrigerator for everyone to see. Lily felt so happy. She learned that sharing her talent with others made them happy too. And that was the best feeling in the world. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She wanted to go on a journey with her best friend, Teddy the bear. So, she asked her mom, "Please, can Teddy and I go on a journey today?" + +Her mom said, "Yes, but it is very cold outside. Make sure you wear your warm coat and hat." Lily put on her coat and hat, and went outside with Teddy. + +They walked through the cold, but they were not cold because they had warm clothes. They saw a big tree and played hide and seek. They found a small hill and rolled down it. They laughed and played all day. In the end, they went back home, happy from their journey. +Once upon a time, a red fox lived in a big forest. The fox was rare because it had a long, blue tail. All the other animals in the forest liked the fox, but they did not have blue tails. They felt sad. + +One day, the animals had an idea. They wanted to find a way to have blue tails too. So, they went to the wise old owl for help. The owl said that they needed to find a special blue flower in the forest. The flower was very hard to find, but the animals tried to look for it. + +The animals looked and looked, but they could not find the blue flower. They were tired and sad. Then, the red fox with the blue tail had an idea. The fox said, "Let's all be friends and be happy with what we have." The animals agreed, and they all played together. In the end, they were happy with who they were and did not need blue tails to be friends. +Once upon a time, in a big forest, there was a tiny bunny. The bunny had a soft velvet coat. It was very pretty. The bunny liked to play with his friends all day. + +One day, the bunny found a sour fruit. He took a bite and made a funny face. His friends laughed at him. They all wanted to try the sour fruit too. They took turns biting the fruit and making funny faces. + +The bunny and his friends saw a big spray of water. They ran to it and started to play. They jumped and splashed in the water. They had so much fun. The bunny and his friends were happy and laughed all day. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to ride her red bike. Every day, she would ride it up and down the street. The sun was bright and the sky was open and blue. + +One day, Lily saw a big hill. She wanted to ride her bike up the hill. It was hard, but she kept trying. Lily pushed and pushed. She did not give up. Soon, she made it to the top of the hill. + +Lily was so happy. She had success! She rode her bike down the hill fast, with the wind in her hair. She knew she could do anything if she tried hard. And from that day on, Lily was never afraid to ride her bike up any hill. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Mark. Mark was a restless boy who loved to run and play. One sunny day, Mark went to the park with his mom. He saw his friends and hurried to play with them. + +Mark's mom said, "Mark, don't forget to come back when I call you!" Mark nodded and continued to play. They played tag, and Mark was very fast. His friends tried to catch him, but Mark was always one step ahead. + +As the sun began to set, Mark's mom called out, "Mark, it's time to go home!" Mark heard his mom and hurried back to her. They walked home together, happy and tired from a fun day at the park. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim had a carpet in his room that he did not like. He would say, "I hate this carpet." The carpet was old and not pretty. + +One day, Tim's mom gave him a glass of juice. Tim was not careful and he spilled the juice on the carpet. The carpet became wet and dirty. Tim felt guilty because he made a mess. + +Tim told his mom about the spilled juice. She was not mad at him. She said, "It's okay, Tim. We can clean the carpet together." They cleaned the carpet and it looked better than before. Tim learned to be more careful and not to hate his carpet so much. +Once upon a time, there was a big, dangerous dog named Max. Max had a very big toe. One day, Max was playing in the park with his friend, a little cat named Sam. + +While they were playing, Max accidentally stepped on Sam's toy. The toy was destroyed. Sam was sad because he loved his toy very much. + +Max felt bad for what he did. He wanted to make Sam happy again. So, Max and Sam went to the store and bought a new toy. They played together and had lots of fun. From that day on, Max was always careful with his big toe. +Once upon a time, there was a little gray cat named Fluffy. Fluffy liked to study bugs in the garden. One day, Fluffy saw a big, terrible dog. The dog wanted to chase Fluffy, but Fluffy was scared. + +Fluffy thought of a plan. Fluffy ran to the tree and climbed up high. The terrible dog could not reach Fluffy. The dog barked and barked, but Fluffy stayed safe in the tree. + +Soon, the dog got tired and went away. Fluffy learned that it is good to think and find a safe place when there is danger. Fluffy went back to study bugs, feeling happy and brave. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim wanted to be successful when he grew up. He always saw his dad go to work and bring back money. + +One day, Tim saw a shiny coin on the table. He wanted to grab it and put it in his piggy bank. But his mom told him to wait until after dinner. Tim was sad, but he listened to his mom. + +After dinner, Tim went back to the table and saw the shiny coin was still there. He was so happy! Tim grabbed the coin and put it in his piggy bank. Now he felt successful, just like his dad. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to go outside and play. One day, she went to the park with her mom. At the park, Lily saw a big, friendly dog. The dog's name was Max. Lily and Max got to meet each other. They had a lot of fun playing together. + +Lily's mom told her that Max was a very intelligent dog. Max could do many tricks. He could sit, lay down, and even roll over. Lily thought Max was amazing. She wanted to teach Max a new trick. She called this trick "exercise." + +Together, Lily and Max did the exercise. They jumped up and down, ran around, and even danced. They were both very happy. They played at the park all day long. Lily and Max became best friends. From that day on, they always met at the park to play and do their special exercise. +One day, a little boy named Tim went to the park. It was a hot day, so he wore shorts and a hat. At the park, he saw a little girl named Sue. Sue was laughing and playing with a ball. + +Tim wanted to play too, but he was shy. He said, "Can I play with you?" Sue stopped laughing and said, "No, you can't play with me. You are too small." Tim felt sad and his body felt hot. He didn't know what to do. + +Then, a big dog came to the park. The dog took Sue's ball and ran away. Sue started to cry. Tim wanted to help, so he ran after the dog. He got the ball back and gave it to Sue. Sue said, "Thank you, Tim. I'm sorry I was mean. Let's play together!" They both laughed and played with the ball all day. +Once upon a time, there was a big peach tree. It had amazing peaches that were so sweet. A little boy named Tim and a little girl named Sue loved to eat the peaches from the tree. + +One day, Tim and Sue saw a big bird in the tree. The bird was eating all the peaches! Tim said, "Stop! Those are our peaches!" But the bird did not listen. It kept eating and eating. Sue was very sad. She wanted to eat the peaches too. + +Tim had an idea. He found a big stick and waved it at the bird. The bird saw the stick and flew away. Tim and Sue were so happy. They picked the last amazing peach from the tree and shared it. They saved the peach tree and ate the sweet peach together. +One day, a little girl named Amy was playing outside with her friend, Tom. It was a hot day and they were both very hot. Tom had a big, colorful fan that his mom gave him. Amy looked at the fan and said, "Wow, that's a fine fan!" + +Tom smiled and said, "Yes, it is! My mom gave it to me. It helps me stay cool on hot days like today." Amy looked at the fan and wished she had one too. She was very hot and the fan looked so nice. + +Tom saw that Amy was hot and he wanted to help her. He said, "Here, you can use my fan. I will give it to you for a little while." Amy was very happy and said, "Thank you, Tom!" She used the fan to cool down and they both continued to play happily outside. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lucy. She lived in a small house with her mom, dad, and her cat, Fluffy. Lucy's room was full of toys, but she thought they were all boring. One day, while she was playing, she found a hidden cabinet in her room. + +Inside the cabinet, there was a magic ball that could glow. Lucy was so excited that she ran to show her mom. "Mom, look what I found!" she said, holding the glowing ball. Her mom looked at the ball and smiled. "That's amazing, Lucy!" she said. + +From that day on, Lucy was never bored again. She played with the glowing ball every day and had lots of fun. She even showed it to her friends, who loved it too. The boring toys stayed in the cabinet, but Lucy didn't mind. She was happy to have found the magic glowing ball that made her days full of joy. +One day, a little boy named Tim found a big book called a dictionary. He liked to poke the book and watch it fall. His mom always told him to be tidy and put the book back. But Tim liked to play with the dictionary. + +One day, Tim's friend, Sam, came to play. Sam saw the dictionary and said, "Let's poke it!" Tim said, "No, my mom wants me to be tidy." Sam poked the book anyway, and it fell. Tim was sad and worried his mom would be mad. + +Tim and Sam decided to be tidy and put the book back. They worked together and put the dictionary back on the shelf. Tim's mom saw them and said, "Good job, boys! You are being tidy." Tim and Sam were happy and played together all day. +One day, a friendly dog went to play on the beach. He was very happy to see the water and the sand. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. + +As the friendly dog ran by the water, he saw a jellyfish. The jellyfish was soft and wiggly. The friendly dog wanted to say hello, but he did not know how to talk to a jellyfish. So, he just looked at it and wagged his tail. + +Then, the friendly dog tried to get closer to the jellyfish, but he stumbled on a rock. He fell down and got sand on his nose. But he was okay. He got up, shook off the sand, and went back to playing on the beach. +Once upon a time, there was a charming little fox. He liked to play in the woods near his home. One day, he found a big pine tree that he had never seen before. It was very tall and had lots of branches. + +The little fox wanted to climb the tree to see what was at the top. He started to lift himself up, one branch at a time. He was very careful not to fall. As he climbed higher and higher, he could see more and more of the woods. + +Finally, the charming little fox reached the top of the pine tree. He looked around and saw his home, the other animals, and the whole woods. He felt very happy and proud of himself for climbing the big tree. Then, he carefully climbed back down to the ground and ran back home to tell his family about his adventure. +Once upon a time, there was a big hippo named Hippy. Hippy was very fit and strong. He liked to play with his friends in the water. + +One day, Hippy and his friends were playing a fun game. They had to scatter little stones in the water. The one who could scatter the most stones won the game. Hippy was very good at it because he was fit. + +In the end, Hippy won the game. All his friends were happy for him. They had a big party to celebrate. Hippy was very happy to be with his friends and to be the best at scattering stones. +Once upon a time, in a small town, there was a playful dog named Spot. Spot loved to run and play with the kids in the park. One day, Spot saw a big cup of water on the ground. He was very thirsty, so he tried to pour the water into his mouth. But he was too excited and spilled the water all over himself. + +The kids saw Spot and laughed. But then, one of the kids slipped on the water and got hurt. The other kids got scared and called for help. Soon, a big car came to take the hurt kid to the hospital. Spot felt very sad that his friend got hurt because of him. + +At the hospital, the hurt kid got a band-aid and felt better. Spot came to the hospital to say sorry. The kid hugged Spot and told him it was okay. They all went back to the park and played together again, but this time, Spot was more careful when he drank water. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lucy. She had a doll that she loved very much. Lucy and her doll were always together. One day, Lucy's mom told her that they were going to have a baby. Lucy was happy but also a little scared. + +Lucy asked her mom, "Will the baby take my doll away from me?" Her mom smiled and said, "No, sweetie. The baby will not take your doll. But you can share your doll with your new sister if you want." Lucy thought about it and felt better. + +A few months later, Lucy's baby sister was born. Her name was Emma. One day, Emma was crying because she was hurt. Lucy wanted to help her sister stop crying. She remembered what her mom said about sharing her doll. So, Lucy gave her doll to Emma to make her feel better. Emma stopped crying and smiled at Lucy. Lucy felt happy that she could help her sister. +Once upon a time, in a big park, there was a fountain. The fountain liked to shoot water high up into the sky. Many kids came to the park to play and watch the water go up and down. + +One sunny day, a little fish swam into the fountain. The fish liked the deep water in the fountain. It was happy to swim around and play with the water shooting up and down. + +The kids saw the little fish and laughed. They clapped their hands and watched the fish play in the fountain. The fish made the kids happy, and they all had a fun day at the park. +One day, a boy named Tim went to play outside. He found a long stick and thought it looked like a spear. Tim was very happy with his new toy. He ran around the yard, pretending to be a brave knight with his spear. + +Tim saw his friend, Sue, looking bored. She was sitting on a swing, not having any fun. Tim wanted to help her have fun too. He asked, "Do you want to play with me and my spear?" + +Sue smiled and said, "Yes, I want to play too!" So, they both played together with the spear. They took turns being knights and fighting dragons. They had lots of fun and were not bored anymore. + +At the end of the day, Tim and Sue were tired but happy. They put the spear away and went home. They knew they could always have fun when they played together. And they promised to play with the spear again soon. +Once upon a time, there was a helpful dog named Buddy. Buddy liked to use his nose to find things. One day, he found a big green avocado in the yard. He picked it up and carried it inside the house. + +Buddy's friend, a little girl named Lily, saw the avocado and got an idea. She said, "Buddy, let's use this avocado to make a yummy snack!" Buddy wagged his tail and they went to the kitchen. + +Lily and Buddy worked together to make a tasty avocado dip. They had lots of fun and shared the dip with their family. Everyone loved it and thanked Buddy for finding the avocado. Buddy felt proud and happy. +Once upon a time, there was a flexible snake named Sammy. Sammy lived in a big green forest. He had many friends like birds, bugs, and other animals. + +One day, Sammy found a shiny glass bottle in the forest. He was very curious about it. So, he decided to twist his long body around the glass bottle to take a closer look. + +As Sammy twisted around the glass, he saw his reflection in it. He looked very happy and proud. All his friends came to see what Sammy had found. They all liked the shiny glass, and they played with it all day long. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mia. She had a normal life with her mom, dad, and her dog, Max. Mia liked to play with Max every day. They would run, jump, and laugh together. Mia also liked to dress up Max in different clothes. Max was a very patient dog and let Mia dress him up in any style she wanted. + +One day, Mia found a big hat and wanted Max to wear it. Max looked at the hat and refused to wear it. Mia was sad but she didn't give up. She tried to make Max wear the hat, but Max shook his head and still refused. Mia felt sad and didn't know what to do. + +Mia's mom saw her looking sad and came to help. She told Mia that sometimes, we need to let our friends choose their own style. Mia understood and decided to let Max choose his own clothes. Max was happy and wagged his tail. Mia and Max played together, and they both had a fun day. +Once upon a time, there was a big factory. In the factory, there were many toys. The toys were very happy. They liked to play and talk to each other. + +One day, a toy named Tim was playing near a big machine. He was scared. Tim said, "I am lost. I want to find my friends." A bitter wind blew through the factory. Tim started to panic. He did not know what to do. + +A kind toy named Sue heard Tim's cry. She said, "Don't panic, Tim. I will help you find your friends." Sue took Tim's hand and they walked together. Soon, they found Tim's friends. They all hugged and played. Tim was happy again. +Once upon a time, a little bunny named Bob lived in a small hole. One day, he felt very tired and wanted to relax. He hopped out of his hole and looked for a nice place to rest. He saw a big tree with many roots. The roots were dirty, but they looked like a good place to relax. + +Bob hopped over to the tree and lay down on the dirty root. He closed his eyes and began to relax. Just then, he heard a voice. It was a squirrel named Sam. Sam said, "Hi Bob! Be careful on that root. I saw a big bird flying around here earlier." + +Bob opened his eyes and looked around. He remembered what Sam said about the big bird. He thought it was best to find another place to relax. He thanked Sam and hopped away to find a safer spot. + +As Bob hopped away, he saw the big bird that Sam had warned him about. The bird was looking for food near the tree with the dirty roots. Bob was glad he had listened to Sam and moved to a safer place. He found a cozy bush to relax under and took a nice nap, safe from the big bird. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a pink bag with her favorite things inside. One day, she went to her grandma's house to play. + +When Lily got to grandma's house, she saw a big box in the living room. Lily was very excited and wanted to open the box. Grandma said, "Let's unpack the box together, but first, can you get your notebook from your pink bag?" + +Lily went to her pink bag and took out her notebook. She and grandma started to unpack the big box. Inside the box, there were many toys and games. Lily was so happy to see all the fun things. + +At the bottom of the box, Lily found a special surprise. It was a beautiful pink doll that looked just like the one she had drawn in her notebook! Grandma smiled and said, "I saw your drawing in your notebook and wanted to surprise you with the same doll." Lily hugged her grandma and thanked her for the wonderful surprise. They played with the new toys all day long. +One day, a girl named Lily went for a walk. She felt very calm as she walked in the pretty park. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. + +As she walked, she saw something shiny on the ground. It was a small box. Lily opened the box and found some pretty jewelry inside. There were shiny necklaces and bracelets. She was so surprised! + +Lily took the jewelry home to show her mom. Her mom was also surprised and said, "What a special find!" They both smiled and felt happy. Lily wore the pretty jewelry and felt like a princess. +Once upon a time, in a small house, there lived a little boy named Tom. Tom loved to speak, but sometimes he could be very loud. One day, Tom's mom told him to play outside because he was being too noisy. Tom felt terrible and did not want to make his mom sad. + +As Tom played outside, he met a little bird. The bird did not speak, and it was very quiet. Tom said to the bird, "Why are you so quiet?" The bird looked at Tom and said, "I like the silence. It makes me happy." + +Tom thought about what the bird said. He decided to try being quiet too. He sat down next to the bird and enjoyed the silence. They listened to the wind and the leaves on the trees. Tom found that he liked the silence too. From that day on, Tom learned when it was good to speak and when it was better to be quiet. His mom was very happy, and so was Tom. +Once upon a time, there was a little hen. The little hen laid an egg. The egg was safe in the nest. + +One day, the wind blew the egg out of the nest. The egg rolled and rolled. The little hen was sad. She looked for her egg everywhere. + +Then, the sun came out. The sun helped the little hen. It showed her the egg. The little hen was happy. She took the egg back to the nest. The egg was safe again. +Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a bald man named Tom. Tom was very good at using a bow and arrow. One day, he wanted to teach the kids in the village how to use an arrow too. + +Tom called the kids and said, "I will explain how to use an arrow." The kids were very happy and came to learn. Tom showed them the bow and arrow and explained, "Hold the bow like this, and pull the arrow back like this." + +The kids tried to do what Tom said. Some kids were good at it, and some needed more help. Tom was very patient and helped everyone. The kids had fun learning and playing with the bow and arrow. + +At the end of the day, the kids thanked Tom for teaching them. They said, "Thank you, Tom, for explaining how to use an arrow. We had a lot of fun!" Tom was happy to help and smiled at the kids. They all went home, excited to practice more with their new skill. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim was adventurous and loved to play outside. One day, he saw a big patch of dirt near his house. He thought it would be fun to dig and see what he could find. + +Tim grabbed his shovel and started to dig. He dug and dug until he saw something shiny. He was very excited and kept digging to reveal what was hidden. As he dug deeper, he found a big, shiny box. Tim opened the box and saw lots of pretty things inside. + +But then, something bad happened. A big, mean dog came and saw the shiny box too. The dog wanted the pretty things and chased Tim away. Tim was sad and scared. He ran home and cried. The dog took the shiny box and all the pretty things, leaving Tim with nothing. +One day, a little boy named Tim went to the park with his mom. He wanted to play with his red ball. But when they got to the park, Tim could not find his ball. So, he began to search for it. + +Tim looked near the big tree and under the slide. He looked by the swings and behind the bench. But he could not find his ball yet. He started to feel sad. Then, he saw a fierce dog running around the park. + +The fierce dog had a red ball in its mouth. Tim knew it was his ball! He asked the dog to give it back. The dog dropped the ball and Tim was happy. He played with his ball and the dog all day. +One day, a little boy named Tim was playing with his toy cars. He had a red car and a blue car. Tim liked to race them on the floor. On Tuesday, his mom said she had a surprise for him. Tim was very excited. + +His mom told him to close his eyes. She put something in his hand. When he opened his eyes, he saw a new green car. Tim was so happy! He said, "Now I can add this to my race!" His mom smiled and said, "I knew you would like it." + +Tim played with his cars all day. The green car was very fast. But then, the green car got stuck under the sofa. Tim felt helpless. He tried to get it out, but his hand was too big. Tim's mom saw him and helped him get the green car out. Tim was very thankful and continued to play with his cars, making sure not to let them get stuck again. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. He was very sad and miserable. He didn't want to play with his toys or go outside. One day, he decided to look around his room. + +Tim started to observe his room very closely. He saw a shelf with many books and toys on it. He thought, maybe if he played with the toys, he would feel better. + +He took down a toy car from the shelf and began to play. Soon, he was feeling happy and not miserable anymore. Tim learned that sometimes, all you need to feel better is to play and have fun. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tom. He was a very kind boy, but he had one problem - he would always refuse to use a napkin when he ate. His mom would give him a napkin, but he would say no and make a big mess. Tom's friends at school would laugh at him because he always had an ugly stain on his shirt. + +One day, a wise old man came to visit Tom's school. He saw Tom eating lunch with his friends and noticed the ugly stain on his shirt. The wise old man asked Tom why he didn't use a napkin. Tom said he didn't like napkins and refused to use them. + +The wise old man told Tom a story about a messy boy who never used a napkin. The messy boy's friends stopped playing with him because he was always dirty. Tom didn't want his friends to stop playing with him, so he decided to try using a napkin. The next day, Tom used a napkin while eating lunch, and his friends were happy to see that he didn't have an ugly stain on his shirt. + +From that day on, Tom always used a napkin when he ate, and his friends never laughed at him again. Tom learned that sometimes, it's important to listen to others and try new things, even if we don't want to. And that is the moral of the story: always be open to learning and trying new things. +Once upon a time, there was a shy fisherman named Tom. He liked to catch fish in the big blue sea. Every day, he went out on his small boat to find fish. + +One day, Tom saw a big fish in the water. He tried to catch it, but the fish said, "Please stop! I am a magic fish. If you let me go, I will give you a wish." Tom was very kind and let the fish go. The fish said, "Thank you! What do you wish for?" Tom thought for a moment and said, "I wish for more friends." + +The next day, Tom went to the sea again. This time, he saw many boats with other fishermen. They all wanted to be his friend. Tom was not shy anymore. He learned that being kind and helping others can bring you good things in life. And they all lived happily ever after. +Once upon a time, in an ordinary town, there lived a little bird. Every day, the bird would fly around and play with his friends. They would sing songs and look for food. They were happy. + +One day, while playing, the bird saw a big hill. He wanted to go up the hill and see what was on the other side. So, he told his friends, and they all flew up the hill together. They soared high into the sky. + +After a week, they reached the top of the hill. They saw a beautiful land with lots of trees and flowers. They played and had fun in this new place. And they lived happily ever after. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily loved to play with her marbles. She had many marbles in different colors. One day, Lily's room was very messy. Her marbles were all over the floor. + +Lily's mom told her, "Lily, please clean up your room and put your marbles away." Lily did not listen and went to play outside. When she came back, she saw her marbles were still all over the floor. Her mom asked her to clean up again. Lily had to repeat what her mom said, "Clean up my room and put my marbles away." + +This time, Lily listened to her mom and cleaned up her room. She put all her marbles in a box. Her room was nice and clean. Lily was happy and her mom was happy too. + +From that day, Lily learned to always listen to her mom and keep her room clean. She knew that a clean room made her mom happy and it was easier to find her marbles when she wanted to play with them. And that is the story of Lily and her messy room. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a big, wide smile and loved to play with her toys. One day, Lily's mom told her they were going to have a surprise party for her friend, Jack. + +Lily and her mom got lots of stuff for Jack's surprise party. They had balloons, cake, and fun games to play. They put all the stuff in big bags and took it to Jack's house. + +When Jack came home, he saw all his friends and the fun stuff. He was so happy and surprised! Everyone had a great time at the surprise party, and Jack's wide smile made Lily very happy. +Once upon a time, there was a pretty card. The card was very attractive. It had many colors on it. The card was also very special because it could talk. + +One day, the card met a little girl named Lily. Lily did not know that the card could talk. The card said, "Hello, Lily!" Lily was very surprised. She did not know that cards could talk. The card told Lily that it could help her learn new things. + +Lily and the card became good friends. They played and learned together. The attractive card helped Lily to know many things. And they lived happily ever after. +One day, a boy named Tim was playing in his yard. He saw a hose lying on the ground. He wanted to water the plants, so he picked it up. Tim was very careful with the hose because he didn't want to break it. + +Tim turned on the water and the hose began to yield water. He watered the flowers, the trees, and the grass. The plants were very happy to get a drink. Tim was having lots of fun with the hose. + +After all the plants had a drink, Tim turned off the water. He put the hose back where he found it. He was careful not to make a mess. Tim felt happy that he could help the plants grow big and strong. +One day, a little duck went to the river. The duck was ready to play with his friends. He saw a frog near the water. + +"Hello, frog!" said the duck. "Do you want to play with me?" + +The frog replied, "Yes, I want to play with you, duck!" + +So the duck and the frog played in the river. They swam and jumped in the water. They had a lot of fun. The duck was happy to have a new friend. +Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a selfish cat named Tom. Tom did not like to share his food with anyone. One day, Tom found a big piece of meat. He was very happy and wanted to eat it all by himself. + +Tom's friend, a little dog named Max, saw him with the meat. Max was very hungry and asked, "Tom, can I have some meat, please?" Tom did not want to share and said, "No, this is mine. Go away!" + +Max was sad but he did not give up. He wanted to try and help his friend Tom be less selfish. So, Max thought of a plan. He went to the river and found a big fish. Max took the fish to Tom and said, "I will trade you this fish for some of your meat." + +Tom looked at the fish and thought it was a good trade. He gave Max some of the meat and took the fish. Max was happy and thanked Tom. They both ate their food together. From that day on, Tom learned to share and was not selfish anymore. And they both became best friends forever. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Tim. Tim loved to play catch with his friends. One day, while they were playing, Tim found a toy pistol. He thought it would be fun to play with it, but it made his friends uncomfortable. They did not like the toy pistol and did not want to play with Tim anymore. + +Tim was sad that his friends did not want to play with him. He wanted to make them happy again. So, he decided to put the toy pistol away and play catch again. This made his friends very happy, and they all played catch together. + +In the end, Tim learned that it is important to think about how others feel. He knew that making his friends uncomfortable was not good. So, he chose to play games that everyone could enjoy. They all played happily ever after. +Once upon a time, there was a little animal named Bunny. Bunny was very lonely because he didn't have any friends to play with. One day, Bunny saw a beautiful butterfly and he wanted to play with it. Bunny tried to catch the butterfly, but he couldn't. Bunny thought if he could throw something at the butterfly, he could catch it. + +So, Bunny found a rock and threw it at the butterfly. But the rock missed and hit a bird instead. The bird was hurt and Bunny felt very sad. Bunny realized that it wasn't right to throw things at animals, even if he wanted to play with them. Bunny learned that animals should be treated with kindness and respect. + +From that day on, Bunny made friends with the bird and they played together every day. Bunny was no longer lonely and he was happy that he learned an important lesson about being kind to animals. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to walk in the park with her mommy and daddy. One day, they decided to cross the street to get to the ice cream truck. Lily was so excited because she knew the ice cream was delicious. As they walked, she held her mommy's hand tightly and looked both ways before crossing the street. When they finally made it to the ice cream truck, Lily chose her favorite flavor and it was indeed delicious. She was so happy and couldn't wait to come back to the park again. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a toy box that was closed tight. Lily wanted to play with her toys, but she couldn't open the box. She tried and tried, but it wouldn't budge. + +Suddenly, her big brother came in and saw her struggling. He knew just what to do. He used his strong muscles to open the box for her. Lily was so happy! + +She took out her favorite doll and gave her a big kiss on the lip. Lily noticed that the doll's dress didn't fit quite right anymore. It was too small! So, Lily decided to find a new dress that would fit her doll perfectly. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play with his toy cars and trucks. One day, he found a shiny red car on top of a shelf. He was so excited to play with it. + +Timmy took the car down from the shelf and started to rub it gently. The car was so smooth and pretty. But then, Timmy accidentally dropped the car and it broke into many pieces. Timmy was very sad because he loved that car so much. + +From that day on, Timmy learned to be more careful with his toys. He never played with his toys on top of a shelf again. Even though he was sad about the broken car, he knew that he could always find new toys to play with. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved taking showers because she liked to play with the water. One day, while she was taking a shower, she heard a knock on the bathroom door. + +"Who is it?" Lily asked. + +"It's me, your silly brother," her brother replied. + +Lily recognized her brother's voice and asked him to come in. He came in and they played together in the shower. They laughed and had so much fun. After they were done, Lily's brother said, "That was so much fun, let's do it again tomorrow!" + +Lily agreed and they hugged each other before her brother left the bathroom. Lily felt happy because she had fun with her brother in the shower. +Once upon a time, there was a little spider named Spidey. Spidey lived in a big tree in the forest. One day, Spidey's friend, a little ladybug named Lucy, came to visit him. + +Lucy said, "Spidey, why don't you clean up your cobweb? It's not looking very nice." + +Spidey replied, "I like my cobweb. It's interesting and I don't want to change it." + +Lucy suggested, "But if you don't clean it up, it might get too big and catch you in it." + +Spidey didn't listen to Lucy and kept his cobweb as it was. Unfortunately, one day, Spidey got stuck in his own cobweb and couldn't get out. He was very sad and wished he had listened to Lucy's suggestion to clean up his cobweb. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a silly cat named Mittens. One day, Lily and Mittens went to the park. At the park, they saw a big slide. Lily wanted to slide down the slide, but Mittens was scared. + +As they walked around, they saw a birdcage with a little bird inside. The bird was very pretty and Lily wanted to pet it. But the bird was in a cage and Lily knew she couldn't touch it. + +Lily and Mittens played at the park for a long time. They went up and down the slide many times and saw many other animals too. They had so much fun that they didn't want to leave. But eventually, it was time to go home. Lily and Mittens said goodbye to the bird and went home, happy and tired from their fun day at the park. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside and pick flowers. One day, she saw a little bird with a broken wing. She felt sad in her heart because she wanted to help the bird. + +Lily went to ask her mommy what to do. Her mommy told her to be very gentle and careful with the bird. Lily put the bird in a cozy nest and gave it some water and seeds to eat. She checked on the bird regularly to make sure it was okay. + +After a few days, the bird's wing was all better and it was able to fly away. Lily felt happy in her heart knowing that she helped the little bird. She asked her mommy if they could plant more flowers to help the birds and butterflies. Her mommy said yes, and they went outside to plant more flowers together. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy. Timmy had a tall bicycle that he loved to ride. One day, Timmy went for a ride on his bicycle and saw a puppy. The puppy was lost and Timmy wanted to help. He asked the puppy a question, "Are you lost?" The puppy barked in response. Timmy decided to take the puppy home with him and asked his mom if they could keep it. His mom said yes and Timmy was very happy to have a new friend. From that day on, Timmy and the puppy went on many adventures together on Timmy's tall bicycle. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Tim. Tim loved to play with his toy cars. One day, Tim's dad gave him a shiny silver car to play with. Tim was very happy and said, "Thank you, Dad! Can we drive it outside?" + +Dad smiled and said, "Sure, let's go for a drive!" Tim put on his seatbelt and sat in the driver's seat. Dad sat next to him and helped him steer the car. The car fit perfectly in Tim's small hands. + +As they drove down the street, Tim saw his friend Billy playing outside. Tim rolled down the window and shouted, "Hey Billy, look at my new silver car!" Billy ran over and said, "Wow, that's so cool! Can I drive it too?" + +Tim handed Billy the car and said, "Sure, you can drive it for a little bit." Billy drove the car around and then gave it back to Tim. They played with the car together until it was time to go back home. Tim was very happy that he got to share his new toy with his friend. +Once upon a time, there was an old house. It had a big hall with lots of doors. One day, a little girl named Lily came to the house. She was scared because the house looked spooky. + +Suddenly, she heard a voice saying, "Hello, little girl. What brings you here?" Lily turned around and saw an old man with a kind face. "I'm looking for my cat," she said. + +The old man smiled and said, "Don't be scared, little one. Let's look for your cat together." They searched the hall and found the cat hiding behind an old chair. Lily was happy to find her cat and thanked the old man. She realized that the old house wasn't so scary after all. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside with her friends. One day, they were playing hide-and-seek when Lily suddenly felt something tickling in her nose. She sneezed loudly and her friends laughed. + +After playing for a while longer, Lily noticed that her bike tire was flat. She was sad because she couldn't ride her bike anymore. But then her dad came and fixed the tire for her. She was happy again. + +Later that day, Lily and her friends were walking in the park when they saw a big dog. Lily was scared because she had never seen such a big dog before. But her friend's mom told them that the dog was friendly and that they didn't need to be scared. They petted the dog and had fun playing with him. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play in the park with her friends. One day, while they were playing, Lily saw a bird sitting on a tree. The bird was singing a beautiful song. Lily wanted to get closer to the bird without scaring it away. So, she whispered to her friends to be quiet and not make any noise. + +Lily was very alert and careful as she slowly walked towards the bird. When she got close enough, she smiled at the bird and the bird smiled back at her. Lily was so happy that she had made a new friend. From that day on, Lily would visit the park every day to see her bird friend. They would sing and play together, and Lily would always remember to whisper and be very alert so as not to scare away her feathered friend. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to draw and color, and she had a special stamp that she used to make her pictures even more special. + +One day, Lily wanted to use her stamp, but she couldn't find it. She looked and looked, but it was nowhere to be found. She was very impatient and started to get upset. + +Her mom noticed how upset Lily was and asked her what was wrong. Lily told her about the missing stamp. Her mom reminded her that sometimes things get lost, but if she was patient and looked carefully, she might be able to unlock where it was hiding. + +Lily took her mom's advice and looked carefully, and eventually, she found her stamp. She was so happy and learned that being patient and looking carefully can help you find what you are looking for. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily who had to go to her class. She was very excited to go to school and learn new things. Her mom helped her pack her bag with her favorite books and pencils. + +On the way to class, Lily met her friend Max. Max asked, "What's in your bag, Lily?" Lily replied, "My books and pencils. I packed them carefully so they don't break." + +When they arrived at class, the teacher asked Lily to show everyone what she packed. Lily proudly showed her books and pencils to the class. The teacher said, "Lily, you packed your bag very carefully. Well done!" + +Lily was happy that she did a good job packing her bag. She enjoyed her class and learned many new things that day. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily lived in a big house with her mommy and daddy. One day, Lily's mommy asked her to help dust the furniture. Lily was happy to help and got her special duster. She dusted the table and the chairs and even the picture frames on the wall. + +After they finished dusting, Lily's mommy asked her if she wanted to study her ABCs. Lily was excited to learn and they sat down at the kitchen table with her ABC book. But when Lily saw that she didn't know some of the letters, she felt ashamed. Her mommy told her not to worry and that they would keep studying until she knew them all. + +Lily was happy to keep learning and she knew that even though she didn't know everything yet, she could still try her best. And whenever she saw dust on the furniture, she would remember how she helped her mommy and feel proud of herself. The end. +Once upon a time, a little girl named Emily lived in a small town. One day, Emily's mom took her to the farm to feed the animals. Emily loved feeding the cows and chickens. She gave them corn and hay. + +Suddenly, a big tornado came and blew everything away. Emily and her mom were scared. They ran to the barn and hid. It was dark and loud. Emily was crying. + +After a while, the tornado stopped. Emily and her mom went outside and saw that everything was gone. The barn was gone, the animals were gone, and even the trees were gone. Emily's mom hugged her and said, "Don't worry, we'll rebuild everything, and it won't be bitter anymore." + +Emily smiled and said, "Can we feed the animals again?" Her mom smiled back and said, "Yes, we will feed the animals again, and we will make sure they are safe from the tornado." +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily who loved to eat tasty treats. One day, she went to the candy store with her mom and saw a big jar of colorful gummies. She urged her mom to buy some, but her mom said no because they had already bought too much candy. + +Lily was sad, but then she saw a jar of lollipops. She asked her mom if she could have one and her mom said yes. Lily was so happy and licked her lollipop as they walked home. + +But then, as they were crossing the street, Lily wasn't paying attention and got hit by a car. Her mom cried and held her hand as they waited for the ambulance to come. Lily looked at her thumb, which was bleeding, and said, "Ouch." Sadly, Lily didn't survive the accident and her mom was very sad. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. One day, Lily's mom asked her if she wanted to go to the mall with her. Lily was very excited and said, "Yes, I want to go to the mall!" + +Lily's mom drove the car to the mall. They parked the car and went inside. They walked around and looked at all the stores. Lily saw a toy that she really wanted, but her mom said they couldn't buy it today. + +Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Lily's mom looked outside and saw that a car had crashed into their car. The driver was not paying attention and it was a very bad accident. Lily and her mom were not hurt, but their car was very damaged. + +Lily's mom told her that it's important to always be careful when you drive. Even though it may seem harmless to not pay attention, it can cause harm to others. The moral of the story is to always be careful and pay attention when you drive. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy lived on a farm with his mommy and daddy. One day, Timmy's daddy asked him to help carry a big barrel of apples. It was very difficult for Timmy to lift the barrel, but he wanted to help his daddy. + +As they walked to the barn, Timmy asked his daddy why they needed the barrel. His daddy said they were going to make apple juice. Timmy didn't really understand what that meant, but he knew it must be important if his daddy cared enough to ask for his help. + +When they got to the barn, Timmy's daddy showed him how to put the apples in a machine that squished them into juice. Timmy thought it was really cool and he was happy he could help. From that day on, Timmy always felt important when he could help his family with things that were difficult. +Once upon a time, there was a young bird. The bird was delicate and had pretty feathers. One day, the bird was playing outside and got very dirty. The bird's mommy told it to wipe its feathers clean. + +But the bird didn't listen and kept playing. Soon, the bird got sick because it was so dirty. Its mommy tried to help, but it was too late. The young bird died because it didn't listen to its mommy and take care of itself. + +The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys and eat treats. One day, Lily went to the park with her mommy. She saw a butterfly and tried to catch it, but she tripped and fell. + +Mommy picked her up and gave her a treat. It was a yummy lollipop. Lily was happy again. Then, she saw a fake spider on the ground. She thought it was real and got scared. Mommy told her it was just a fake spider and it couldn't hurt her. + +Lily laughed and continued to play at the park. She had so much fun and didn't fall again. When it was time to go home, Lily thanked her mommy for the treat and said she couldn't wait to come back to the park again. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to watch the birds fly in the sky. One day, Lily fell down and hurt her arm. Her mommy took her to the hospital to make her arm feel better. The hospital was big and had lots of people. Lily was scared, but her mommy held her hand. + +While they waited, Lily saw a toy she really wanted. It was so pretty and shiny, but also very expensive. She asked her mommy if she could have it, but her mommy said no because it cost too much money. Lily was sad, but then she remembered the birds she loved to watch. She closed her eyes and imagined the birds flying in the sky, and soon she felt much better. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily loved to play with her toys, but she was bored today. She sat on the floor and looked at her dolls. "This is boring," she said. + +Suddenly, her mom walked in the room with a surprise. "Look, Lily!" she said, holding up a shiny bracelet. "I got this for you!" + +Lily's eyes lit up with excitement. "Wow! It's so pretty!" she said, putting the bracelet on her wrist. + +"Can we go show Daddy?" Lily asked. + +"Of course!" her mom replied. + +They walked downstairs and found Lily's dad. "Look, Daddy! I got a bracelet!" Lily exclaimed. + +Her dad smiled. "That's so cool! It looks great on you, Lily," he said. + +Lily felt so happy and excited to show off her new bracelet to everyone she saw. She knew she would never be bored again with her new treasure. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily had a bossy big sister named Sarah. One night, Lily and Sarah were getting ready for bed. + +Sarah said, "Lily, eat your dinner before bed." + +Lily replied, "But I'm not hungry." + +Sarah said, "You have to eat your dinner or you won't grow big and strong." + +Lily ate her dinner and went to bed. She dreamed of eating ice cream all night long. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. One day, she went to the river to play. She saw a cute otter swimming in the water. Lily said, "Hi, little otter! Can we be friends?" The otter replied, "Yes, we can be friends! Imagine all the fun we can have together!" + +Lily and the otter played together all day. They swam and splashed in the water. But then, Lily accidentally stepped on a sharp rock and it hurt her foot. She started to cry. The otter asked, "What's wrong, Lily? Are you hurt?" Lily replied, "Yes, I hurt my foot. It hurts a lot." + +The otter said, "Don't worry, Lily. I will help you." The otter went to find some leaves and wrapped them around Lily's foot to make it feel better. Lily was so happy that the otter helped her. She said, "Thank you, little otter. You are my best friend." And they continued to play together happily ever after. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to climb trees. One day, he tried to climb the biggest tree in the park. It was very tall and had lots of branches. Timmy climbed and climbed until he reached the top. He felt very proud of himself. + +Suddenly, Timmy heard a loud noise. He looked down and saw a big crane. The crane was lifting heavy things and making a terrible noise. Timmy was scared because he had never seen a crane before. He climbed down the tree as fast as he could and ran home to tell his mom about the terrible noise he heard. +Once upon a time, a little girl named Lily had a computer. She loved to play games on it every day. One day, while playing her favorite game, she accidentally knocked over her glass of juice onto the computer. The computer stopped working, and Lily was very sad. + +Lily's mom tried to fix the computer, but she was clumsy and couldn't do it. Lily's dad came home and saw what happened. He said, "Don't worry, Lily. I'll pick up the computer and take it to the store to get fixed." + +Lily was happy that her dad was going to help her. She said, "Thank you, Daddy!" Her dad replied, "No problem, sweetie. I'll make sure your computer is fixed soon." +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to eat yummy food, especially her mom's homemade cookies. One day, Lily's mom made her a big plate of spaghetti for dinner. Lily was so excited to eat it! + +As she was about to take a bite, her little brother Jack appeared in the kitchen. Jack had a hairy spider toy in his hand and he was pretending to scare Lily with it. Lily got scared and knocked over her plate of spaghetti, making a big mess. + +Lily's mom came into the kitchen and saw the mess. She asked Lily what happened and Lily told her about Jack and the hairy spider. Her mom said, "Lily, it's not nice to scare others. You should always be kind and considerate." Lily felt bad and apologized to her mom. + +From that day on, Lily always remembered to be kind to others and not to scare them, even if it was just a pretend spider. And she learned that accidents can happen, but it's important to clean up and try again. +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lily. She loved to play outside in the snow with her mittens on. One day, she lost one of her mittens in the snow. She looked and looked, but she couldn't find it anywhere. + +Lily was sad because her hands were getting cold without her mitten. Suddenly, her dad had an idea. He said, "Let's reverse our steps and see if we can find your mitten!" So, they walked back the way they came and looked for the missing mitten. + +After a while, they found the mitten buried under the heavy snow. Lily was so happy and put her mitten back on her hand. She thanked her dad for helping her find it and they went back inside to drink hot cocoa. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to dream about princesses and unicorns. One day, Lily went to the park with her mom. They played on the swings and slide. + +Suddenly, Lily's mom said, "Lily, we have to go home now. Don't forget to open the door when we get there." + +Lily replied, "Okay, Mommy! I remember!" + +On the way home, Lily fell asleep in the car. She had a dream about a magical castle with a big pink door. When they got home, Lily woke up and remembered what her mom said. She opened the door and ran inside to tell her dad all about her dream. + +Her dad smiled and said, "That sounds like a wonderful dream, Lily. I'm glad you remember it." +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her cards. She had a lot of cards with numbers on them. One day, Lily's friend came to play with her. Her friend wanted to play with Lily's cards, but Lily didn't want to share them. + +Her friend was very sad and went home. Lily felt terrible for not sharing her cards. She realized that it was not nice to keep things to herself. The next day, Lily went to her friend's house with a new card as a gift. Her friend was very happy and they played together all day. + +Lily learned that sharing is important and makes her feel good. From that day on, she always shared her cards with her friends. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. One day, she went to the park to play. She saw a butterfly and tried to catch it, but it flew away. She looked up and saw the sun high in the sky. It was noon. + +Suddenly, she felt a pinch on her arm. She turned around and saw a big, scary dog. Lily was scared and didn't know what to do. She tried to run away, but the dog chased her. Just when she thought the dog would catch her, she saw her dad coming to rescue her. He scared the dog away and hugged Lily tightly. + +From that day on, Lily made sure to always be careful around big dogs. She was grateful to have her dad to protect her when she was scared. And whenever she saw a butterfly, she would remember the time she got pinched by a dog at noon. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a pretty dress with a zipper on the back. One day, she went to the park with her mom and saw a merry-go-round. She got on it and started to spin around and around. It was so much fun! + +After that, Lily and her mom went to the lake. The water was so deep, Lily couldn't see the bottom. She wanted to swim, but her mom said it was too deep for her. Instead, they sat on the shore and watched the ducks swim by. + +As the sun started to set, Lily and her mom went back home. Lily was tired from all the fun she had that day. She hugged her mom and went to bed, dreaming of the spinning merry-go-round and the deep lake. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to sleep with her pillow every night. One day, Lily's daddy washed her pillow and it felt unusual to her. She didn't like it because it felt different from her usual pillow. + +Lily cried and said, "Daddy, my pillow doesn't feel right. It's unusual and I don't like it." + +Daddy said, "Oh no, I'm sorry. Let me remind you that it's still your pillow, it just got cleaned. It will feel better soon." + +Lily felt better after daddy reminded her and she hugged her pillow tightly. From that day on, she remembered that sometimes things can feel unusual, but it doesn't mean they are bad. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside with her friends. One day, while playing tag, she fell and scraped her knee. Her mom put a patch on it and told her to rest. + +The next day, Lily wanted to play again, but her knee still hurt. Her friend, Emma, noticed and asked, "What's wrong, Lily?" + +"My knee hurts," Lily replied. + +Emma said, "I have an idea! Let's play a game where we support each other. We can take turns being the one who needs support." + +Lily thought it was a generous idea and agreed. They played the game and it was so much fun. Lily's knee felt better because her friends supported her. From then on, they played the game every time someone needed support. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. He loved to play outside in the sunshine. One day, he went to the park with his mommy. They saw a big blue sky and Timmy pointed up to show his mommy. + +As they walked, they saw a tree with big green leaves and a palm. Timmy wanted to climb it, but his mommy said it was too tall. They kept walking and saw a little pond with ducks swimming. Suddenly, a frog sprang out of the water and scared Timmy. But his mommy hugged him and said it was okay. + +After playing for a while, they went home and Timmy fell asleep with a smile on his face, dreaming of the big blue sky and the frog that sprang out of the pond. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved playing outside, but it was very cold outside. Her mom told her to put on her gloves so she wouldn't get cold. + +Lily looked for her gloves, but she couldn't find them. She asked her mom where they were. "I don't know," her mom said. "Did you put them away?" + +Lily felt ashamed because she forgot to put them away after playing outside the day before. "I'm sorry," she said. "I'll put them away next time." + +Her mom smiled and gave her a warm hug. "It's okay," she said. "Let's go find your gloves together." They searched the house and finally found the gloves under the couch. Lily put them on and happily went outside to play. +Once upon a time, there was a little birdie. The birdie flew high in the sky, flapping its wings. Suddenly, the birdie saw a worm on the ground. It swooped down and grabbed the worm with its beak. But the worm was too tight in the birdie's beak, so the birdie had to release it. + +The birdie continued to fly until it saw a big tree. It landed on a branch and looked around. It saw other birdies flying and chirping. The birdie felt happy to be on land. + +As the sun started to set, the birdie flew back to its nest. It was tired from all the flying and needed to rest. The birdie snuggled up in its cozy nest and fell asleep, dreaming of the worm it had to release and the land it had landed on. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved candy, especially sweet lollipops. One day, she went to the candy store with her mom. Her mom bought her a big red lollipop, but Lily accidentally dropped it on the floor. + +Lily cried and cried because she couldn't eat her lollipop anymore. Her mom tried to make her feel better by giving her a different candy, but Lily still wanted her lollipop. Suddenly, she had an idea. She rubbed the lollipop on her shirt to get the dirt off. + +But the lollipop still tasted dirty. Lily was sad again. Then, she saw an exit sign and got another idea. She took the lollipop outside and threw it in the trash can near the exit. Lily felt better knowing that she did the right thing. Even though she didn't get to eat her sweet lollipop, she learned that sometimes it's better to let things go. +Once upon a time, there was a kind bear who lived in a cabin in the woods. Every day, he would wash his fur in the nearby river. One day, while he was washing, he heard a noise coming from the bushes. He went to investigate and found a lost rabbit. The bear was so kind that he offered to help the rabbit find his way home. They searched and searched until they finally found the rabbit's family. The rabbit was so happy to be reunited with his family and thanked the kind bear for helping him. From that day on, the bear and the rabbit became best friends and would often wash themselves together in the river. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to explore her house and find new things to play with. One day, she found a cobweb in the corner of her room. She didn't like it because it looked yucky. + +Lily's mom came into the room and saw her looking at the cobweb. "What's wrong, Lily?" she asked. + +"I don't like the cobweb. It's yucky," Lily said. + +"Oh, that's just a cobweb. It won't hurt you. Don't be ignorant," her mom replied. + +Lily didn't understand what "ignorant" meant, but she knew her mom didn't like the cobweb either. So, they got a broom and swept it away. "That's better. The cobweb won't disturb us anymore," Lily's mom said. + +Lily was happy that the cobweb was gone and she could play in her room without feeling yucky. She hugged her mom and said, "Thank you for helping me, Mommy." +Once upon a time, a little girl named Lily went on a walk in the forest. She saw a big black bird called a raven sitting on a tree branch. She said, "Hello Mr. Raven, what are you doing?" The raven replied, "I'm busy looking for food to eat." + +Lily continued on her walk and saw her friend Emily. Emily waved at Lily and said, "Hi Lily, what are you doing?" Lily replied, "I'm going for a walk in the forest. I saw a raven who is busy looking for food to eat." + +As they continued walking, they saw a beautiful flower garden. Lily and Emily waved at the flowers and said, "Hi flowers, you look so pretty!" The flowers waved back in the wind. Lily and Emily had a fun day in the forest, waving at all the animals and nature around them. +Once upon a time, there was a dog named Max. Max loved to play outside in the rain. One day, Max's owner said, "Max, you need to come inside now. You're all wet!" + +Max replied, "I know, but I like the rain. It makes me happy." + +His owner said, "But you're getting sick, Max. You need to dry off." + +Max looked at his collar and noticed it was wet too. "Oh no, my collar is wet too. I don't like it when my collar is wet." + +His owner said, "Don't be ignorant, Max. You need to come inside and dry off. Then we can play again later when it's sunny." + +Max agreed and went inside to dry off. He felt much better after he was dry and was ready to play again with his owner. +Once upon a time, there was a jolly little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside in the big green bush behind her house. One day, she was playing with her friend Timmy when she started to feel very tired. + +"I am so sleepy," said Lily, as she began to yawn. "I think I need a nap." + +Timmy nodded his head and said, "I like naps too. Let's go find a cozy spot to rest." + +They searched around the bush until they found a soft patch of grass. They lay down and closed their eyes, feeling happy and peaceful. When they woke up, they felt refreshed and ready to play again. They skipped and laughed, enjoying their time together in the bush. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a charming smile and loved to play with her toys. One day, Lily went to the park with her mommy. She saw a big slide and wanted to go down it, but it was too high for her. + +Suddenly, she heard a loud scream coming from the other side of the park. Lily got scared and wanted to go home, but her mommy told her to stay quiet and not be afraid. They walked towards the scream and saw a little boy who had lost his ball. + +Lily's mommy helped the boy find his ball and they all became friends. They played together and had a lot of fun. Lily was happy that she didn't have to be scared anymore and that she made a new friend. +Once upon a time, there was a little bunny named Snowy. Snowy was a white bunny who loved to play outside in the grass. One day, Snowy's mom told her that a big storm was coming and she needed to find a safe place to hide. Snowy didn't want to leave her favorite spot in the grass, but she knew she had to be safe. + +Snowy looked around and saw a big tree with a hole in it. She ran over to the tree and hopped inside the hole. It was a tight squeeze, but Snowy felt safe inside the tree. As the storm came, the wind started to spread the leaves and branches around. Snowy was scared, but she knew she was safe inside the tree. + +After the storm passed, Snowy hopped out of the tree and saw that everything was covered in mud. She didn't like the mud, but she saw a puddle of water nearby. Snowy hopped over to the puddle and used her paws to spread the water around. She loved playing in the water and forgot all about the scary storm. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy who had a parrot named Polly. Timmy loved Polly very much and would play with her every day. One day, Timmy's friend Billy came over and asked to borrow Polly. Timmy was happy to lend Polly to his friend. + +But Billy was ignorant about how to take care of a parrot. He didn't know that parrots need lots of food and water. He also didn't know that parrots need to be kept in a cage to stay safe. Billy let Polly fly around his house and didn't give her enough to eat or drink. + +When Timmy came to get Polly back, he found her very sick. Polly was so sick that she died soon after. Timmy was very sad and angry at Billy for not taking good care of Polly. From that day on, Timmy never lent his beloved pets to anyone again. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside in the garden. One day, she found a tiny seed and decided to plant it in the dirt. She watered it every day and watched it grow into a big, beautiful flower. + +One day, Lily's friend came to play with her. They decided to play dress-up and put on their favorite outfits. But when Lily tried to zip up her dress, the zipper got stuck. She asked her friend for help, but they couldn't get it to open. + +Suddenly, they had an idea. They went back to the garden and picked a flower. They used the stem to gently pry open the zipper and Lily's dress was saved! They were so happy and continued to play together in the sunshine, watching the flowers grow taller and taller. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to wear her pink belt with sparkles on it. One day, she saw her brother wearing a heavy tool belt. + +"Wow, your belt is so heavy!" she said to him. + +"Yeah, I'm testing it out to see if it will hold all of my tools," he replied. + +Lily thought for a moment and then asked, "Can I help you test it?" + +"Sure, but be careful," her brother warned. + +Lily helped her brother test the belt and they found out that it was strong enough to hold all of his tools. She learned that sometimes it's important to test things before using them. The moral of the story is to always be safe and smart when trying new things. +One day, a little girl named Mia went to the park. She saw a big slide that looked great. Mia wanted to play on it, but another boy was on the slide. He did not want to share. Mia felt sad and she frowned. + +Mia's mom saw her frown and gave her some lotion to put on her hands. "This will make you feel better," she said. Mia rubbed the lotion on her hands and it felt nice. She smiled and went back to the slide. + +The boy saw Mia's smile and felt bad. He said, "I am sorry for not sharing. Let's play together." Mia and the boy played on the slide, and they both had a great time. They became friends and played together every day. +Once upon a time, in a big forest, there was a lonely yellow bird. This bird had no friends and felt very sad. One day, he met a red bird on a tree branch. + +"Hi, I am lonely," said the yellow bird. "Can we be friends?" + +The red bird thought for a moment and then said, "I have an idea. Let's suggest to the other birds that we all play together. Maybe then, you won't be lonely anymore." + +So, the yellow bird and the red bird went to the other birds in the forest. They suggested that everyone should play together. The other birds agreed and they all started to play. + +They played hide-and-seek, tag, and other fun games. But, the yellow bird was not very good at playing. He was always the last one to be found in hide-and-seek and could never catch anyone in tag. + +The other birds started to laugh at the yellow bird. They did not want to play with him anymore. The yellow bird felt even more lonely and sad than before. He flew away to find a new place to live, but he never found any friends who would play with him. +Once upon a time, there was a silly dog named Spot. Spot loved to run and play all day long. He had big legs that helped him jump very high. Spot liked to chase his tail and make funny faces. + +One sunny day, Spot found a ball in the park. He picked up the ball with his mouth and started to play. He would drop the ball, then pick it up again. He was having so much fun! Spot liked his new toy very much. + +But then, Spot saw a little girl crying. She had lost her ball. Spot knew what he had to do. He walked over to the girl and dropped the ball at her feet. The girl smiled and thanked Spot. They played together all day, and Spot learned that sharing can be fun too. +One day, a little boy named Tim went to play outside. He was very glad because it was a sunny day. Tim wanted to build a tower with his toy bricks. He took his toy bricks and started to build. + +Tim had many bricks, but he needed one more big brick to finish his tower. He started to search for the big brick. He looked under the tree, behind the bushes, and in the sandbox, but he could not find it. + +Finally, Tim found the big brick near the swing. He was so glad that he found it! He took the brick and finished his tower. It was the tallest tower he had ever built. Tim played with his tower all day long and had lots of fun. +Once upon a time, there was a creative little boy named Tim. Tim loved to play with his toys and make up fun games. One day, Tim found a piece of steel in the yard. It was shiny and heavy. He decided to use it in his new game. + +Tim's game was to search for hidden things in his room. He hid the steel under his bed and then started searching. He looked under his pillow, in his toy box, and behind the door. He was having so much fun! + +Finally, Tim found the steel under his bed. He was so happy! He played his creative game again and again, hiding the steel in different places. Tim's game made him smile and he played it all day long. +One day, a duck and a cat went for a walk. They saw a big mill by the river. The mill went round and round. The duck and the cat were very happy to see the mill. + +The duck said to the cat, "Let's rush to the mill and play!" The cat said, "Yes, let's go!" They ran very fast to the mill. They did not know that the mill was not a good place to play. + +When they got to the mill, they saw a big man. The man said, "You should not play here. It is not safe." The duck and the cat were ignorant. They did not understand the man's words. + +The man said, "Go play in the park. It is a better place to play." The duck and the cat listened to the man. They went to the park and had a lot of fun. They learned that it is important to listen to others. +Once upon a time, there was a little dog named Spot. Spot was playing in the park when he saw a big cat. The cat was stuck in a tree and was struggling to get down. Spot wanted to help the cat, so he barked loudly for someone to come. + +A kind lady heard Spot's barks and came to see what was wrong. She saw the cat in the tree and knew just what to do. She was a veterinarian, a person who helps animals. The kind lady climbed the tree and carefully brought the cat down. + +The cat was grateful to the kind lady and Spot for helping him. He purred and rubbed against their legs, saying thank you. Spot and the cat became friends and played together in the park every day. They were happy to have each other and always looked out for one another. +One day, Tim went to the park with his dad. It was a cold, icy day. Tim saw a big plane in the sky. He wanted to play with a toy plane too. So, his dad bought him a red toy plane. + +At the park, Tim met a girl named Sue. Sue had a blue toy plane. They both played together. Tim said, "Let's balance our planes on our hands!" Sue agreed and they both tried to balance their planes. + +Tim and Sue had a lot of fun playing with their planes. They laughed and ran around the park. The icy ground made them slip a little, but they were careful. At the end of the day, they said goodbye and went home with their dads. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim had a toy police car that he loved to play with. He would push the car around and pretend to catch bad guys. + +One day, Tim found a sharp rock in the yard. He thought it would be fun to use the rock as a fake bad guy for his police car to catch. So, Tim put the rock on the ground and started to play. + +As the police car chased the fake bad guy rock, Tim was very happy. He played all day until it was time for dinner. Tim put his police car and the sharp rock away, and went inside to eat with his family. +One day, a polite cat named Tim went outside to play. He saw a big red rug on the grass. Tim thought it would be fun to play catch on the rug. + +Tim's friend, a small dog named Max, came to play too. They took a soft ball and started to play catch on the red rug. They threw the ball to each other and laughed. + +After a while, they got tired and sat down on the rug. They had so much fun playing catch. Tim and Max promised to play together again soon. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim had a toy named Mr. Bear. They liked to play on the floor together. Tim thought Mr. Bear was a very fit toy because he could jump and run fast. + +One day, Tim and Mr. Bear were playing on the floor. Tim said, "Mr. Bear, let's talk about our day." Mr. Bear said, "Okay, Tim. I played with you and we had fun." + +Then, Tim's mom came into the room. She saw Tim and Mr. Bear on the floor. She said, "Tim, it's time to eat." Tim and Mr. Bear stopped playing and went to eat. They had a good day talking and playing on the floor. +One day, a girl named Lily found a mysterious box in her room. It was small and pretty. She opened the box and saw a little flute inside. She was very happy and excited. Lily wanted to play the flute, but she didn't know how. + +Lily's friend, Tom, knew how to play the flute. So, she decided to mail the flute to him. She put the flute in a big envelope and went to the mailbox. She put the envelope inside and waited for Tom to get it. + +After a few days, Tom got the envelope. He opened it and found the mysterious flute. He played a beautiful song on it and mailed it back to Lily. When Lily got the flute back, she was so happy to hear the song. They both loved the mysterious flute and played it every day. +Once upon a time, there was a gray cat named Tom. Tom liked to play outside in the yard. He loved to chase birds and catch them. Tom was a very fast cat. + +One day, Tom saw a rake in the yard. It was a big rake with many teeth. Tom thought it would be fun to play with the rake. He jumped on it and tried to catch the teeth with his paws. + +As Tom played with the rake, he saw a big gray bird. The bird landed on the rake too. Tom tried to catch the bird, but it flew away. Tom chased the bird around the yard, but he could not catch it. In the end, Tom was tired and went back to the rake to rest. He had lots of fun playing outside that day. +Once upon a time, in a little house, there lived a girl named Lily. She had a little pink dress that she loved a lot. One day, Lily lost her dress. She looked everywhere, but she could not find it. She was very sad. + +Lily went to her mom and requested, "Mom, can you help me find my pink dress?" Her mom said, "Of course, dear. Let's look for it together." So, Lily and her mom searched everywhere in the house. + +Finally, they found the little pink dress under Lily's bed. Lily was so happy! She said, "Thank you, Mom!" Her mom smiled and said, "You're welcome, dear. Remember to put your dress in a safe place next time." Lily nodded and wore her pink dress all day long. +Once upon a time, there was a clumsy boy named Tim. Tim loved ice-cream. One sunny day, Tim went to the park with his mom. They bought a big ice-cream cone for Tim to eat. Tim was very happy. + +But then, a big, mean dog came running to Tim. The dog wanted to eat Tim's ice-cream. Tim was scared but he wanted to protect his ice-cream. He ran away from the dog, but he was very clumsy and dropped the ice-cream on the ground. + +Tim was sad and started to cry. His mom hugged him and said it was okay. They went back to the ice-cream shop and bought another ice-cream for Tim. This time, Tim held his ice-cream tight and protected it from any dogs. Tim and his mom had a fun day at the park. +Once upon a time, in a small house, lived a little boy named Tim. Tim loved to eat cereal every morning. His mom would always tell him, "Be careful, Tim! Don't spill your cereal!" + +One day, Tim saw a little cat outside his house. The cat was hungry and sad. Tim wanted to help the cat, so he gave it some of his cereal. The cat ate the cereal and was very happy. Tim decided to keep the cat and name it Cereal. + +Tim and Cereal were very careful when they played together. They did not want to break anything or make a mess. Tim's mom was happy that Tim was careful with his new friend. And every morning, Tim and Cereal would eat their cereal together, being very careful not to spill it. +One day, a little boy named Tim went to a fun party. There were games, balloons, and yummy food. Tim saw a game that had a big prize. He wanted to win the prize, so he went to play the game. + +Tim played the game with his friend, Sam. They both tried their best, but Tim was not very good at the game. Tim felt embarrass. Sam said, "It's okay, Tim. We can try again." Tim and Sam played the game again, and this time, Tim did better. + +At the end of the party, the man who was in charge of the game gave out the prize. He said, "The prize goes to the most honest player." Tim was happy because he was honest and tried his best, even when he felt embarrass. Tim got the prize and shared it with Sam. They both had a great time at the party. +Once upon a time, there was a hungry fish named Bob. Bob lived in the sea. He liked to swim and play with his friends. One day, Bob saw a big, red ball. He wanted to eat it, but he did not know if it was good to eat. + +Bob asked his friend, the starfish, "Can I eat the red ball?" The starfish said, "No, Bob, don't eat it! It is not food." So, Bob swam away from the red ball. + +Later, Bob found some yummy seaweed. He ate the seaweed and was not hungry anymore. Bob was happy that he did not eat the red ball. He swam back to his friends and played all day in the sea. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily liked to play with her toys and gather them in a big pile. She had a favorite toy, a big puzzle with colorful pieces. Lily played with her puzzle every day, and it made her feel peaceful. + +One day, Lily saw a big cloud outside her window. She knew it was going to rain soon. Lily thought about her puzzle and how she did not want it to get wet. So, she decided to gather her puzzle and take it inside her house. She put the puzzle pieces in a box and carried it inside. + +The rain came down, and Lily was happy that her puzzle was safe inside. She played with her puzzle all day, feeling peaceful and cozy. After the rain stopped, the sun came out, and Lily took her puzzle outside again. She knew that if she took care of her puzzle, they could have many more peaceful days together. +One day, a boy named Tim found a dull folder in his room. He did not know what was inside. He asked his friend, Sam, "Do you know what is in this folder?" + +Sam shook his head and said, "No, but let's unite and open it together!" Tim and Sam sat down and opened the folder. Inside, they found many pictures of animals. + +They saw a cat, a dog, and a bird. Tim and Sam liked the pictures. They decided to show their friends. They went to their friend Sue's house. + +Sue liked the pictures too. She said, "Let's all unite and make a big book of animal pictures!" Tim, Sam, and Sue worked together and made a big book. They were happy and had fun. +Once upon a time, there was a queen. She lived in a big castle. The queen liked to dance. She danced every day. + +One day, the queen found a lucky star. The star made her dance even better. She was very happy. She danced and danced with the lucky star. + +All the people in the kingdom came to watch the queen dance. They clapped and laughed. The queen and her lucky star danced together. Everyone lived happily ever after. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim was a normal boy who liked to wander and play outside. One day, he found a big, yummy lollipop under a tree. He was so happy! + +But then, a big dog came and wanted the lollipop too. Tim was scared and didn't know what to do. The dog barked loud and tried to take the lollipop from Tim. They both wanted the lollipop so much. + +Tim thought hard and had an idea. He broke the lollipop in half and gave one part to the dog. Now, they both had a piece of the lollipop to enjoy. Tim and the dog were happy, and they became good friends. +One day, a bald man went to the beach. He liked to play in the sand. He built a big sand castle. The sun was hot, but he was happy. + +A big wave came and washed away the sand castle. The bald man was sad. He wanted to save his castle. He thought of an idea to stop the waves from washing it away. + +The bald man built a wall of sand around his castle. He worked hard to make it strong. The waves came again, but the wall saved the castle. The bald man was happy, and he played in the sand all day. +One day, a little girl named Lily went for a walk in the park. It was a cold day, so she wore her big, warm coat. The sky was dark, and it looked like it might rain soon. Lily saw a small, old house in the park. She was curious and wanted to see what was inside. + +Lily walked up to the house and tried to open the door. It was locked! "I wonder what's inside," she thought. Just then, a friendly squirrel came by and said, "Hi, Lily! I know where the key is to open the door." The squirrel led Lily to a small tree and pointed to a shiny key hanging on a branch. + +Lily took the key and unlocked the door. Inside the house, she found a big, warm blanket and a bowl of hot soup. The squirrel said, "I knew you were cold and hungry, so I locked the door to keep the warm blanket and hot soup safe for you." Lily smiled, thanked the squirrel, and enjoyed her warm meal in the cozy little house. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mia. Mia was worried about the big storm outside. She heard loud noises and saw bright lightning in the sky. Mia's mom saw her worry and had an idea. + +Mia's mom said, "Mia, let's play a game. You can lead me around the house, and we will pretend the lightning is magic." Mia liked the idea and started to lead her mom through the house. They laughed and played, pretending the lightning was making things happen. + +As they played, the storm began to go away. Mia was not worried anymore. She learned that sometimes, fun can make scary things less scary. Mia and her mom played until the storm was gone, and they were both happy. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lucy. She was anxious to go to school. She wanted to learn and play with her friends. Her mom gave her a big hug and said, "Don't worry, you will have fun!" + +At school, Lucy found a seat next to a boy named Tom. Tom was nice and they became friends. They laughed and played together during break time. Lucy was happy that she had a friend at school. + +One day, Lucy could not find her pencil. She looked everywhere but could not find it. Tom saw that Lucy was sad and gave her his pencil. Lucy said "Thank you!" and they both smiled. They drew pictures together and had a great day at school. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. He had a new toy car that he loved to play with. One day, his mom told him that she would permit him to take the new toy car to school, but only if he promised to be very careful with it. + +At school, Tim played with his new toy car during lunch. He was so happy and showed it to all his friends. They all wanted to play with it too, but Tim remembered what his mom said. He knew that he had to be careful with his new toy car, so he told his friends they could look, but not touch. + +Later that day, Tim went home and told his mom about his day at school. She was so proud of him for being careful with his new toy car. As a reward, she gave him a big hug and a special treat. Tim learned that it is important to listen to his mom and take care of his things. +One day, a little ant named Andy wanted to climb a big tree. He saw a long thread hanging from a branch. Andy thought, "If I can climb the thread, I will be at the top of the tree!" + +Andy started to climb the thread. It was not easy, but he did not give up. As he climbed higher, a bird named Betty saw him. She asked, "Andy, what are you doing?" + +"I am climbing this thread to be at the top of the tree," Andy replied. Betty decided to help Andy. She held the thread tight so it would not sway. + +When Andy reached the top, he felt successful. He thanked Betty for her help. They both sat on the branch, happy to be friends. +Once upon a time, there was a mighty dog named Max. Max loved to race with his friends in the park. They would run and play all day long. + +One day, Max met a new friend, a little bird named Chirpy. Chirpy spoke a different language, but Max and Chirpy still liked to play together. They would race around the park, and Chirpy would fly high in the sky while Max ran on the ground. + +Max and Chirpy became best friends. Even though they spoke different languages, they learned how to understand each other. They played and raced every day, and they were always happy together. +One day, a cat and a dog were in the kitchen. The cat saw a tray on the table. The tray had unknown food on it. The cat wanted to eat the food, but the dog said, "No, we should not eat that." + +The cat said, "I will joke and make you laugh. If you laugh, we can eat the food." The dog agreed to the joke. The cat tried to make the dog laugh, but the dog did not laugh. The cat felt sad. + +The dog saw the sad cat and said, "I will joke too. If you laugh, we can eat the food." The dog made a funny face, and the cat laughed. They both ate the unknown food on the tray and felt happy. +Once upon a time, there was a happy bunny. This bunny loved to create things. One day, the bunny decided to make a salad. + +The bunny hopped to the garden. He picked green leaves, red tomatoes, and orange carrots. The bunny was very excited to make the salad. + +The bunny put all the vegetables in a big bowl. He mixed them all up. But then, a mean dog saw the salad. The dog ate the whole salad very fast. The bunny was sad and cried. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a brown dog named Max. Max loved to perform tricks for his friends. He could jump high, roll over, and even dance on his back legs. + +One day, it rained a lot and there was a big flood. The water was everywhere. Max and his friends were scared. They needed to find a safe place to stay until the water went away. + +Max had an idea. He performed a trick to get everyone's attention. He jumped high and pointed to a big hill. All his friends followed Max up the hill. They were safe from the flood. The sun came out, and the water went away. Max and his friends were happy and thanked Max for his help. +One day, a dog named Max and a cat named Luna had a race. They wanted to see who was faster. Max said, "Let's race to the big tree!" Luna agreed and said, "Ready, set, go!" + +They ran as fast as they could. Max was fast, but Luna was faster. On the way to the big tree, they saw a big puddle. Max jumped over the puddle, but Luna did not see it. Splash! Luna fell into the puddle and got all wet. + +Max stopped and looked back. He saw Luna in the puddle and said, "Are you okay?" Luna was sad and said, "I am wet, but I am okay." Max helped Luna out of the puddle. They walked to the big tree together. The race was over, but they both had fun. They sat under the tree, and Luna's fur became empty of water. Max and Luna were happy because they had a fun day. +One day, a little boy named Tim went for a walk in the park. He saw a long line of ants on the ground. They were carrying food to their hidden home. Tim was curious and wanted to meet the ants' leader. + +Tim bent down and said, "Hello, ants! Can I meet your leader?" The first ant in the line stopped and said, "Hi, Tim! I am Anty, the leader. What can I do for you?" Tim asked, "Why do you all walk in a line?" Anty replied, "We walk in a line so we can work together and find our way back home." + +Tim learned that working together makes things easier. He went back home and told his friends about the ants. They all decided to work together in their games, just like the ants in the park. And they found that they had more fun when they worked together. The moral of the story is that teamwork helps everyone achieve their goals. +One day, Tom went for a walk. He saw a shiny crystal on the ground. He picked it up and held it in his hand. The crystal was dry and smooth. Tom liked the crystal and wanted to take it home. + +Tom showed the crystal to his friend, Tim. Tim liked the crystal too. Tim wanted to hold the crystal. Tom let Tim hold the crystal. They both smiled and laughed. + +Tom and Tim played with the crystal all day. They held it up to the sun and saw pretty colors. When it was time to go home, Tom put the crystal in his pocket. He knew he would keep it safe and dry. +Once upon a time, there was a big square with many small houses. In one of the houses, lived a girl named Sue. Sue loved to read books. Every day, she would sit in her empty room and read many books. + +One day, Sue found a big book on the ground. She took it home to read. As she read the book, she learned about sharing and being kind. Sue wanted to share her books with her friends in the square. + +Sue went to her friends and said, "I want to share my books with you all." Her friends were happy and thanked her. They all sat in the big square and read the books together. They learned many new things and became better friends. + +The moral of the story is that sharing and being kind can bring people together and make everyone happy. +Once upon a time, in a big forest, there lived a playful bunny named Ben. Ben loved to hop and play all day long. He had many friends in the forest, like birds, squirrels, and bugs. Ben was always happy and liked to make his friends laugh. + +One sunny day, Ben found a big root while hopping around. This root was very special because it could talk. "Hello, I am Rooty!" said the root. Ben was surprised but also excited. "Hi, Rooty! I am Ben. Do you want to play with me?" Ben asked. Rooty smiled and said, "Yes, I would love to play with you, Ben!" + +Ben and Rooty became best friends. They played hide and seek, ran races, and even made funny faces at each other. All the other animals in the forest were amazed by their new talking root friend. Ben and Rooty made everyone in the forest very happy, and they all played together every day. +Once upon a time, there was a big bird named Ollie. Ollie was an ostrich who liked to perform. He danced and sang for all his friends. They clapped and laughed when he did this. Ollie was happy. + +One day, Ollie was playing in the mud. He became very filthy. His feathers were all dirty. He did not look nice. Ollie was sad because he had to perform for his friends later. + +Ollie tried to clean his feathers, but the mud was too sticky. His friend, Ellie the elephant, saw him. She knew what to do. Ellie used her long nose to spray water on Ollie. The water washed away the mud. Ollie was clean again. + +Now Ollie could perform for his friends. They all clapped and laughed. Ollie was happy, and he thanked Ellie for helping him. They all played together and had a fun day. +Once upon a time, there was a helpful boy named Tim. Tim loved to help his mom and dad with things around the house. One day, Tim's dad won a big trophy. His dad was very happy. + +Tim wanted to help his dad keep the trophy clean. "Dad, can I wipe the trophy for you?" Tim asked. His dad smiled and said, "Yes, Tim, you can be a big help." + +So Tim took a soft cloth and wiped the trophy until it was shiny and clean. Tim's mom and dad were very proud of him. They gave him a big hug and said, "Thank you, Tim, for being so helpful." And they all lived happily ever after. +Once upon a time, there was a house. In the house, lived a big dog and a small cat. They were best friends. They liked to play together and sleep together. The house was their happy place. + +One day, they saw a big, dangerous bug near their house. The dog and the cat were scared. They did not want the dangerous bug to come into their house. So, they made a plan to make the bug go away. + +The dog barked very loud and the cat got ready to snap. When the dangerous bug came close, the cat snapped very fast. The bug was scared and it went away. The dog and the cat were happy. Their house was safe again. They played together and slept together, just like before. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim was very adventurous. One sunny day, Tim went for a walk. He found a trail in the woods. Tim was very happy. + +As Tim walked on the trail, he saw a big puddle. Tim loved to splash in puddles. He jumped in the puddle and said, "Splash! Splash!" The water went everywhere. Tim laughed and laughed. + +Then, Tim met a little girl named Sue. She was also adventurous. Tim asked, "Do you want to splash with me?" Sue said, "Yes!" They both jumped in the puddle and splashed. They had so much fun on the trail together. +Once upon a time, in a small town, there lived a little boy named Tim. Tim was a very curious boy who loved to learn new things. One day, Tim found an unknown box in his room. He didn't know what was inside, but he was excited to find out. + +Tim opened the box and found a message inside. The message said, "Help others and be kind." Tim decided that he would try to help others and be kind to everyone he met. He helped his mom with the dishes, his dad with the yard, and even his little sister with her toys. + +As Tim helped others, he noticed that everyone was happy and nice to him too. The town became a very happy place because everyone was kind and helpful. The moral of the story is that when we decide to be kind and help others, we can make the world a better place. +Once, a girl had a pale basket. She loved her basket very much. It was her own basket. She took it everywhere she went. She put her toys in it and carried it with her. + +One day, she went to the park with her basket. She played with her friends. They ran and jumped and laughed. The girl put her basket on the grass. She forgot about it for a little while. + +When it was time to go home, the girl saw her basket was gone. She was sad. She looked for her basket with her friends. They found it under a big tree. The girl was happy. She picked up her basket and went home with a big smile. +Once upon a time, there was a nosy cat named Max. Max loved to stare at things. One day, Max saw a big tower. The tower was very tall and had many windows. + +Max wanted to see what was inside the tower. He walked to the tower and looked up. He saw a little bird on a window. The bird said, "Hi, Max! What are you doing?" Max said, "I want to see the tower." + +The bird helped Max climb the tower. They saw many fun things inside. There were toys, food, and other animals. Max and the bird played all day. They were very happy. At the end of the day, Max thanked the bird and went back home. +One day, a little boy named Tim went to the store with his mom. He saw a big, yellow lemon. He picked it up and said, "Mom, what is this?" His mom smiled and said, "That is a lemon, Tim." + +Tim was ignorant about lemons. He did not know what they were for. He thought it was a ball. He played with it and threw it up in the air. His mom said, "Be careful, Tim. It's not a ball. It can break." + +Later, at home, Tim saw his mom cut the lemon. He wanted to try it. His mom said, "You might not like it." But Tim took a small pinch of the lemon and tasted it. His face turned funny because it was very sour. He said, "Mom, you were right. I don't like it." + +His mom laughed and said, "I told you, Tim. But now you know what a lemon is and what it tastes like." Tim nodded and learned something new that day. +One day, Tim went for a walk with his mom. They saw a big puddle on the ground. Tim wanted to jump in it, but his mom said, "No, it is too wet." + +Tim saw a thin stick on the ground. He picked it up and started to sort rocks by the puddle. He found big rocks and little rocks. He put the big rocks in one pile and the little rocks in another pile. + +As Tim sorted the rocks, the sun came out and the puddle got smaller. When he was done sorting, the puddle was all gone. Tim was happy that he could play with the rocks and not get wet. +One day, a little girl named Mia and her dog, Max, were playing outside. They were having lots of fun when they felt the ground shake. It was an earthquake! Mia was scared and so was Max. They held each other tight until the shaking stopped. + +After the earthquake, Mia saw that her favorite toy, a small red ball, was missing. She told Max, "We need to search for my ball." Max barked, and they started looking. It was difficult because many things had moved during the earthquake. + +Mia and Max looked under the table, behind the chair, and in the grass. Finally, they found the red ball under a big tree. Mia said, "Thank you, Max!" They were both very happy and continued to play together for the rest of the day. +One day, a pretty bird was flying in the sky. The bird saw a little girl named Lily. Lily was sad because she could not reach a big red ball stuck in a tree. The pretty bird wanted to help Lily. + +The bird flew to the tree and used its wings to support the ball. The ball started to move, and it fell down from the tree. Lily was very happy to see the ball on the ground. + +Lily thanked the pretty bird for helping her. The bird was happy to support Lily. They played together all day and became good friends. From that day on, the pretty bird and Lily always helped each other. +One day, a cat named Tom wanted to have a party. He was very adventurous and liked to try new things. He wanted to invite all his friends to the party. So, he made a list of friends and wrote them a note. The note said, "You are invited to my party!" + +At the party, Tom had a menu with different foods. He had pizza, ice cream, and cookies. His friends were excited to try everything. But, there was a problem. A dog named Max was not on the list. Max was sad and asked, "Why didn't you invite me to the party?" + +Tom felt bad and said, "I am sorry, Max. I forgot to put you on the list. You can come to the party and eat with us." Max was happy and joined the party. They all ate the food from the menu and had a great time. In the end, Tom learned to always check his list twice to make sure he didn't forget anyone. +One day, a little bear had a question. He was playing with his friends in the forest. They were playing catch with a heavy ball. The little bear did not know why the ball was so heavy. + +The little bear went to his mom and asked his question. "Mom, why is the ball so heavy?" His mom smiled and said, "The ball is heavy because it is full of sand. The sand makes it heavy for you to play." + +The little bear and his friends played with the heavy ball all day. They had lots of fun. The little bear was happy that he asked his question. Now he knew why the ball was so heavy. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play with his toys. He had a dependable teddy bear that he always played with. One day, Timmy went to the park to play with his friends. He noticed that he forgot his teddy bear at home. Timmy was sad because he loved his teddy bear so much. But then, his friends helped him find a new toy to play with. Timmy learned that he could have fun playing with different toys, not just his teddy bear. +Once upon a time, there was a big field with lots of flowers. A little girl named Lily loved to play in the field. One day, she saw a bunny hopping around. The bunny looked scared and started to tremble. Lily knew she had to help the bunny. She slowly approached the bunny and gave it a carrot. The bunny felt safe and stopped trembling. + +Lily felt happy that she could help the bunny. She continued to play in the field and picked some flowers for her mom. She was an honest girl and always told the truth. When her mom asked where she got the flowers, she said, "I picked them from the field, Mommy." Her mom smiled and hugged her. Lily felt warm and fuzzy inside. She knew that being honest was always the best thing to do. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Jack. Jack loved to eat cookies. One day, his mom put some cookies on a tray and gave it to Jack. Jack was so happy and he started eating the cookies. Suddenly, a little mouse came and tried to bite the cookies. Jack saw the mouse and said, "Hey mouse, those are my cookies. Please be gentle and don't bite them." The mouse replied, "I'm sorry Jack, I'm just very hungry. Can I please have one cookie?" Jack thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you can have one cookie but please don't take the whole tray." The mouse was happy and took one cookie and went away. Jack was happy too because he was able to share his cookies with someone else. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play in the woods near her house. One day, she saw a fox in the woods. The fox looked friendly and Lily wanted to play with him. + +"Hi, Mr. Fox! Do you want to play with me?" Lily asked. + +The fox replied, "Yes, I would love to play with you. But it's getting cold out here. Do you know how to make things warm?" + +Lily thought for a moment and said, "I know! We can send warm hugs to each other." + +They hugged and felt warm. Then, the fox said, "Thank you for the warm hug. Now, I have something to send to you too. Close your eyes and open your hands." + +Lily did as she was told and felt something furry in her hands. When she opened her eyes, she saw a beautiful warm scarf that the fox had sent to her. From that day on, Lily and the fox became best friends and played together in the woods every day. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved playing outside and looking for fairies. She had heard that if you were lucky, you might see one. + +One day, Lily was playing in her backyard when she saw a fairy flying around. It was so impressive! The fairy had wings that sparkled in the sun and a dress made of petals. + +Lily wanted to get closer to the fairy, so she went inside to get her spray bottle. She filled it up with water and went back outside. She knew that fairies liked water, so she thought the fairy might come closer if she sprayed some water in the air. + +Lily sprayed the water and the fairy flew closer and closer. Finally, the fairy landed on a flower right in front of Lily. Lily was so happy and she knew that she had made a new friend. From that day on, Lily and the fairy played together every day. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play with his toys all day long. One day, Timmy saw his friend Johnny playing with a big sack full of toys. Timmy wanted to play with the toys too, but Johnny wouldn't let him. + +Timmy felt sad and thought that Johnny was being selfish. But then, Timmy remembered what his mom always told him. She said that it's important to share with others and not be selfish. Timmy decided to ask Johnny nicely if he could play with the toys too. + +Johnny thought about it for a moment and then decided to let Timmy play with the toys. Timmy was so happy and he thanked Johnny for sharing. Timmy learned that it's always better to share and be kind to others. He believed that sharing is the right thing to do. +Once upon a time, a little girl named Lily was playing outside. She saw a tall tree and wanted to climb it. But when she got to the top, she got scared and started to cry. Her mommy heard her and came running. + +"What's wrong, sweetie?" asked her mommy. + +"I'm scared," said Lily. + +"It's okay," said her mommy. "I'll comfort you." + +As her mommy held her, Lily saw a worm on the tree. She pointed to it and said, "Look, mommy! A worm!" + +Her mommy smiled and said, "Yes, it's a little worm. It's not scary like the tall tree." + +Lily felt better and hugged her mommy. They went back inside and had milk and cookies. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to watch the view from her window. One day, her mom came in and said, "Lily, let's pour some milk in your cup." Lily replied, "Okay, Mommy!" + +As they poured the milk, Lily noticed that her toys were not organized. She said, "Mommy, my toys are messy. Can we organize them?" Her mom smiled and said, "Sure, let's do it together." + +They spent the afternoon organizing Lily's toys and admiring the view from her window. Lily was happy that her toys were now neat and tidy. She said to her mom, "Thank you for helping me organize my toys. And thank you for pouring the milk in my cup!" Her mom replied, "You're welcome, Lily. It was fun doing it together." +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to draw pictures of his family and his favorite animals. One day, Timmy's mom asked him if he wanted to print his pictures on a big piece of paper. Timmy was excited and said, "Yes, please!" + +Timmy's mom took his drawings and put them in the printer. She pressed the button and the printer started to make a loud noise. Timmy watched as his pictures came out of the printer. They looked just like the ones he drew, but bigger and clearer. + +Timmy's mom said, "Wow, Timmy! Your pictures are so beautiful and true to life! They look like they could be in an art museum. But printing them was expensive, so let's make sure to hang them up and show them to everyone." Timmy was so happy and proud of his pictures. He couldn't wait to show them off to his friends and family. +Once upon a time, there was a huge tank in the middle of the town. It was so big that it could hold a lot of water. One day, a little girl named Lily was walking past the tank when she saw a man fixing it. + +"Hello, what are you doing?" asked Lily. + +"I'm fixing the tank. It has a leak," replied the man. + +Lily watched as the man worked on the tank. She saw him tighten a bolt and then step back to check if the leak had stopped. Suddenly, the man slipped and fell into the tank! + +Lily didn't know what to do. She ran to get help and soon a crowd gathered around the tank. They all tried to pull the man out, but he was stuck. Finally, someone had an idea. They all started to clap and cheer loudly. The man heard the noise and was able to use the sound to climb out of the tank. From then on, Lily knew that clapping could help in an emergency. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved getting presents, especially on her birthday. One day, her friend gave her a present that looked very pretty, but when Lily opened it, she saw that it was a fake toy. She was sad and felt like she suffered because she was expecting a real toy. + +Lily's mom noticed that she was sad and asked her what happened. Lily showed her the fake toy and explained how she felt. Her mom hugged her and told her that it's okay to feel disappointed, but it's important to remember that the present was given with love. + +Lily's mom then gave her a real toy as a surprise present and Lily was so happy. She learned that sometimes things may not be what they seem, but it's important to appreciate the love and thought behind the present. +Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play outside in the grass with his friends. One day, Timmy's friend Bobby came over to play. + +"Let's lay down in the grass and look at the clouds," said Bobby. + +"Okay!" said Timmy. + +They laid down in the grass and looked up at the sky. Timmy saw a bird flying high in the sky. + +"Look! A bird!" said Timmy. + +"It's a young bird," said Bobby. + +They watched the bird fly away and then got up to play some more. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved playing with her toys, but one day she wanted to play with her friend's toy. She asked her friend, "Can you lend me your toy?" + +Her friend said, "Sure, but you have to give it back to me later." + +Lily was happy and played with the toy all day. But then, the sky turned dark and the wind started to blow. Her mom said, "We have to go inside, there's a hurricane coming." + +Lily was scared, but her mom hugged her and said, "Don't worry, we'll be safe." They stayed inside for a long time, listening to the wind howling and the rain pouring down. + +When the hurricane was over, Lily went back to her friend's house to return the toy. Her friend said, "Thank you for returning my toy, and thank you for taking care of it. It's still perfect!" + +Lily smiled and said, "I'm glad I could borrow it. Maybe next time, you can borrow one of my toys." +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to imagine things and play with her toys. One day, she went for a walk with her mommy and they passed by a big factory. Lily asked her mommy what the factory was for, and her mommy told her it was where they made things like toys and clothes. + +Lily imagined what it would be like to work in a factory like that. She thought it would be fun to make toys all day long. But her mommy told her that it's hard work and sometimes the factory can make the air sour and not good to breathe. + +Lily learned that it's important to imagine and dream, but also to be grateful for what we have and take care of our environment. She promised to always try her best to keep the air clean and help others do the same. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play with his toy cars and trucks. One day, Timmy went to the park with his mom. While they were there, Timmy found a big rock on the ground. He picked it up and showed it to his mom. She was proud of him for finding such a big rock! + +Timmy wanted to show his friends the rock too. He raised it up high above his head and shouted, "Look at my rock!" But when he turned around, he saw that his friends were all gone. Timmy felt embarrassed that he was shouting all alone. But then he remembered that he still had his rock, and that made him happy again. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to decorate his room with different colors. He had a tube of paint that he used to make pretty pictures on his walls. + +One day, Timmy's mom came into his room and said, "Timmy, your room looks so different! Did you decorate it yourself?" Timmy smiled and said, "Yes, I used my tube of paint to make it pretty." + +His mom looked at the walls and saw all the different colors and shapes that Timmy had painted. "Wow, Timmy, you are such a talented artist!" she exclaimed. + +Timmy felt proud of himself and said, "Thank you, Mommy! I love to decorate my room and make it look different." From that day on, Timmy continued to use his tube of paint to make his room look even more beautiful. +Once upon a time, there was a long road that led to a big house. A little girl named Lily lived in the house with her mom and dad. One day, Lily's mom asked her to clean her room. Lily refused and said, "I don't want to clean my room, it's too messy!" + +Her mom replied, "If you don't clean your room, you won't be able to find your favorite figure." + +Lily thought about it and realized her mom was right. She went to her room and started cleaning. After a while, she found her favorite figure under her bed. She was so happy and showed it to her mom. + +Her mom said, "See, cleaning is not so bad after all." + +Lily smiled and agreed. From that day on, she always cleaned her room when her mom asked her to. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play games with his friends. One day, Timmy and his friends decided to play a game of hide-and-seek. They ran around the park, trying to find each other. + +After a while, Timmy's friend Tommy couldn't be found. Timmy and his friends searched everywhere, but they couldn't gather Tommy. Timmy was upset because he wanted to find his friend and play the game together. + +Just then, Tommy popped out from behind a tree and shouted, "Found you!" Timmy was so happy to see his friend and they continued to play the game together. They had so much fun that they didn't want to stop playing. And that's how Timmy learned that even if you get upset, things can always get better if you keep playing and having fun with your friends. +Once upon a time, there was a giant bunny named Hopper. Hopper was enormous, and he loved to hop around the forest. One day, Hopper met a little bird named Tweetie. + +"Hi, Tweetie! Do you want to hop with me?" asked Hopper. + +Tweetie replied, "No, I can't hop. But I can tap my feet!" + +Hopper and Tweetie became good friends and hopped and tapped together every day. + +One day, Hopper saw a carrot patch on the other side of the forest. Hopper loved carrots, so he hopped over to the patch. Tweetie warned him, "Be careful, Hopper! The farmer doesn't like bunnies eating his carrots." + +Hopper didn't listen and started eating the carrots. Suddenly, the farmer appeared and chased Hopper away with a stick. Hopper was very sad and never went back to the carrot patch again. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside in her yard and collect stones. She found stones of all shapes and sizes, but her favorite were the smooth ones that fit perfectly in her hand. + +One day, Lily's mom ordered a new swing set for her to play on. Lily was so excited to see it and couldn't wait for it to arrive. When the delivery truck came, her mom signed for the package and the delivery man left. + +As Lily and her mom opened the box, they realized that one of the pieces was missing. They searched and searched but couldn't find it. That's when Lily remembered the modest stone she found earlier that day. She ran outside to get it and brought it back to her mom. + +"Maybe this stone can help," she said. Her mom looked at her confused, but then Lily showed her how the stone fit perfectly in the missing piece. Her mom was amazed and proud of her clever daughter. + +From that day on, Lily knew that even the smallest things could make a big difference. She continued to collect stones, always looking for the perfect one to help her in times of need. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She lived in a beautiful house with a big porch. Every day, Lily loved to play on the porch and watch the birds fly by. + +One day, Lily's mom told her they were going to get a surprise. Lily was so excited! She couldn't wait to see what it was. + +When they got home, Lily saw a big box on the porch. She knew the surprise was inside. She stepped up onto the porch and opened the box. Inside was a new puppy! Lily was so happy and she knew she would love her new friend forever. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to eat yummy food. One day, his mommy made him a sandwich. Timmy took a bite and said, "Mmm, this sandwich tastes so good!" + +Suddenly, Timmy's friend Billy came over. Billy had a black shirt on. Timmy said, "Hi Billy, I like your black shirt!" Billy replied, "Thank you, Timmy!" + +Timmy and Billy played together for a while, but then it was time for Billy to go home. Timmy said, "Goodbye, Billy!" and Billy replied, "Goodbye, Timmy!" Timmy went back inside and finished his delicious sandwich. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a red balloon that she loved very much. One day, she was walking outside and accidentally dropped her balloon. It flew high up into the sky and she couldn't reach it. + +Lily was very sad and went inside her house to tell her mommy. "Mommy, my balloon went up to the ceiling and I can't get it back," she said. Her mommy looked up and saw that the balloon was stuck tight to the ceiling. + +"Don't worry, Lily. We can get it down," her mommy said. She got a chair and stood on it to reach the balloon. She was able to grab it and give it back to Lily, who was very happy again. "Thank you, mommy!" she said with a big smile. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She liked to play outside with her friends. One day, they saw a big building. It was very cool because it was so tall. + +Lily asked her friend, "Do you want to go inside the building and listen to the sounds?" Her friend said, "Yes, let's go!" + +When they went inside, they heard lots of noises. They heard people talking, doors opening and closing, and even an elevator going up and down. It was so much fun to listen to all the sounds in the building. + +After they left the building, Lily's friend said, "That was a cool experience. Let's do it again sometime!" Lily agreed and they went back to playing outside. +Once upon a time, there was a happy little pear. The pear was very playful and loved to roll around in the grass. One day, a little girl found the pear and picked it up. She thought the pear was so cute and decided to take it home with her. + +The pear was very happy to be with the little girl because it felt like it belonged with her. The little girl played with the pear all day long and they had so much fun together. They played hide and seek and even had a tea party with the other toys. + +At the end of the day, the little girl gave the pear a big hug and put it in a special spot on her shelf. The pear was so happy to have found a new home and a new friend to play with every day. From that day on, the little pear knew it belonged with the little girl and they were the best of friends forever. +Once upon a time, a poor little girl lived in a cottage in the woods. She had no toys to play with, but she had a kind heart. One day, she saw a wolf in the woods. The wolf was hungry and sad. The little girl wanted to help the wolf, so she went to her garden and picked some vegetables. She added them to a pot and made a delicious soup for the wolf. The wolf was very happy and thanked the little girl. From that day on, the wolf and the little girl became good friends and played together every day. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play outside and explore the world around him. One day, he went for a walk in the forest and saw a big tree made of wood. Timmy admired how tall and strong the tree was. + +As Timmy continued his walk, he saw a famous squirrel named Sammy. Sammy was famous because he could climb any tree in the forest. Timmy watched Sammy climb up the tree made of wood and admired how fast and agile he was. + +After a while, Timmy went back home and told his mom all about his adventure in the forest. He told her about the big tree made of wood and the famous squirrel named Sammy. Timmy's mom was proud of him for exploring and admiring the beauty of nature. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Sally. One day, Sally and her mom went to the beach to sail on a boat. Sally was so excited to see the big waves and feel the wind on her face. + +As they were sailing, Sally's mom gave her a snack to chew on. It was a crunchy apple that Sally loved. But then, Sally accidentally dropped the apple into the water. + +"I'm sorry, Mommy. I feel guilty," Sally said with a sad face. + +"It's okay, Sally. We can get another apple later. Let's just enjoy our sail," her mom replied with a smile. + +Sally felt better and they continued to sail on the beautiful ocean. They saw dolphins jumping and seagulls flying. It was a wonderful day! +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys and go on adventures. One day, she decided to write a letter to her best friend, Sarah, who lived far away. + +Lily asked her mom for a piece of paper and a pencil. Her mom gave her what she needed and Lily started to write. She wrote about her day, her toys, and how much she missed Sarah. When she finished, she asked her mom to help her order a stamp for the letter. + +The next day, Lily's mom took her to the mailbox to send the letter. Lily put the letter in the mailbox and felt happy knowing that it would soon be on its way to Sarah. Lily knew that she was independent and could do things on her own, like writing a letter and sending it in the mail. +Once upon a time, there was a hedgehog named Spike. Spike had a lot of spiky spikes on his back. He liked to curl up into a tight ball to protect himself from danger. + +One day, Spike met a friendly bunny named Bubbles. Bubbles wanted to give Spike a hug, but Spike was afraid he would get hurt by his spikes. Bubbles had an idea and gently squeezed Spike, making his spikes go down. Now, Spike felt safe and Bubbles was able to give him a big hug. + +From that day on, Spike and Bubbles became the best of friends. They played together every day and Bubbles would always give Spike a little squeeze to make him feel loved. Spike was happy to have a friend who understood him and didn't mind his spiky spikes. +Once upon a time, there was a big, windy day. The sky was black and the trees were shaking. Suddenly, a tornado came and spun around, making everything go round and round. A man was walking outside and he saw the tornado. He was careful and ran inside his house. + +Later, the man went to his neighbor's house to introduce himself. They talked about the tornado and how scary it was. The man said, "We need to be careful when there's a tornado. It can be very dangerous." The neighbor agreed and they became friends. From then on, they always made sure to be careful when there was bad weather. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved her toys very much and would play with them all day long. One day, Lily's mom gave her a big bag of candy. Lily was so happy and ate all the candy in one day. Her tummy hurt and she felt sick. Her mom told her that eating too much candy would spoil her tummy. + +Later that day, Lily's mom was cooking dinner in the kitchen. She was very careful with the fire on the stove. But Lily was curious and wanted to see what her mom was doing. She got too close to the fire and her dress caught on fire. Her mom quickly put out the fire and hugged Lily tightly. She scolded her for being careless and told her to always be careful around fire. + +From that day on, Lily learned to be more careful around fire and not to eat too much candy that would spoil her tummy. She loved her mom very much for taking care of her. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a friend named Max who liked to joke around a lot. One day, Max played a joke on Lily that made her angry. She stomped her feet and said, "Max, that's not funny!" + +Max felt bad and said, "I'm sorry, Lily. I didn't mean to make you angry. Let's still be friends." + +Lily thought about it and said, "Okay, but no more jokes like that, please." + +Max promised to be more careful with his jokes and they continued to play together happily ever after. +Once upon a time, there was a little dog named Spot. Spot liked to take walks with his owner in the evening when the sun went down. One evening, they went to the park and Spot saw his friend, a popular poodle named Bella. Bella was playing with her ball and Spot wanted to play too. He took the ball and ran away! Bella was sad, but Spot brought the ball back and they played together. They had so much fun that they didn't even notice when the evening turned into night. +Once upon a time, there was a little bunny named Benny. Benny loved to eat carrots so much. One day, Benny went to the garden to find some carrots to eat. But he couldn't find any carrots. He looked and looked, but no carrots were there. + +Suddenly, he saw a big carrot, but it was too difficult for Benny to pull out of the ground. "Oh no!" Benny said. "This carrot is too difficult for me to get. What should I do?" + +Just then, a wise old turtle came by and asked, "What happened, little bunny? Why are you sad?" Benny explained the situation and the turtle said, "Don't worry, I can help you." The turtle used his strong shell to pull out the big carrot and Benny was so happy. "Thank you so much!" Benny said. "Now I can eat my favorite food again." +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to sail on his toy boat in the bathtub. One day, Timmy's mom asked him to put his toy boat away in the cupboard. Timmy didn't want to, but he knew he had to listen to his mom. + +Later that day, Timmy's friend Billy came over to play. Billy saw Timmy's bright yellow toy boat in the cupboard and asked, "Can we play with your boat?" Timmy replied, "Yes, let's sail it in the bathtub!" So, they took the boat out of the cupboard and sailed it in the bathtub together. + +After they finished playing, Timmy's mom asked him to put the boat back in the cupboard. Timmy said, "Okay, Mommy. I'll put it away now." And so, the boat went back into the cupboard until the next time Timmy and Billy wanted to sail it again. +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lily. She liked to play outside in the park. One day, she found a bench to sit on. It was very clean and shiny. She felt happy because she could rest on the bench. + +Suddenly, her friend Jack came to play with her. Jack wanted to sit on the bench too, but he was big and the bench was small. Jack tried to fit on the bench, but he couldn't. Lily laughed and said, "You are too big for the bench, Jack!" + +Then, Lily and Jack played together on the grass. They had fun and forgot about the bench. But before they left, Lily remembered to clean the bench with a tissue. She wanted to leave it clean for the next person who wanted to sit on it. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy. Timmy liked to play with his toy cars. He would pretend to drive them around his room. One day, Timmy's mom got sick. She had a bad cough and a fever. Timmy's dad took her to the doctor. + +The doctor was a nice lady. She had a white coat and a stethoscope. She looked at Timmy's mom and said, "I'm sorry, but you have the flu." Timmy's dad drove his mom back home and they all stayed in bed for a few days. + +Timmy wanted to help his mom feel better, so he brought her some soup and crackers. He also gave her a toy car to play with while she rested. Timmy's mom smiled and said, "Thank you, Timmy. You're such a good helper." +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She wanted to go on a tour with her family to see the big city. Her mom and dad said yes, so they all got in the car and drove away. + +When they got to the city, they saw lots of tall buildings and bright lights. Lily was so happy, but then she saw a man who looked sad. He had a frown on his face. She asked her mom why he was sad, and her mom said he might be deaf and couldn't hear the sounds of the city. + +Lily felt sad too, so she went up to the man and said hello. The man smiled and gave her a big hug. He wasn't deaf after all, he was just feeling a little lonely. From then on, Lily knew that sometimes all someone needs is a friendly hello to make them feel better. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to wear her pink pants every day because they were her favorite. One day, she went to the park with her mommy and saw a puppy. The puppy was so cute and cuddly, and Lily wanted to kiss him. + +"Mommy, can I kiss the puppy?" asked Lily. + +"No, Lily. We can't kiss animals. It's not safe," said her mommy. + +Lily was sad, but she understood. She played with the puppy for a while and had an incredible time. When it was time to go home, she said goodbye to the puppy and promised to come back and play with him again. From that day on, Lily always wore her pink pants to the park, hoping to see the puppy again. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside in the sunshine. One day, she went for a walk by the stream. She saw a little puppy who looked very sleepy. + +Lily said, "Hello, little puppy. Do you want a hug?" The puppy wagged his tail and Lily picked him up. She hugged him tight and the puppy fell asleep in her arms. + +Lily walked back home with the puppy and her mommy asked, "Where did you find this little puppy, Lily?" + +"I found him by the stream. He looked very sleepy, so I gave him a hug," Lily replied. + +Her mommy smiled and said, "That was very kind of you, Lily. Let's give him a warm bed to sleep in." And so, the little puppy had a new home with Lily and her family. +Once upon a time, there was a happy little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys and run around outside. One day, Lily went to the park with her mom and dad. She was very enthusiastic about going down the slide and swinging on the swings. + +As she played, Lily saw a little boy who was sad. She asked him what was wrong and he said he lost his toy. Lily wanted to help him, so she looked around and found the toy. The little boy was so happy and thanked Lily for helping him. She felt happy too because she gained a new friend. + +After a while, it was time to go home. Lily and her family walked to the exit of the park and said goodbye to their new friend. Lily was happy because she had a fun day and gained a new friend by being kind. +Once upon a time, there was a little bunny named Benny. Benny loved to run in the fields and hop around. One day, Benny saw a big bunny race and he wanted to join. But the other bunnies were too fast and Benny couldn't keep up. He felt sad and jealous of the other bunnies. + +One day, Benny saw a judge bunny watching the race. The judge bunny was very wise and kind. Benny asked the judge bunny if he could race too. The judge bunny said yes and gave Benny a special carrot to help him run faster. + +Benny was so happy and grateful. He ran as fast as he could and won the race! All the other bunnies were amazed and congratulated Benny. Benny learned that it's okay to ask for help and not to be jealous of others. He also learned that there are wise judges who can help us when we need it. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to eat meat, but his mommy always told him to be careful about what he ate. One day, Timmy was playing outside when he saw a cute little birdie. He thought it would be fun to catch it and keep it as a pet, so he ran after it. + +But as he was chasing the birdie, he accidentally stepped on a harmless little bug. Timmy felt really bad and realized that he shouldn't have been chasing the birdie in the first place. His mommy had always taught him to be kind to animals and not to harm them. + +From that day on, Timmy promised to always be careful and not allow himself to harm any animals. He also learned that it's important to listen to his mommy's advice about what he eats, because some meats can be harmful to his body. + +The moral of the story is that we should always be kind to animals and listen to our parents when it comes to what we eat. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had an ugly doll with a missing eye. One day, Lily was playing with her doll and she accidentally dropped it. The doll's head fell off and Lily's thumb got hurt. + +Lily's mommy came to her and asked, "What happened, sweetie?" + +"I dropped my ugly doll and hurt my thumb," Lily replied. + +Mommy hugged Lily and said, "Let's go to the doctor to make sure your thumb is okay." + +Lily and her mommy went to the doctor and he checked Lily's thumb. He said, "Your thumb will be okay, but you need to be careful when you move your hand." + +Lily was happy that her thumb was okay and she hugged her mommy tightly. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy. Timmy was a very independent boy. He liked to do things on his own, without any help from anyone. One day, Timmy was playing with his toys in his room. He had a big toy box where he kept all of his toys. + +Timmy's mom came into his room and asked him if he wanted to go outside and play. Timmy said no, he wanted to stay in his room and play with his toys. His mom said okay and left the room. + +Later that day, Timmy's mom came back to check on him. When she opened the door, she saw that Timmy had climbed into his toy box and couldn't get out. She tried to remove him from the box, but it was too late. Timmy had suffocated inside the box. + +Timmy's mom was very sad and wished she had taken him outside to play. She learned that it's important to always check on your children, even if they want to be independent. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved going to her dad's office because it was so great. One day, Lily's dad had to order some paper for the office. + +"Daddy, what does 'order' mean?" asked Lily. + +"It means to ask for something and have it delivered to us," replied her dad. + +"Oh, okay," said Lily. + +A little while later, the paper arrived at the office. Lily's dad was so happy because now they could print lots of pictures for her to color. "Thank you for helping me order the paper, Lily," said her dad. + +"You're welcome, Daddy," said Lily with a big smile. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to dance and play with her toys. One day, she noticed a mirror in her room. It was big and shiny. She saw her lively reflection and giggled. + +Lily started to dance in front of the mirror. She twirled and jumped, having so much fun. But then, she accidentally knocked the mirror over. It broke into many pieces and made a loud noise. + +Lily was scared and started to cry. Her parents came running to see what happened. They were upset that the mirror was broken and scolded Lily. She felt very sad and wished she hadn't noticed the mirror. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to watch magic shows and always clapped her hands when the magician did a trick she liked. One day, Lily went to a magic show with her mom and dad. The magician did a trick, but it didn't work. The audience didn't applaud, and the magician looked sad. + +Lily felt sorry for the magician and wanted to help. She went up to the magician and said, "Don't worry, it's okay. You can try again." The magician smiled and tried the trick again. This time it worked, and the audience applauded loudly. The magician was happy, and Lily felt proud of herself for helping. + +The moral of the story is that it's important to be kind and encouraging to others. We should always try to help and support people when they need it. And when we see something we like, we should applaud to show our appreciation. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. One day, she went to the hospital to visit her grandma. The hospital was big and had lots of people in it. Lily thought it was boring to wait in the waiting room. + +But then, she saw a doctor who was helping a little boy who had hurt his arm. Lily admired how the doctor was kind and gentle with the boy. She thought it was nice that the doctor could help people feel better. + +After a while, Lily's grandma came out of her room and gave her a big hug. Lily was happy to see her grandma and told her about the nice doctor she had seen. They both agreed that the hospital may be a boring place to wait, but it was important because it helped people get better. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily who loved to play with her friends. They liked to run and jump and play games together. One day, Lily's friend Sarah suggested they have a race to see who could run the fastest. + +Lily was very competitive and wanted to win the race, but she noticed that Sarah had a cord tied to her ankle. Lily asked Sarah why she had the cord, and Sarah explained that she had hurt her leg and needed to be careful. + +Lily didn't want to race anymore because she didn't want to win unfairly. She refused to race unless Sarah could run without the cord. Sarah was very grateful and they decided to play a different game instead. + +The moral of the story is that it's important to be fair and kind to others, even when we want to win. Sometimes it's better to refuse to do something if it's not fair for everyone. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys and eat cookies. One day, her mom asked her to help carry a tray of cookies to her grandma's house. Lily felt happy to help her mom. + +As she was walking with the tray, she tripped and the cookies fell on the ground. Lily felt foolish and started to cry. Her mom hugged her and said, "It's okay, accidents happen. Let's clean up the mess and try again." + +Lily wiped her tears and helped her mom pick up the cookies. They put them back on the tray and walked to grandma's house. When they arrived, grandma was happy to see them and said, "Oh my, what a beautiful tray of cookies! Thank you, Lily, for helping your mom." Lily felt proud of herself and smiled. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved chocolate so much that she ate it every day. Her mom always encouraged her to eat healthy food, but Lily only wanted chocolate. + +One day, Lily found a powerful chocolate bar in the store. It was bigger than any other chocolate she had ever seen. She begged her mom to buy it for her, and her mom finally gave in. + +Lily ate the whole chocolate bar in one sitting. She felt so powerful and happy, but then she started to feel sick. Her tummy hurt so much that she had to go to the hospital. The doctors said she ate too much chocolate and it made her very sick. + +Lily learned her lesson and never ate too much chocolate again. Her mom encouraged her to eat fruits and vegetables instead. Even though the story didn't end well, Lily was happy she learned something new. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved playing with her toys and going on adventures. One day, she went on a walk in the forest with her mommy. They saw a flame in the distance and mommy warned Lily to stay away because it was dangerous. + +Lily was frightened by the flame and wanted to go home. On the way back, they found a lost puppy. They decided to take care of the puppy and make sure it returned to its owner. + +As they walked, they heard a loud noise. It was a fire truck coming to put out the flame they saw earlier. Lily was happy they returned to put out the fire and keep everyone safe. She also felt proud that they helped the lost puppy return home. +Once upon a time, there was a little rabbit named Benny. Benny loved to eat carrots and play with his friends. One day, Benny and his friends wanted to make a special soup for dinner. They went to the garden to pick some vegetables. Benny picked a big red pepper. It was rough and bumpy, but he thought it would taste good in the soup. + +When they got back to the kitchen, they started to cook. Benny's friend, Sally, said they should discuss what else to put in the soup. They decided to add some onions and potatoes. Benny added his pepper and they all stirred the soup together. It smelled so good! They couldn't wait to eat it. + +After dinner, Benny and his friends sat down to talk about their day. They discussed how much fun they had picking vegetables and making soup. Benny was so happy to have such great friends. He went to bed with a full belly and a happy heart. +Once upon a time, a little girl named Lily went to the park with her mommy. Lily loved to swing and slide, but today she wanted to play hide and seek. So, she asked her mommy to play with her. They searched for each other and giggled a lot. + +Suddenly, Lily got dizzy from spinning around too much. She fell down and felt embarrassed. But her mommy hugged her and said, "Don't worry, it happens to everyone. Let's take a break and have some juice." They sat on a bench and drank juice while watching other kids play. + +After a while, Lily felt better and wanted to play again. This time, they played together and had so much fun. When it was time to go home, Lily hugged her mommy and said, "I love you, mommy. Let's come back to the park soon." And they walked home hand in hand, happy and tired. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a shy bunny named Benny. Benny didn't like to talk to other animals because he was afraid they wouldn't understand his language. One day, Benny met a friendly bird named Polly. Polly asked Benny why he was so quiet, and Benny explained that he was shy and didn't want to speak the wrong language. + +Polly told Benny that she understood his language and that it was okay to be shy sometimes. She even taught Benny some new words in her language. Benny was so happy that he started to speak more and more. Soon, he wasn't shy anymore and he could talk to all kinds of animals in different languages. + +Benny and Polly became great friends and they would often play together. Benny was grateful that Polly had helped him overcome his shyness and taught him new words in her language. From that day on, Benny was never afraid to speak up and make new friends. +Once upon a time, there was a poor little girl named Lily. She lived in a small house with her mom and dad. One day, Lily's mom gave her a copper penny to buy some candy from the store. Lily was so happy and ran to the store right away. + +At the store, Lily saw a big jar of candy. She picked out her favorite, a lollipop, and went to pay. But when she got to the counter, the store owner said, "I'm sorry, Lily. This penny is not enough. You need five more pennies to buy the candy." Lily was sad and didn't know what to do. + +Just then, a kind man walked into the store. He saw Lily was upset and asked her what was wrong. Lily told him about the candy and how she didn't have enough money. The man gave her five more pennies and said, "Here you go, little one. Enjoy your candy." + +Lily was so happy that she shouted with joy. She thanked the kind man and ran back home to show her mom and dad her lollipop. From that day on, Lily never forgot the kind man who helped her buy her candy. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys and eat limes. One day, Lily's friend Sarah came over to play. They were having fun until Sarah accidentally hurt Lily's finger. + +Lily started to cry and said, "Ouch, that hurt!" Sarah felt bad and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you." Lily forgave her friend and said, "It's okay, accidents happen." + +Later, they decided to make some lime juice. Sarah squeezed the limes while Lily poured the juice into glasses. They both tasted the lime juice and it was delicious. They had so much fun together and forgave each other when they made mistakes. +Once upon a time, there was a train. The train went on a rail. The rail was long and made of metal. The train was very clean. + +The train had many people inside. They were happy and excited. The train went through many towns and cities. + +At one point, the train needed more food and drinks. The train stopped at a station. A kind man came and supplied the train with lots of food and drinks. The people on the train were very happy and grateful. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved playing outside in the big green yard, but there was one place she was afraid of - the bush. The bush was big and scary, and Lily didn't want to go near it. + +One day, Lily decided she wanted to be brave and face her fear. She slowly walked towards the bush, feeling very nervous. But she kept going, step by step, until she reached the bush. She looked at it for a moment, and then she did something very brave - she touched it! + +Lily felt very proud of herself for being so brave. She had succeeded in facing her fear of the bush. From that day on, she was no longer fearful of the bush and could play freely in the yard without any worries. +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lily. She had to decide what dress to wear to a party. She had a lot of dresses, but she wanted to wear her new one. It was very pretty and had lots of sparkles. + +Lily's mom said the dress was too expensive and only rich people could afford it. Lily didn't understand what "rich" meant, but she knew she loved her new dress. + +Finally, Lily decided to wear the dress anyway. When she got to the party, everyone said how beautiful she looked. She felt very happy and proud of her decision. From that day on, Lily knew that sometimes it's okay to wear what makes you happy, even if it's not what other people think is right. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys and watch the birds outside. One day, her mommy told her they were going on a trip. Lily was so excited, she ran to her room to pack her favorite dress and her teddy bear. + +They drove for hours and finally arrived at a big house with a high ceiling. Lily's mommy told her they were going to stay there for a while. But Lily didn't like it there. She missed her home and her friends. + +One day, Lily was playing with her toys when she accidentally broke a vase. She was so ashamed, she didn't tell anyone. But when the owner of the house found out, he was very angry. He told Lily and her mommy they had to leave right away. + +Lily was sad and cried all the way home. She learned that it's important to tell the truth and not keep secrets. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a toy car that was hers. She loved it a lot and played with it every day. One day, she went to the park and left her car on the bench. When she came back, the car was not there. + +Lily started to cry and said, "My car is gone! It belongs to me, not someone else." A boy who was sitting on the bench next to her heard her crying and asked, "What's wrong?" + +Lily said, "Someone took my car. It's mine and it's very special to me." The boy said, "Don't worry, I'll help you find it." They looked around the park and finally found the car in a dull corner. Lily was very happy to have her car back and said, "Thank you, you are my friend." +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play outside with his friends. One day, Timmy's mom said to him, "Timmy, it's time to exercise. Let's go for a walk." + +Timmy didn't want to go for a walk. He wanted to play with his friends. But his mom said, "Exercise is good for you. It will make you strong and healthy." + +So, Timmy went for a walk with his mom. They saw a big dog on the way. Timmy was scared because he thought the dog was dangerous. But his mom said, "Don't worry, the dog is sleeping. It won't hurt us." + +After their walk, Timmy was tired. He said to his mom, "I'm sleepy now." His mom said, "Okay, let's go home and take a nap." Timmy was happy because he loved to sleep. +Once upon a time, there was a mommy who had a daughter. The mommy loved her daughter very much, but sometimes the daughter would get frustrated when she couldn't do something. One day, the daughter wanted to play with some blocks, but she couldn't reach them. She said, "Mommy, I want to play with the blocks, but I can't reach them." + +The mommy said, "Don't worry, sweetie. I will provide you with a stool so you can reach the blocks." The mommy got a stool and the daughter was very happy. She played with the blocks for a long time and had so much fun. Later, the daughter wanted to color a picture, but she didn't have any crayons. + +She said, "Mommy, I want to color a picture, but I don't have any crayons." The mommy said, "Don't worry, sweetie. I will provide you with some crayons." The mommy got some crayons and the daughter was very happy. She colored a beautiful picture and showed it to her mommy. The mommy was very proud of her daughter. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to go on car rides with her mommy and daddy. One day, they went on a long drive to the countryside. + +Lily saw a lively horse running in a field. She said, "Look mommy, the horse is so lively!" Her mommy replied, "Yes, it's a very lively horse." + +Suddenly, the driver stopped the car and said, "Do you mind if we stop for a minute? I need to check the tires." Lily's daddy said, "No problem, take your time." After a few minutes, the driver said, "All good now, let's continue our drive." And they continued their journey, enjoying the beautiful scenery. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play outside and look for rocks. He found a really cool rock one day and showed it to his friend, Billy. Billy wanted the rock, but Timmy didn't want to give it away. + +One day, Timmy and Billy were playing and Billy fell down and hurt his knee. Timmy remembered the cool rock he found and gave it to Billy to make him feel better. Billy was so happy and thanked Timmy. Timmy learned that it's better to share and make someone else happy than to keep something for himself. + +From then on, Timmy and Billy played together and shared everything they found. They even shared their snacks and would eat together. They both learned that sharing is cool and it makes their friendship even stronger. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl who had a furry cat. She loved her cat very much and played with it every day. One day, the cat ran away and the little girl was very sad. She looked for her cat everywhere, but she couldn't find it. + +After a few days, a man found the cat and took it to his house. He became the new owner of the cat. The little girl was very happy when she found out where her cat was, but the man didn't want to give the cat back. He said he valued the cat too much and wanted to keep it. + +The little girl was heartbroken and missed her furry cat very much. She cried every day and wished she could have her cat back. The man didn't care and kept the cat for himself. The little girl never saw her beloved cat again and was very sad forever after. +Once upon a time, there was a little bird named Tweety. Tweety loved to fly high in the sky and sing beautiful songs. One day, Tweety was flying near a big cliff. The wind was blowing very hard and Tweety started to feel nervous. Suddenly, a gust of wind came and twisted Tweety's wing! + +Tweety tried to fly but couldn't because of the twisted wing. Tweety became very sad and scared because he was stuck near the cliff. Just then, a kind rabbit saw Tweety and hopped over to help. The rabbit gently untwisted Tweety's wing and helped him fly away from the cliff. Tweety was so happy and sang a beautiful song to thank the rabbit. From that day on, Tweety made sure to fly in safer places where the wind wouldn't be so strong. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a big dog named Max. One day, Lily and Max went to the park to play. They saw a group of kids playing with a big ball. + +Lily said to Max, "Let's pretend we are playing too!" Max barked in agreement. Lily picked up a stick and pretended it was a sword. Max pretended to be a dragon and chased after Lily. + +One of the kids saw them playing and said, "Wow! Your dog is so big! Can he play too?" Lily replied, "Yes, he can! He loves to pretend with me!" Max barked happily, wagging his tail. + +The kids invited Lily and Max to play with them. They all played together and had so much fun. Lily and Max were happy to have made new friends. They went home tired but with big smiles on their faces. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys in the park. One day, she found a long and thin stick on the ground. She picked it up and twirled it around. Suddenly, she heard a loud snap sound. + +Lily looked around and saw that the stick had broken in half. She felt sad and said, "Oh no, my stick is broken!" Just then, a kind old man walked by and asked, "What happened, little one?" + +Lily showed him the broken stick and said, "It made a snap sound and now it's thin." The old man smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can help you fix it." He took out his tools and glued the stick back together. + +Lily was so happy and said, "Thank you so much! Now my stick is not thin anymore." The old man smiled and said, "You're welcome. Remember, if something snaps, we can always fix it." From then on, Lily always remembered to be careful with her toys and to ask for help when she needed it. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play dress-up with her mommy's clothes. One day, Lily tried to put on a pretty dress but it didn't fit her. She got sad and started to cry. + +Her mommy saw her crying and asked her what was wrong. Lily told her that the dress didn't fit her. Her mommy smiled and said, "Don't worry, we can find something else that fits you." + +Lily stopped crying and her mommy helped her find a cute outfit to wear. They looked in the closet and found a hanger with a dress that fit perfectly. Lily was so happy and she quit crying. She twirled around in her new dress and felt like a princess. From that day on, Lily knew that if something didn't fit, she could always find something else that did. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved Christmas and he loved reindeer. One day, he went to the forest to see if he could find a reindeer. + +He saw a big reindeer with antlers and said, "Hi, Mr. Reindeer! Can I pet you?" + +The reindeer said, "Yes, you can pet me, but be careful. I can be dangerous." + +Timmy signed to the reindeer that he understood and slowly petted the reindeer's soft fur. + +After a while, Timmy said goodbye to the reindeer and went home. He was so happy that he got to see a real reindeer and even pet it! +Once upon a time, there was a clumsy little mouse named Timmy. He lived in a cozy house made of wood and straw. Timmy was always tripping over his own tail and bumping into things. + +One day, Timmy decided to peek outside of his house to see if there was any cheese nearby. He saw a big, fluffy rug outside and thought it would be the perfect place to find some cheese crumbs. + +Timmy scurried over to the rug, but as he started to climb up, he slipped and fell. He tumbled down the rug and landed with a thud on the ground. Timmy felt embarrassed and sad, but then he noticed something shiny on the ground. It was a piece of cheese! Timmy was so happy that he forgot about his clumsy fall and enjoyed his tasty snack. +Once upon a time, there was a village. The village was very small, but it was very wealthy. All the people who lived in the village had lots of money and nice things. There was a little girl who lived in the village. Her name was Lily. + +One day, Lily was playing with her toys when her friend, Timmy, came to visit. Timmy looked very sad. "What's wrong, Timmy?" asked Lily. "I'm worried," said Timmy. "My family doesn't have enough money to buy food." + +Lily felt sad for her friend. "Don't worry, Timmy," she said. "I will ask my mom and dad if we can help your family." Lily went to her parents and told them about Timmy's family. Her parents were very kind and they decided to give some of their money to help Timmy's family buy food. + +Soon, Timmy's family had enough food to eat. Timmy was very happy and he thanked Lily for helping him. "You are such a good friend," said Timmy. Lily smiled and felt happy that she could help her friend in need. From that day on, Lily knew that being kind and helping others was more important than having lots of money and things. +Once upon a time, there was a happy fairy who lived in a big forest. She liked to fly around and help her friends. One day, she received a letter from a sick friend who lived far away. The fairy wanted to help her friend, so she decided to deliver some healthy soup. + +She flew for a long time and finally arrived at her friend's house. But when she knocked on the door, she heard a loud growling sound. It was a big, scary monster! The fairy was scared, but she knew she had to deliver the soup. She bravely went inside and gave the soup to her sick friend. + +But the monster was angry and didn't like the fairy being there. He chased her out of the house and into the forest. The fairy tried to fly away, but the monster caught her and took her away. The story ended sadly because the fairy was never seen again. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play outside and touch the flowers in the garden. His mom would always serve him warm cookies when he came back inside. + +One day, Timmy decided to go explore the forest behind his house. He saw a big, scary bear and tried to run away, but he tripped and fell. The bear came closer and closer until it touched Timmy with its big paw. + +Timmy was scared and didn't know what to do. He wished he was back home with his mom and her warm cookies. But sadly, the bear attacked Timmy and he didn't survive. His mom was very sad and missed him very much. +Once upon a time, there was a rabbit. This rabbit was very wild and loved to run around in the grass. One day, the rabbit saw a big carrot and wanted to eat it. But the carrot was on the other side of a big fence. The rabbit didn't know what to do. + +Suddenly, a kind person came along and turned the fence open. The rabbit was so happy and ran to get the carrot. The person smiled and watched the rabbit eat the carrot. The rabbit was so happy and grateful to the person who turned the fence open. +Once upon a time, there was a bird named Timmy. Timmy loved to fly in the sky and feel the wind on his feathers. One day, Timmy saw a shiny knob on a door and decided to land on it. + +As Timmy was sitting on the knob, he saw a little girl named Lily walking towards the door. "Hello there, little birdie," said Lily. "What are you doing on my door?" + +"I'm just resting my wings," replied Timmy. "I love to soar in the sky, but sometimes I need a break." + +Lily smiled and said, "You're a modest bird. You don't brag about your flying skills. But I bet you're really good at it!" + +Timmy blushed and said, "Thank you, Lily. Maybe one day I can show you how high I can soar!" +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. One night, Lily couldn't sleep in her bedroom because she heard a scary noise. She went to her mom and said, "Mommy, I can't sleep. Something happened in my bedroom." + +Her mom said, "Don't worry, Lily. I'll come with you to check what happened." They both went to Lily's bedroom and saw that the window was tough to close. The wind was blowing outside and it made the noise. + +Lily's mom closed the window and said, "Now you can sleep peacefully, Lily. Nothing scary happened. It was just the wind." Lily smiled and said, "Thank you, Mommy. You always make me feel better." And then, Lily fell asleep in her cozy bedroom. +One day, Sally and her mom went outside to play. It was a cloudy day, and Sally saw some dark clouds in the sky. "Mommy, will it rain today?" Sally asked. "I don't know, sweetie. We'll have to wait and see," her mom replied. + +As they were playing, it started to rain. Sally was so excited to see the rain falling from the sky. "Look, Mommy! It's raining!" she exclaimed. They decided to go inside and wait for the rain to stop. + +After a while, the rain stopped and Sally's mom asked her if she wanted some pepper on her food. Sally didn't like pepper, but her mom loved it. "No, thank you, Mommy. I don't like pepper. It's too spicy," Sally said. + +As they were eating, Sally noticed that her shirt was wet from the rain. "Mommy, my shirt is wet!" she said. "That's okay, sweetie. We'll change it after we finish eating," her mom replied. Sally was happy to be inside and dry, and she enjoyed the rest of her day playing with her toys. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside and pick berries. One day, while she was picking berries, she saw a new boy in the park. + +"Hi, my name is Jack. Can I play with you?" asked the new boy. + +Lily said yes and they had fun picking berries together. But then, Jack saw a new toy in Lily's bag and wanted to play with it. + +"Can I play with your toy?" asked Jack. + +Lily didn't want to let him play with her new toy, but she didn't want to be mean either. She thought about it for a moment and then said, "Okay, but be careful with it." + +Jack played with the toy and accidentally broke it. Lily was upset, but then she remembered that she had some extra toys at home. She let Jack play with one of her other toys and they continued to have fun together. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a trumpet that she loved to play every day. One day, Lily's friend Timmy came over to play. Timmy saw the trumpet and asked, "Can I play too?" + +Lily said, "Sure, but be careful. It's my favorite toy." + +Timmy played the trumpet and it sounded really good. He liked it so much that he wanted to take it home with him. "Can I keep it?" he asked. + +Lily resisted and said, "No, it's mine. I don't want to share it." + +Timmy was sad but he understood. He said, "Okay, I'll just have to find my own popular toy." + +From that day on, Timmy looked for his own special toy, but he never forgot how much fun he had playing the trumpet with Lily. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside and chase butterflies. One day, she found a shiny rock on the ground. She picked it up and showed it to her mom. + +"Mommy, can we sell this rock?" asked Lily. + +Her mom smiled and said, "No, sweetie. That's not valuable. But you know what is valuable? Wisdom. That means knowing lots of things and making good choices." + +Lily looked confused. "What's choices?" she asked. + +"Choices are when you decide what to do," explained her mom. "Like choosing to be kind to others or choosing to learn new things. Those are good choices that will make you wise." + +Lily nodded and held the rock tightly. She knew it wasn't worth anything, but she felt wise just holding it in her hand. And that was worth more than selling any shiny rock. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily who loved to play with her toy blocks. She would stack them up high and try to balance them without them falling down. One day, her friend Jack came over to play with her. + +"Look at my tower!" Lily said, pointing to her stack of blocks. + +"It's so tall!" Jack said, impressed. + +Lily tried to add another block to the top, but it fell over. "Oh no, I lost!" she said sadly. + +"Don't worry, Lily," Jack said. "It's not about winning or losing. The victory is in having fun and playing together." + +Lily smiled and agreed. She didn't need to be wealthy or always win to be happy. She was just happy to have a friend like Jack to play with. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to help her mommy cook dinner. One day, her mommy asked her to help chop some onions for the spaghetti sauce. Lily's eyes started to water because the onions were so strong and spicy. + +Later that night, Lily's mommy served the spaghetti and it smelled so good. Lily took a big bite and her mouth started to feel hot. She realized that the spaghetti sauce was spicy because of the onions she had chopped earlier. But she still loved it and ate the whole plate. + +The next day, Lily and her mommy made sandwiches for lunch. Lily helped by spreading mayonnaise on the bread. But she accidentally dropped some on the table. Her mommy told her to cover it with a napkin. Lily remembered what her mommy said and covered the mayonnaise with a napkin. She felt proud of herself for remembering what to do. +Once upon a time, there was a little mouse named Timmy. Timmy was gray and furry. One day, Timmy went outside to play and it started to rain. The rain made Timmy's fur wet and he didn't like it. + +Timmy saw a big sack near his house and he thought he could hide from the rain inside it. He crawled inside the sack and it was warm and dry. Timmy was happy because he was no longer wet. + +But then, he heard a loud noise and the sack started to move. Timmy was scared and didn't know what to do. The sack was moving because a big cat had found it and was carrying it away. Timmy was trapped inside the sack and didn't know how to escape. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys and draw pictures. One day, she was drawing circles and squares with her crayons. Her mom came in and asked, "What are you drawing, Lily?" + +Lily replied, "I'm making shapes, Mommy. Look, this is a circle and this is a square." + +Her mom smiled and said, "Those are very nice shapes, Lily. Would you like to order some pizza for dinner tonight?" + +Lily's eyes lit up and she nodded her head eagerly. "Yes, please! Can we get a mild pizza with lots of cheese?" + +"Of course, sweetie," her mom said. "Let's order it now." + +Lily and her mom called the pizza place and ordered their dinner. Lily was so excited to eat her favorite pizza and show her mom all the shapes she had drawn. It was a wonderful evening full of delicious food and happy memories. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy. Timmy loved aeroplanes very much. He had a toy aeroplane that he would play with every day. One day, Timmy's dad bought him a big aeroplane as a surprise. Timmy was so happy and he loved it very much. He would play with it every day and show it to all his friends. + +Timmy's aeroplane was very dependable. It would fly high in the sky and never break. Timmy loved it so much that he wanted to own more aeroplanes like it when he grew up. He knew that he could depend on his aeroplane to always be there for him. Timmy and his aeroplane had many fun adventures together and they were the best of friends. +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lily. She had a puppy named Max who was very obedient. One day, Lily wanted to make a card for her mom's birthday. She found some paper and crayons and started drawing. Max watched her quietly. + +Suddenly, Lily realized that she needed some help. She looked at Max and said, "Max, can you talk?" Max wagged his tail and barked. Lily giggled and said, "I know you can't really talk, silly pup!" But Max knew what she wanted. He picked up a crayon in his mouth and gave it to Lily. + +Lily was so happy! She hugged Max and said, "Thank you, Max! You're such a good helper!" They finished the card together and gave it to Lily's mom. She loved it! From that day on, Lily knew that even though Max couldn't talk, he could still help her in his own special way. +Once upon a time, there was a bird named Timmy. Timmy loved to fly high in the sky and feel the wind on his wings. One day, Timmy saw a field of wheat below him. He decided to land and take a rest. + +As he was resting, he saw a little girl named Lily walking towards him. Lily said, "Hello, Mr. Bird. You are so graceful when you soar in the sky. Can I pet you?" + +Timmy replied, "Yes, you may. Thank you for your kind words. I love to fly and feel the wind on my wings. It makes me happy." + +Lily petted Timmy and said, "You are so soft and fluffy. I wish I could fly like you." Timmy replied, "You can't fly, but you can imagine soaring in your dreams. Close your eyes and imagine flying in the sky like me." + +Lily closed her eyes and imagined soaring in the sky like Timmy. She felt happy and excited. From that day on, Lily visited Timmy often and they became good friends. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play with her toys and color with her crayons. One day, her friend Emily came over to play. Emily had a big, shiny toy that made Lily feel envious. + +But then, Emily showed Lily how to write her name with the toy. Lily was so excited! She practiced writing her name over and over again, and soon she was able to do it all by herself. + +After they finished writing, Lily and Emily played with their toys together. They had so much fun, and Lily forgot all about feeling envious. From then on, Lily knew that whenever she felt jealous, she could always find something new to learn and enjoy. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. One day, she went to play in the park with her friend Timmy. While they were playing, Timmy saw a flea on his arm. He yelled, "Ew, a flea!" Lily thought for a moment and said, "I think fleas are very interesting. They are very small and can jump very high!" + +Timmy was surprised and asked, "Why do you think that, Lily?" Lily replied, "My mom told me that fleas are rare creatures, and we should appreciate them." Timmy thought about what Lily said and realized that he was being mean to the flea. He apologized to the flea and said, "I'm sorry for being mean to you. You are a rare and interesting creature." + +Lily smiled and said, "That's very kind of you, Timmy. It's important to be kind to all creatures, no matter how small or rare they are." From that day on, Lily and Timmy always remembered to be kind to all creatures, and they became the best of friends. +Once upon a time, there was a red village. The houses were red, the flowers were red, and even the sky was red at sunset. One day, a little girl named Lily went to visit her friend in the village. They played together and had lots of fun. + +But when it was time to go home, Lily's friend said she couldn't leave the village. She had to remain there forever. Lily was sad and didn't know what to do. Suddenly, she had an idea. She ran to the village elder and asked if there was a way for her friend to leave. + +The elder said there was a secret way out of the village, but it was dangerous. Lily didn't care. She wanted to help her friend. So she followed the elder's instructions and found the secret way out. She led her friend out of the village and they ran all the way home. From then on, Lily and her friend remained best friends forever. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily liked to do creative things. She liked to color and make pretty pictures. One day, Lily's mom asked her to clean up her room. Lily didn't want to clean up, she wanted to keep doing creative things. But her mom said, "You can't make any more pictures until you clean up your bed." So Lily cleaned up her bed and found a toy she had lost. She was happy she did what her mom asked and she could keep doing creative things. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to dance and sing to music. One day, she heard scary sounds coming from her closet. She was frightened and didn't know what to do. + +Lily's mom came to her room and asked, "What's wrong, sweetie?" Lily told her about the scary sounds. Her mom said, "Don't worry, let's check it out together." They opened the closet and found out it was just a toy that made the scary sounds. + +Lily's mom told her, "Sometimes things might seem scary, but if you relax and take a closer look, you might find out it's not as bad as you think." Lily learned that sometimes things can be scary, but it's important to stay calm and not let fear control you. From that day on, she danced and sang to her music without any worries. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved going to the beach with her family. One day, they decided to go to a beach that was very far away. The car ride was very long, but Lily insisted that they keep going. + +When they finally arrived at the beach, Lily was so excited to play in the sand and swim in the water. But as they were leaving, Lily noticed that someone had left their trash on the beach. She insisted that they pick it up and throw it away. + +Her family was proud of her for being responsible and caring for the environment. The moral of the story is that even though something may be difficult or take a long time, it's important to do the right thing and take care of our planet. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy. Timmy liked to play outside with his friends. One day, Timmy found a toy gun on the ground. + +Timmy's friend, Johnny, said, "I believe that gun is not a toy. It looks real." + +Timmy looked at the gun and said, "I don't believe you. It's just a toy." + +Johnny said, "No, it's not. Guns are dangerous. We shouldn't play with them." + +Timmy thought about it and realized Johnny was right. "You're rich with knowledge, Johnny. Let's go play something else." + +Timmy and Johnny went to play soccer instead and had lots of fun. Timmy learned that guns are not toys and should be taken seriously. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside in her backyard. One day, she saw a big tree and wanted to climb it. But she needed something to help her climb up. She looked around and saw a rope lying on the ground. She picked it up and tied it to the tree. Now she could climb up high! + +Lily was so happy she found the rope. She thought it was perfect for climbing. She climbed up and down the tree many times. Then, she had an idea. She wanted to swing from the tree with the rope. She had to choose the perfect branch to tie the rope to. After trying a few branches, she found the perfect one. She tied the rope to the branch and started to swing. It was so much fun! +Once upon a time, there was a little boy called Jack. He was just three years old. One day, he heard an unfamiliar sound. It sounded like a buzz. + +"What is that sound?" he asked his mum. + +"That's a bug," she said. + +Jack was fascinated by it. He wanted to get closer. So, he began to increase the volume of his footsteps. He was getting closer and closer. + +Suddenly, he saw a light. He looked up and realised the bug was there. He was so excited that he started to increase his speed. + +He reached the bug and it flew away. But Jack still had a great time because the light was so beautiful. + +He'd had a great adventure and he smiled. +Once upon a time there lived a young boy and a lively rabbit in the woods. The boy loved to feed the rabbit treats, like carrots and apples. + +One day the boy asked his mother if he could bring the rabbit home so they could live together. His mother was hesitant but eventually said yes. + +The boy named his new pet Bob. As the weeks went by, Bob grew more and more lively. The boy and Bob kept each other company in the woods and the boy made sure he fed Bob a treat every day. + +One day, Bob hopped East deep into the woods. The boy knew something was wrong. He followed Bob to find a surprise- four more baby rabbits! Bob was a father. + +The boy was so happy to meet the little rabbits. He looked after them and fed them treats just like he did Bob. The little family was so lively and fun to watch. + +The boy loved having his little rabbit family and he made sure to feed them every day. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Joe. Joe had a red balloon that he loved very much. He would take it everywhere with him. + +One day, Joe gathered all of his friends to come and play with his balloon. They all ran in the park and played for a long time. Joe and his friends laughed and ran around the park. + +Suddenly, the sun went down and it started to get dark. Joe said it was time to go home, but his friends did not want to leave. They kept on playing with the balloon. + +Joe became angry and shouted, "It is time to go home NOW!" His friends shouted back, "No way! We're not finished playing with the balloon yet!" + +Joe looked angry but he said, "Ok, let's gather the balloon first and then we can go home." His friends listened and helped gather the balloon. + +Joe and his friends were happy again and they all ran home together with the balloon. Joe was so happy he played with his balloon every day with his friends. +Once upon a time there was a monster. This monster was very big, and he was really, really scared. He had been scared for a long, long time. + +One day he had an idea. He thought that if he could reverse himself then he might not be so scared anymore. So he reversed himself and suddenly he realized that he was different. He wasn't scared at all anymore. + +But then a little girl saw him! She was only three years old and she was scared at first, but then she said "Wow! You look so cool. Can I have a hug?". + +The monster was so excited and he said yes, but then he felt ashamed. He wasn't sure if the little girl was scared of him or not. But he was brave and he hugged her anyways. + +The monster and the little girl were best friends from that day on. The monster was no longer scared and the little girl was happy to have a new friend. +And they both lived happily ever after. +Once there was a little girl, and she liked to wear bright colors. Her favorite was a yellow dress that matched the sun in the sky. + +One day, she put on her special yellow dress and went outside to feel the warmth and see the sun. She jumped and twirled in the grass and found a little bug. She picked it up and talked to it, as if it were a little friend. + +Then, the little girl noticed a cloud beginning to block out the sun. She said to the cloud, “Don’t hide! I want to see the sun!†But the cloud did not answer. + +The girl was sad, but her mom said, “That’s normal. Sometimes clouds cover the sun. So, why don’t we go for a walk, and come back when it’s sunny again?†+ +So, the little girl and her mom put on their sandals and started walking in the park. After some time, the sun came out from behind the cloud, and the little girl smiled. She jumped and said, “The sun is back! Can we stay and play?†+ +Her mom nodded, and the little girl twirled around in her yellow dress. She was so happy that the sun was back, and she felt warm and safe in its light. +Grandma and her grandchild were in the backyard. Grandma had a special surprise for her grandchild. Grandma smiled, she said "What do you want to print today?". The grandchild was very excited, he said "A pick!". Grandma took out an unknown pick from her pocket, full of colors and images. Grandma took out a paintbrush and some paint and began printing the pick. They both worked together, painting and printing the unknown pick. After they finished, they admired their work as they watched the pretty pick come to life. Grandma was so happy, she gave her grandchild a big hug. Grandchild smiled, he was so excited with the unknown pick they had printed together! +Once upon a time, there was an engine hidden in the woods. No one knew about it because it was cleverly hidden. + +One day, a little boy found it! He was so excited that he ran home to tell his mom. They went back with a wagon and started to pull the engine out. + +Once the engine was out, the boy's dad checked it and put fuel inside it. He started the engine, and it made a loud noise. The boy was amazed and couldn't stop looking at it. + +Then his dad started to pull the engine up a hill. The engine rose high and higher until they reached the top. They had made a new discovery! + +The little boy was so proud that he found the hidden engine. They all took the engine home and kept it in their garden. + +The End! +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Sarah. She was very excited about going to the toilet by herself for the very first time. + +Mum said to her, "Sarah, you can try to go to the toilet by yourself. It will be easy." + +Sarah took hold of her Mum's hand and said, "Ok, let's take a look." + +They went to the toilet and Sarah smiled with delight. She climbed onto the toilet and said, "It's easy. I can do it!" + +Mum said, "Well done, Sarah. I'm so proud of you." + +Sarah smiled and said, "Thanks, Mum. Now I can take care of myself." +Jane and her grandma were getting ready for a special trip. Jane was so excited; she had never been on a trip before. Grandma was very compassionate and did her best to make sure Jane was comfortable. + +Grandma told Jane, "Remember, no matter what happens on this trip, I'll always be here for you." Jane smiled and nodded her head. + +The trip was full of adventures and fun. Along the way, Jane found a beautiful flower and couldn't wait to show her grandma. When she came back, Grandma told her, "Remember, kindness is something you should always keep in your heart." + +When the trip was finished, Jane remembered the lesson Grandma taught her: to be compassionate and kind. This would be a memory that Jane would always remember. +Once there was a little boy named Kyle who loved Halloween. It was his favourite time of year! One day, he was playing in the yard when he saw a fierce mask in the nearby bushes. He was so excited! + +He bent down to pick it up and said, “This is perfect for Halloween!†He put it on his face and entered the house, dancing around and singing. + +When his dad saw him, he said, “That mask looks scary! You must take it off and put it back in the bushes.†+ +But Kyle refused. He wanted to keep it and kept dancing and singing. Then the mask started to make a strange noise, and suddenly he felt very dizzy. + +He had made a mistake - the fierce mask was cursed! His dad quickly took it off, and it immediately stopped making the noise. + +The moral of the story is to be careful of the things you pick up outside - they may not be what they seem! +Once upon a time there was a player. He had a special job to do and he could only do it with a secret key. So, he went searching for the key, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find it. He was getting very dizzy from looking and felt like giving up when suddenly, he heard a voice. + +The voice said: "I know where the key is, but you'll have to pass a test to unlock it..." + +The player was very surprised. He asked: "What kind of test?" + +The voice replied: "It's a game. First, you'll have to answer a few questions. Then, you'll have to take part in a race. Do you accept the challenge?" + +The player was scared, but he was also excited. He knew that if he could unlock the key, he could do his job. So, he said: +"Yes, I accept the challenge!" + +The player and the voice then started the game. After he answered all the questions, the player took part in the race. As he ran, he felt dizzy and tired, but he was determined to win. + +Finally, the race was over and the player won! As his reward, he was given the secret key. Now he can unlock the thing he needs and do his job. +The player was so happy that he thanked the voice. Then, +Once upon a time, there was a big fire in the forest. All the animals were scared and didn't know what to do. + +The rabbit came up with an idea. He said to the others, "Let's find someone who can marry the fire and make it go away!" + +The bear thought it was a great idea and asked, "But who can marry fire?" + +The fox answered, "I know someone who can marry fire! My aunt is very brave. She can marry fire!" + +So the animals went to find the fox's aunt. When they arrived, she said, "Yes, I will marry the fire and make it go away." + +The aunt brought out a big bucket of water and married the fire. She put out the fire and the forest was saved. Everybody was happy and thanked the fox's aunt for saving them. +A clock was in the room. It had hands that moved around and around. It was very small and make a ticking sound. + +One day, a man came into the room. He had a hammer and some nails. He said to the clock, "I'm going to attach you to the wall". + +The clock was alert. It knew that it had to stay still so that the man could attach it. He quickly nailed it to the wall. + +The man said, "You can stay here and help us know what time it is". + +The clock was happy to help. It kept ticking away, telling everyone the time. The man was pleased with his work and went away with a smile on his face. +Once upon a time there was a wise bear who was very thirsty. He was searching all day for something to drink. + +He ran around the forest asking all of the animals if they had any juice but they all shook their heads. As he was walking, he heard a voice. + +"I have some juice! Would you like some?" the voice said. + +The bear looked around, but he couldn't find where the voice was coming from. Then he noticed a small hedgehog hiding in a bush. + +"Yes please," the bear said. + +The hedgehog gave him a big cup of juice and they both drank until they were happy. The bear drank too fast and some of the juice spilled onto the ground. + +The hedgehog scolded the bear and said, "If you are wise, you won't lose the juice. You should always make sure to drink slowly." + +The bear listened to the hedgehog's advice and smiled. From that day forward, he never lost another drop of juice. The end. +One day, Mommy wanted to cook something special. She went to the kitchen and got out a big, huge pot. Then, she plugged it in the wall to get power. + +Mommy filled the pot with water and put it on the stove. Then, she put a big chicken in the pot and added some vegetables. Finally, she closed the lid. + +Mommy turned the knob to make the stove give power to the pot. The pot boiled and steamed. Inside, the chicken and vegetables cooked until they were all done. + +When the pot was finished cooking, Mommy took it off the stove and told the kids to come to the table. They all sat down and enjoyed the delicious food that Mommy had cooked! +Once upon a time there was a girl, named Emily. She went for a walk and saw a path, but it was very bumpy! Emily wanted to find a smoother path. She asked a nearby bird, "Where can I find a smoother path?" + +The bird said, "You have to accept that paths are bumpy and sometimes smooth. Look a little closer and you will find your answer." + +Emily went along the path, looking closer and closer. After a while, she was pleased to see that the path was becoming smoother and smoother. + +Emily smiled and said, "Thank you for helping me find a smoother path!" + +The bird replied, "That's what birds do, we help each other!" + +Emily was very happy and continued to walk along the smooth path. She knew that with a little help and patience, she could find the best path. +John and his mom were getting ready to go to a special event. John was so excited he could barely contain himself. He ran around the house shouting, "I'm ready, I'm ready!" + +"Calm down, John," said his mom. "We need to get your feet shod first." + +John looked down and saw that he had shoes on already. His mom smiled and said, "Let's try to find shoes that fit better, okay?" + +John agreed and they started looking around the house for his old shoes. After some searching, John's mom found them and he put them on. She said, "Much better! Now let's get going." + +John and his mom shut the door and headed out to the event. John was filled with excitement, and he couldn't wait to see what was in store. He was sure it would be an amazing time! +Once upon a time, there was a farmer who owned an axe. He was very proud of the axe, as he could use it to chop down trees and make anything he wanted. One day, he was out in the field chopping down trees when his axe got stuck. He was frustrated and tried his best to pull it out, but it wouldn't budge. + +The farmer looked around, hoping someone could help him. Suddenly, he noticed a small girl walking by. He called to her and asked, "Can you help me, please? My axe is stuck in the tree and I can't pull it out." + +The young girl put her hands behind her back and looked up at the farmer. "I can help you," she said. Smiling, the farmer let out a sigh of relief. + +The girl stepped forward and put her hands on the axe. She closed her eyes and began to concentrate. Suddenly, the axe came free and flew out from the tree! + +The farmer was so happy that he thanked the little girl and gave her a hug. From that day on, the farmer was never frustrated when his axe got stuck again. He knew the little girl would always be there to help him out. +Once upon a time there was a lucky little girl. She was wearing a pink sock on her right foot. She was walking when she saw a seat. + +The seat was in the middle of a park with lots of beautiful flowers and trees. She said to her mom, “Mommy, can I sit on the seat?†+ +Her mom said, “Yes, you can sit there, but you must be very careful.†+ +The little girl was so excited. She ran to the seat, sat down and started swinging her legs. She felt so lucky to be sitting on the seat. + +The seat was so warm in the sun and she felt so happy. She stayed on the seat for a long time until her mom said it was time to go home. + +The little girl took one last look at the seat and said, “Bye bye seat! I was so lucky to sit on you.†Then she waved goodbye, and they went home with a smile on their faces. +Mummy and Lucy were walking in the park. They saw an old man playing music. They sat down to listen. The old man was playing a happy song that made Lucy smile and dance. + +"Mummy, can I dance with him?" asked Lucy. + +Mummy smiled, "Yes, of course! You can show him how you dance!" + +Lucy was so happy and ran to the old man. She started to display her dancing moves with the music. The old man had a big smile on his face too. + +After a few minutes, Lucy went back to her mummy and said, "Mummy, I liked the old man's music." + +Mummy smiled, "Yes, old music is the best kind of music". + +Lucy smiled, happy she had shared her dancing with the old man. +Tim was a tidy little rat who lived under the stairs. Every day, he tidied his tiny house and kept it neat and clean. One day, Tim decided he wanted to explore. He looked around his home and decided he wanted to explore the forest. + +He began skittering down the path, taking in all the sights and smells. Suddenly, Tim saw something out of the corner of his eye! It was another rat! He hurried over to meet her. + +"Who are you?" he asked her. + +"My name is Pippa," the rat replied. + +Tim and Pippa decided to go on an adventure together. They scampered through the trees and Skip around the rocks. It was so much fun! + +Hours later, they made their way back to Tim's tiny home, tired, but happy. Tim realized he had made the right decision to go exploring with Pippa. He couldn't wait to do it again! +Once upon a time, there was a bird who wanted to soar across the sky like no other bird before. One day, the bird had a very special plan. He was going to go on the greatest adventure of all. So off he went, flapping his wings and soaring across the sky. + +But then, he encountered a big problem. In front of him was an alligator. The alligator didn't like the bird in the sky and was determined to keep him from having his adventure. So he blocked off the way for the bird, keeping him from soaring any farther. + +The bird was scared and couldn't figure out what to do. Suddenly, he had an idea. He grabbed some yummy food and held it out in front of the alligator. The alligator was so interested in the yummy food that he completely forgot about blocking the bird's way. So the bird was able to soar off on his greatest adventure yet! +Mama was busy writing on a piece of paper when she heard a noise. It was coming from behind the cupboard. + +Mama: "What was that?" + +She slowly peeked behind the cupboard, and to her surprise, she found a rat! + +Mama: "Oh my goodness, a rat!" + +The rat was normal sized and it seemed friendly. Mama was a bit scared, so she decided to grab a nearby broom to shoo it away. When the rat realized it was in trouble, it scurried away. + +Mama was relieved. She put the broom down and returned to her paper. It was a letter that she wanted to write, but now it seemed almost impossible. Fortunately, with a few deep breaths, Mama managed to get back to her normal self and finished the letter. + +The End. +Once upon a time, there was an old lady who had a party. She invited all the children over to her house. They had lots of fun - they played games, ate cake and laughed together. + +When the party was over, the old lady said it was time to close. The children said goodbye and went home. They promised to come back for the next party. + +The old lady closed the door and looked around one last time. She was proud that she had held such a fun party. She was happy that the children had enjoyed themselves. Smiling, she said goodbye to the party. +Once there was a wealthy dog. He lived in a big house and had lots of nice things. Every day he would go for a walk. On the walk one day, the dog came across a big bone. He began to think to himself, "What should I do with this bone? It will be too heavy to take home!" + +Just then, a small 3-year-old child appeared. She saw the bone and said, "I want that bone, please!" The dog smiled and replied, "I think it's too big for you. Do you want to just take a little part of it?" + +The child was so happy and said, "Yes please!" So the dog carefully broke the bone into two pieces. He gave one piece to the child and kept the other for himself. The child took her piece of the bone and ran off, smiling. + +The dog sighed. He was very happy to be able to help the young girl. He thought to himself, "I'm so lucky to be wealthy - I have so much that I can give away and make people happy." +Once upon a time, there was a soft little bunny. The bunny hopped around the garden, searching for something to eat. Suddenly, the bunny saw a green trap on the ground. The bunny hesitated for a bit, but decided to go closer and take a look. + +The bunny asked the trap, "What are you?" The trap replied, "I am a trap! If you go inside me, you will never be able to leave!" The bunny was scared, so he refused to go inside. + +The bunny thought of a plan and decided to go find a rock. The bunny took the rock and threw it at the trap. He heard a loud bang and the trap broke into pieces! The bunny laughed and hopped away. + +The bunny was very happy to have refused the trap! +Once upon a time, there were two friends called Pete and Joe. Pete had a big, green rock and Joe wanted to play with it. + +Pete said, "No! This is my rock!" + +Joe was sad. He crossed his arms and hung his head. He said, "Please, Pete? Can I just rock it for a little bit?" + +Pete looked at Joe's messy thumb and he smiled. He said, "OK, but only for a minute!" + +Joe smiled and took the rock from Pete. He threw it in the air and caught it, then tossed it from one hand to the other. He was so happy! He rocked the rock until it was time to go home. + +The next day, Pete and Joe both had messy thumbs, but they were still happy because they had been rocking the rock together! +Once upon a time, there was a bird who lived in the big sky. The bird loved to observe the world from high above. + +One day, the bird saw something special. Flying down, the bird was amazed to see a human. + +The bird tried to get closer and said, "Hello, human! What are you doing?" + +The human seemed to be in a rush and said, "I am running a race. I want to reach the top of the hill and see the view!" + +The bird was excited, so it flew to the top of the hill with the human. When they got to the top, the bird and the human looked out and saw a beautiful valley full of green trees. The sky was so blue and the air was so crisp. + +The bird and the human were so happy to be up so high and observing the world together. They stayed at the top of the hill and watched the world go by and listened to the birds singing until the sun went down. + +The bird and the human had such a wonderful journey that day and became good friends. They would stay in touch forevermore and their friendship would last for many, many years! +Mary was very happy. She had just been to get a massage. She wished she could have gotten a massage every day! + +But as Mary walked back home, she suddenly felt ashamed. She guessed maybe she didn't need to go to the massage so often. + +Then she heard a voice calling out to her. It was her best friend, Peter. + +Mary smiled. She waved at Peter and asked, "What's going on?" + +Peter smiled back and said, "I was just wondering whether you wanted to come play with me." + +Mary felt relieved. She was so happy that her friend still wanted to hang out with her even though she got massages. She hugged Peter and said, "Let's go!" + +And with that, the two friends spent some of the best moments of their lives together. +Once there was a wise old zebra. He was walking in the field and he saw a rabbit. The rabbit said, "What are you doing, zebra?". +The zebra replied, "I am looking for something to add to my collection". The rabbit asked, "What kind of things?". The zebra replied, "Something special, maybe a stick or a flower". +The rabbit thought for a while and then said, "I know, I will give you a shiny stone. You can add it to your collection". +The zebra was very happy and smiled. He thanked the rabbit and said, "You are very wise, thank you!". The zebra took the stone and added it to his collection. From then on, the zebra was very proud of his special collection. +Sara and her friend went to the park to play. Sara had a baseball in her hand. + +Sara looked at her friend and said, "Let's play a game!" Her friend smiled and said, "Yes, let's!" + +They looked around the park to find something to use as a base. Soon they found an ordinary tree trunk. + +Sara said, "Let's use this!" Her friend agreed, so they arranged the trunk to be the base. They looked at each other with big smiles. + +They took turns throwing the baseball as far as they could. Then they ran to the base to try to get the baseball back. + +Sara threw the ball and ran to the base. Suddenly, her friend shouted, "Look out!" The ball hit her and she fell down. + +"Are you okay?" Sara's friend asked as she went to help her up. + +Sara looked up and said, "Yes, I'm okay!" They both laughed and continued the game. +It was terribly hot, and the sun was blazing in the sky. Bobby was playing in the park with his clay. He was shaping the clay in his tiny hands to make a funny little figure – a rose! Bobby twisted and turned the clay until he had a perfect rose. He looked excited and ready to show off his work. + +Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew! Bobby tried to balance the rose in his hands, but he was too late. The rose fell to the ground, and the clay shattered into tiny pieces. Bobby looked sad, and tears started to fill his eyes. + +Then a friendly voice said, “It’s ok, Bobby. Maybe your rose will still be ok.†It was Mom. She reached down and picked up some of the clay pieces. She handed them to Bobby and said, “We can try to fix it together. What do you think?†+ +Bobby and Mom looked at each other and smiled. Bobby worked hard, and slowly the terrible rose was fixed and it looked almost as good as it had before! Mom clapped and cheered, “Well done, Bobby! You balanced the pieces together perfectly!†+Once upon a time, there was an ignorant bear who was playing in a stream. He was having so much fun that he forgot all about bedtime. Suddenly, he heard his mother’s voice: + +"Bear, come out of the stream! Don't you know it's bedtime? You better come now or else I'll punish you!" + +The ignorant bear shivered and hurriedly scampered out of the stream and onto the shore. He peeped out from a bush, not sure what would happen if he returned home. + +His mother saw him and ran over. She was so relieved that he was safe that she hugged him tightly and gave him a hug. She said, "Bear, you must always go to bed on time! But this time, I won't punish you. Now go get ready for bed!" + +The bear was so happy to hear his mother's kind words and he ran off happily to bed. + +The end. +Once upon a time there was a fancy girl. She wanted to reach the moon in the sky. So, one day she decided to try. She grabbed her kite and ran out of the house. She flew it as high as she could. + +But the wind was too strong, and the kite flew out of reach. It got caught in the branches of a tall tree. The girl tried to reach it, but she was too small. The kite was stuck and there was nothing she could do. + +The girl was very sad. She looked up at the moon and wished she could reach it. But she knew it was too far away. She went back inside, never to reach the moon. +Once upon a time, there was a chubby little girl named Lucy. Lucy was a very curious girl and she loved to learn about new and exciting things. + +One day, Lucy's mom asked her why she was not studying and playing like the other children her age. Lucy replied, "Because why would I want to study when I'm having so much fun?" + +Her mom then said to her, "It's important to study, because it is the key to success. Hard work, dedication, and knowledge will help you achieve success.†+ +Lilly nodded and understood what her mom was saying. From that day onward, she dedicated her time to studying. She practiced her reading, writing, and mathematics skills every day. + +Finally, after many months of hard work, Lucy was rewarded with success. Everyone was proud of her, and it made her very happy. + +Moral: Hard work and dedication are important when trying to achieve success. So, study hard, and never give up. +Once upon a time, there were two brothers. One brother was very small and the other, older brother was much bigger. The older brother liked to play jokes on the little one. + +One day, they were in their bedroom and the big brother asked the little one to weigh himself. The little brother had an unusual idea. Instead of standing on the scales, he asked his brother to weigh him. + +The big brother got on the scales and started to laugh. He was so heavy that the scales broke! The little brother smiled. + +He learned an important lesson: it doesn't matter how big or small you are, what matters are your good ideas. Even the smallest person can have the biggest ideas. +Once there was a little bunny. He lived in a comfortable burrow by himself. He was sad and lonely. He wanted some friends to play with. + +So he went out in search of someone to be his friend. He hopped around in the forest, looking for anyone who wanted to play. + +When he saw a carrot in the ground, he thought it might be a friend. He dug it up and put it in one of his paws. He smiled and said, “I guess this carrot can be my friend.†+ +Then he hopped over to a log and saw a small mouse. He said, “Would you like to be my friend?†The mouse nodded and hopped on his back. The little bunny was very excited. + +The two of them hopped around the forest, eating carrots and playing games. They were so happy together that the little bunny decided to serve carrots every day to the mouse. + +Every day they would meet up in the forest and eat the carrots. The mouse always felt very comfortable with the bunny, and they were very happy together. +Once upon a time there were two friends. They loved to play together. One day they decided to count how many toys they had. When they finished counting, they noticed one of them had fewer toys than the other. The friend with less toys was so embarrassed. + +The other friend saw this and told his friend, "You don't have to be ashamed. It's not important who has more or less toys. What's important is that we are friends. A friend is someone who loves you no matter how many toys you have." + +The friend with fewer toys was so happy. He smiled and hugged his friend. They played together for the rest of the day, enjoying their friendship more than counting how many toys they had. + +This story teaches us about true friendship. Friends don't count how many toys we have; they love us for who we are. A good friend is someone who cares about us no matter what we have. +Once upon a time there was a sweet little bird. He was soft and he dreamed of flying high above the world. He loved to watch the other birds flying through the sky, but he couldn't join them. His wings were so small that he just couldn't soar like the others. + +One day when the little bird was feeling sad, he met a kind old owl. The owl said that he would help the little bird to fly. He looked inside the little bird's chest and said that he had strong lungs. He said that if the little bird practised every morning and made his wings stronger, he could soar. + +So every morning the little bird worked hard and he practised flapping his wings until they were strong. Every night he'd look up to the sky and dream of soaring like the other birds. + +After a few weeks of work the little bird had learned how to fly and he could soar over the trees like the other birds. He had learned an important lesson; if you work hard and practice, anything is possible. +Once upon a time, there was an ugly judge. He didn't have many friends, and no one wanted to talk to him. He was really alone. + +One day, he got an idea. He decided that he would have a contest - whoever dared to do something brave would win a prize. Everyone loved the idea, but they weren't sure they wanted to do anything brave. + +The judge gave them a challenge. He told them that whoever dared to stand up to him and argue would win an amazing prize. Everyone shook with terror, but one person stepped forward. + +It was a brave young boy. He argued with the judge and won the prize. Everyone was so impressed by how daring he was. From then on, no one was afraid to stand up to the judge any more. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Ellie. Ellie wanted to go to the park, but her Dad said no. When Ellie asked why he said that the park was locked. + +So Ellie asked: "Dad, why is the park lock?". + +He said "Well, the lock shows that we need to wait for the park to open again. It might take some time." + +But Ellie was sad. "It's not fair!" she cried. + +Dad noticed how sad Ellie was, so he tried to make it better. He said "I know how you feel - how about we buy some ice cream instead?". + +But Ellie said "No, I want to go to the park!" + +Dad thought hard and then he said "What if we buy some sour lemons instead, and then we can make our own lemonade? That might be fun." + +Ellie smiled and said yes. So they did. And while they made the lemonade, they talked and laughed and had lots of fun. + +In the end, they never did visit the park, but they still had a great day. +Once upon a time there was a girl called Ana. Ana loved being outdoors and looking for bugs under rocks and leaves. + +One day, Ana entered a special competition. She had to find the smallest bug ever to win the prize. Ana searched everywhere, but couldn't find a bug small enough. + +But then, Ana had a great idea. She raced home to get her microscope. With it, she was able to find a perfect bug! + +Back at the competition, Ana kept calm under pressure and won the prize. The crowd cheered when Ana showed them the beautiful tiny bug. + +Ana was so happy that she had been able to win with her microscope. She could look at bugs in even more detail than before. And from then on, Ana went on many more exciting bug hunting adventures! +Alice kneeled down beside her bed. She was three years old and wanted to know the truth. She had heard her parents talking about something called a 'modern computer' but she had no idea what it was. + +Alice's mum suddenly appeared in the doorway. She saw Alice in a kneeling position and came closer. + +Alice looked up at her mother, scared. "What are you doing?" asked her mother. + +Alice hesitated, then said, "I want to know the truth. What is a modern computer?" + +Alice's mum smiled. "It is a special machine," she said. "It helps us to use the internet and find out lots of interesting things." + +Alice smiled. "Okay," she said. "Can we get one?" + +Her mother laughed. "Maybe soon," she said. + +Alice was happy. She couldn't wait to explore the modern world with her new computer! +Once upon a time there were two friends who were playing in the woods by a river. They were having lots of fun, when suddenly one of them found a spear! He was so excited he couldn't help but pick it up and touch it. + +His friend, however, was very afraid of it. He looked at the spear and he was so frightened by it that he stepped back and said, "I don't want to touch that!" + +The first friend smiled and replied, "It's okay, sometimes it's good to know when something is too dangerous to touch. Let's go play something else!" + +The two friends ran off to play. From then on, they always kept that valuable lesson in mind: even something that looks fun can be dangerous and it's important to use good judgement. +Once upon a time, there lived a wise old owl. She often flew around the forest looking for new things she could learn. One day, she came across a small lake. As she approached, she noticed something strange – the lake was shivering! She watched curiously from her tree, wondering what could be causing the lake to shiver. + +Suddenly, she heard a small voice nearby. When she looked, she saw a little frog croaking to the lake. + +"Hey lake, why are you shivering?" the frog asked. + +The lake was silent, so the frog asked again. But still, the lake didn't answer. + +The wise old owl knew the answer and flew down to speak to the frog. + +"It's because the lake wants to succeed!" she said with a smile. + +The frog looked amazed. + +"That's so wise!" he replied. + +The owl nodded and flew away, off to find another lesson in the forest. The frog smiled and jumped back into the water. The lake stopped shivering and shone with success. +Once there was a poor little girl named Lucy. She had a very old cushion that she took everywhere with her. Whenever she was sad, she liked to keep her cushion close to her. + +One day, Lucy was playing in the park with her friends when a group of mean boys came up to her. They laughed and said, “Hey poor girl, why do you keep that old cushion with you? It’s ugly!†+ +Lucy was so upset that she wanted to cry. But she didn’t want her friends to see her crying, so she tried to act strong. She looked at the boys and said, “I don’t care what you say, I’ll keep my cushion close to me no matter what!†+ +The boys sneered and walked away. Lucy sighed with relief. She hugged her cushion and remembered that she would never let anyone take it away from her. She was so glad to have it with her! +Once upon a time, there was a little girl. She loved to collect things! Her mom took her to a lab with lots of things to collect. Everything was black. + +The little girl looked around and picked up a little black rock. She quickly put it in her pocket. Then she saw a black bug with long legs. She carefully caught it and put it in a jar. + +Next, she saw a black feather. She held it up in the air. She loved how soft it was. She put it in her other pocket. Then she found a beautiful black beetle. She put it in the jar with the bug. + +Now the little girl had lots of things to take home. She was so happy! She thanked her mom for taking her to the lab. They went back home and the little girl put all of her collected items on the table so everyone could admire them. + +The End. +Mama and son were standing in front of a candy shop. Mama took out two coins from her pocket. + +Mama: "We can either choose to buy one big candy bar or two small ones. Which one do you want son?" + +Son: "Ummm.....I choose one big one please!" + +Mama smiled and handed the coins to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper smiled back and gave them the big candy bar. Son grabbed the candy bar and looked at it excitedly. + +Mama: "You have made a good choice son. I'm sure you will have a great result!" + +Son: "Yay! I'm so happy!" He opened the candy bar and took a big bite out of it. Unfortunately, the result was not what he had expected. It was ugly and tasted bad. + +Son: "Mama, this candy tastes horrible!" + +Mama chuckled and took the candy from her son's hands. + +Mama: "Sometimes our choices don't always give us good results. But don't worry, we can try again next time!" +One day, Bobby decided to go on a walk. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a playful pigeon on the ground. He was so excited, he ran up to the bird and hugged it. + +But the pigeon flew away with Bobby still holding on! It flew higher and higher in the sky, with Bobby still trying to keep a grip on the bird. + +"Let go, Bobby," said his mum. "That bird needs to be free and can't play with you." + +Bobby was sad and started to cry. But his mum gave him a big hug and said, "I'm sorry you couldn't keep the pigeon as your friend, but there will be more playful birds for you at the park. How about we go there and find some?" + +Bobby smiled, and the two of them went off on a walk to the park. +Jimmy was a three year old boy who loved watching the night sky. Every night he ran out to his backyard and tried to catch a star. + +One night, he could not find any stars, so he decided to go ask his mom if he could borrow a star. He said, "Mommy, can I borrow a star?" + +His mom replied, "But why would you need to borrow a star?" + +Jimmy said, "Because I want to make something useful with it!" + +His mother smiled, then reached behind her and took out a star decoration that she had been saving for a special occasion. She said, "You can borrow this star, but make sure to take good care of it, okay?" + +Jimmy nodded, then took the star back to his room. He worked for hours, creating a useful nightlight with the sparkly star. + +Jimmy was very proud of his creation, and thanked his mom for letting him borrow the star. From then on, he only needed to look at the light to remember all the stars he was still searching for in the night sky. +Once upon a time, there was a driver. He was driving down a dangerous road. Suddenly, he started to shiver. He was so cold! He stopped and rolled down the window. + +"What's wrong, driver?" asked the car. + +The driver said, "I'm so cold! It's too dangerous to keep driving." + +The car replied, "Let's pull over and get you a warm blanket." + +The driver nodded and soon they had pulled over. The driver found a warm blanket and wrapped it around him. He stopped shivering and was very happy. + +"Thank you, car," said the driver. + +"You're welcome," said the car. + +The driver drove off, feeling much better. He was no longer cold, and was no longer in danger. +Once upon a time, there were two best friends named Sally and John. One day, Sally asked John a funny question. + +"John, do you think ghosts can mail letters?" + +John thought carefully and responded, "I'm not sure, but I think it's possible. Maybe they have a reliable way to deliver their mail." + +Then, Sally said, "Let's try it out and find out! I'll write a letter to a ghost and mail it. Then, we'll both wait to see if we get a reply!" + +John agreed and Sally wrote the letter. They put it in the mailbox and waited. After a few days, nothing happened. + +Sally was disappointed, but John said, "Maybe the ghost didn't get our letter. Let's try again and mail it to another ghost!" + +So, they did and waited patiently. Eventually, they got a letter back from one of the ghosts! + +John and Sally were so excited to see the reply. They read the letter and smiled. The ghost thanked them and said they were very reliable. + +John and Sally learned that ghosts can mail letters - and be reliable too! +Once there was a little girl called Sam. She was three years old and very strong. Every day, she liked to play in her armchair. + +One day, Sam was leaning on her armchair, looking out the window. Then a big gust of wind came and she was almost blown away! + +"Oh no!" said Sam, clinging on to the armchair. + +Luckily, her daddy came to the rescue. He came over and hugged Sam, leaning her towards the armchair. He was very strong and so Sam was okay again. + +"Thank you, Daddy," said Sam. + +Then, Daddy leaned down and gave Sam a big kiss. + +"Now, let's get playing," he said with a smile. + +And so Sam and Daddy had a lot of fun together, playing with her armchair. +Once upon a time, there lived three friends – John, Erica and Sarah. The trio loved to swim in the lake together and enjoyed the cool summer breeze. + +One day, the children were playing in the lake, when John suddenly paused. He looked towards the horizon and said, "I have a funny feeling that something big is happening." + +The girls laughed and joked, and didn't think much of it. But then, the ground started to shake beneath their feet. An earthquake was taking place! + +The trio ran all the way home, arriving safely, but scared. When they told their parents what had happened, their parents demanded that they stay at home until it was over. + +The kids were disappointed, but understood that safety was more important. They decided to make the best of their day and played some of their funniest and silliest games. + +When the earthquake was finally over, the kids were relieved. They ran back to the lake, and enjoyed swimming and playing together, knowing that their parents' demand had help them stay safe. +Once upon a time, there was a boy called Derrick. He had always wanted to go on an adventure. So one day, he decided to take the plunge and dive into the ocean! + +When he arrived there, it was beautiful. He saw so many vibrant colors, and creatures he had never seen before. He was having so much fun, until he discovered a skeleton at the bottom of the sea. + +He was scared and tried to swim away as fast as he could, but his legs wouldn't move. That's when he saw a big octopus swimming up to him. It said, "Don't worry, Derrick. The skeleton is safe and it won't hurt you." + +Derrick was so relieved. He thanked the octopus, then he slowly swam away, back to the surface. From that day on, Derrick always kept a safe distance when diving into the unknown! +Once upon a time there was a noisy car. Everyday, the car blinked its lights and made noises everywhere it went. But one day, something terrible happened. The car ran out of fuel and stopped moving. + +The car blinked and blinked, hoping someone would help. But nobody was around. What was the car going to do? + +Suddenly, a big truck stopped right in front of the car. The truck driver came out and poured lots of fuel into the car. The car was so happy - it blinked its lights with joy! + +The truck driver smiled and said "Blink your lights, little car. Off you go!" + +And with that, the car was ready to go again. It drove off and was finally able to make lots of happy noises again. Everyone was happy and the car lived happily ever after. +Once there was an ant who lived in a very small ant hill on the ground. The ant was very compassionate, as he shared his food with any other ants who did not have any. + +One day, another small ant came by looking for help. His name was Tim. But he was scared to ask for any help. + +The compassionate ant said, "Don't be scared. Just tell me what you need, I can help you." + +Tim said, "I'm hungry. Do you have any food?" + +The compassionate ant answered, "Yes! I have lots of food. Please come take what you need." + +Tim was so happy! He acted quickly and took some of the food the compassionate ant gave him. Then he said thank you and started running back to his own ant hill. + +The compassionate ant smiled and said, "It's no problem. I'm happy to help!" He felt so good inside knowing he acted compassionately towards another ant. +Mama was very impatient. She was walking to the market but her leg hurt. She wept and sat down on the ground. Suddenly, a little girl appeared. She said, "Why are you weeping, Mama?" + +Mama was surprised to see her. She smiled at the little girl and said, "My leg hurts. I have to go to the market but I'm sad because of the pain." + +The little girl looked thoughtful. She got an idea and said, "I can help you. Do you want me to carry you to the market?" + +Mama was amazed at her courage and said, "Yes, thank you. Let's go." + +So, the little girl carried Mama to the market. Mama was so proud of the little girl, she said, "You are my brave little girl. Thank you for helping me." + +The little girl smiles as they reached the market. Mama gave her a hug and said, "You have a kind heart. I'm so happy you're here." +Once upon a time there was a little boy called Tom. Tom lived on a farm and had a very clean spade. + +Every morning, Tom loved to go to the garden and rub the spade against the soft dirt. He liked to see the clean marks his spade would make in the grass. + +One day, Tom's mother went to the garden to find him. When she arrived, she saw Tom rubbing the spade on the ground and asked, "What are you doing, Tom?" + +He replied, "I'm rubbing my spade so it stays clean and fresh. I love seeing all the marks it makes in the soil". + +He smiled and continued rubbing the spade until it was nice and shiny. He was very proud of his clean spade! +Mia was a 3 year old girl with a very special jar. It was round and shiny, and it was a pretty blue color. She loved her jar so much that she decided to name it. + +"I'm going to name you Sparkle," said Mia. + +Mia took Sparkle everywhere with her. But one day, when Mia went outside to play with Sparkle, the wind blew very hard and Sparkle flew away. + +Mia ran around and yelled Sparkle's name, but could not find it. Mia was very sad, and she cried and cried until her mom came outside and hugged her. + +The bad ending is that Mia never found her special jar again. She was so sad that she never took out another jar and named it again. +Once upon a time, there was a frightened bunny. He lived in a cage all alone, and he was sad. He cried and wept every day, but no one could hear him. + +One day, a kind boy heard the bunny's cries and opened the cage. The little rabbit hopped out, happier than ever! He dropped right into the boy's lap. + +The boy pet the bunny's soft fur and smiled. He began to play with the bunny and they had a lot of fun. + +The bunny was so happy that he didn't want the boy to leave. But the boy had to go home. He said goodbye and the bunny started to weep again. + +The boy was sad to leave, so he promised to come back and visit the bunny every day. The bunny was so happy, he stopped weeping and hopped about the cage. He was no longer frightened, and was ready to enjoy his new friend! +Once there was a fancy milk carton. He was very excited to find his place in the world. He wanted to belong somewhere special. + +So, one morning he decided to explore. He walked around the kitchen marveling at all of the wonderful things he saw. + +He stopped in front of the fridge, and with excitement he yelled, "This is where I belong!" + +But, just then, he heard a voice. It was the voice of the milk carton next to him. + +"No, no," she said. "I belong here, not you!" + +The fancy milk carton was so surprised, he didn't know what to say. + +He thought for a moment and then smiled. "Then why don't we both belong here together?" + +The other milk carton smiled too. And from then on, they were the best of friends. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Lucy. She was three years old. + +One day, Lucy was playing with a big jigsaw puzzle that her parents had given her. The puzzle had lots of pieces, and made a wide picture of a monkey when it was finished. + +Suddenly, Lucy could not find one of the pieces. She looked everywhere, but she couldn't find it. + +"Mommy, I've lost a piece," said Lucy. + +"Don't worry," said Mommy. "We'll look everywhere until we find it. If we can't find it, we will buy a new piece so you can finish your picture." + +So Lucy and her mommy looked everywhere, but they couldn't find it. So they bought a new piece, and Lucy was able to finish her picture. She was so happy that she hugged her mommy. + +THE +Once upon a time there was a little boy. He was 3 years old and very curious. One day he wanted to go out and explore. So he asked his mom if he could go. + +His mom said yes, but she told him to stay near the reef. The reef was his favorite place. He loved looking at all the unknown creatures he found there. + +He set out, exploring the reef. He stumbled upon a small shop he didn't know existed. Inside were all kinds of trinkets and treasures. He was amazed! + +The boy asked the man in the shop what he sold there. The man said he had a lot of different things. He then asked the boy what he was looking for. The boy replied, "I don't know exactly, something unknown". + +The man chuckled and said, "Well, I've got just the thing for you. How about this beautiful unknown shell?" + +The boy got so excited. He knew he had to have it! He paid the man and thanked him for it. The boy ran home, his shell in hand, and he couldn't stop smiling. It was the perfect find! +One day, a little boy woke up feeling very confused. He got out of bed and looked around his bedroom. He saw a stick leaning up against the wall in the corner of the room. He was curious as to why it was there so he picked it up and took it outside in the sunshine. + +He started playing with the stick and found that he could make marks in the grass. He felt so happy! He made lines in the grass and drew circles with the stick. Suddenly, he heard a noise and looked up to see his neighbor's dog running towards him. + +The boy was so scared that he dropped the stick and ran back inside his house. He shut the door just in time and breathed a sigh of relief. He went back to bed feeling confused about what had just happened. + +From then on, he always kept an eye out for the stick whenever he went outside, just in case his neighbor's dog came back. He never knew why the stick was there in the first place, but he was glad it was! +Once upon a time, there was a husband who loved his wife very much. One day, he wanted to make her happy. So, he decided to give her a beautiful present. He smiled proudly when he presented it to her. + +The wife was so surprised and happy. She thanked him and asked him why he had given her such a lovely gift. The husband replied, "I just wanted to show you how much I love you." + +The wife was very touched. She hugged him and gave him a big kiss. The husband felt so proud and happy. He thanked his wife for making him so proud. From that day on, the two of them were even happier than before! +Once upon a time there lived a restless little girl called Sue. Sue wanted a job, but none of the jobs she wanted to do existed. She felt so silly not being able to do something that she loved. + +One day Sue saw an ad in the newspaper looking for someone to replace the ice cream lady at the park. Sue was delighted and she did not hesitate to apply for the job. + +When Sue went to the park for her job interview, the park manager looked at her funny. He said to Sue, "You can't be the ice cream lady! You're too young". But Sue was determined and she begged the park manager to give her a chance. + +The manager thought about it for a moment, then he said, "OK, if you want to replace the ice cream lady then go ahead, but be careful!" + +So Sue ran off and did her job. She was a very restless ice cream lady, serving ice cream to all the children who visited the park. Years later, when Sue was a grown up, she was still working as the ice cream lady and everyone knew her as the "Restless Ice Cream Lady". +Once upon a time there was a brave little boy named Penny. He was small, but he had a big heart. One day, he heard a noise coming from outside his house. He was curious, so he went to see what it was. + +When Penny opened the door, he was very surprised. An elephant was standing there! The elephant said, "Welcome, Penny! I need your help." + +Penny was brave, so he said, "Yes, I'll help you. What do you need?" The elephant said, "I need a penny. Do you have one?" + +Penny smiled and said, "Yes, I have a penny right here. You are welcome to it." + +The elephant thanked him and left. Penny was happy to help. He was brave and generous. He had been a good friend to the elephant. +Once upon a time there were two friends: Felix and Xanthe. They had been friends for a long time and liked to have fun together. One day Felix said to Xanthe, "Let's go on an adventure!" + +Xanthe was so excited. She replied, "Yes, this will be fun!" + +Felix pulled out a map and started to look at it. He pointed to a spot that was far away and said, "Look, this is where we will go!" + +The two friends set off on their journey. Days passed and they became worn out but they kept on going, determined to reach their destination. The journey was hard and they faced challenges, but Felix and Xanthe were persistent and kept going. + +Finally, after many days of travelling, they reached the spot on the map. Felix said, "We are almost there! All we have to do is cross this wide river." + +Xanthe looked around for a way to cross. Suddenly, Felix spotted a branch. He said, "Look! There is a branch we can use to cross!" + +Felix grabbed the branch and carefully stepped onto it. Then he motioned for Xanthe to join him. Together they started to move the branch. Suddenly, the branch struck something in the water. + +Felix and Xanthe gasped in disbelief. They had found the treasure they had been searching for! They +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Ann. Ann was three years old and she loved to play with her toys. + +One day, Ann went looking in her closet. It was filled with different things, and Ann wanted to see if she could find something new to play with. But when she opened the closet, something funny happened. + +Ann saw a little bunny hopping around in the closet! Ann was so surprised, but also excited! She ran out of the closet and called for her mom. + +Ann's mom came and opened the closet. She smiled and realized that Ann had found a secret bunny that belonged to her! + +Ann's mom told Ann that she could keep the bunny as a pet. Ann was so happy, and she ran off to play with her new pet. + +The end! +Jack and Fred were two good friends. Each day they enjoyed going for a run together. One day Jack said to Fred, "I bet I can beat you to the track!" Fred said, "No way, I'm the fastest!" + +So they set off and Jack spurred ahead. But when he was almost at the track, he suddenly quit running. He just stopped and stood there. Fred was puzzled and asked, "Why did you quit? We were so close!" Jack said, "I knew it was a bad idea from the start, but I thought I could show you up. I guess I'm not as wise as I thought I was." + +Fred said, "That's too bad, but don't worry. We'll still have fun going for runs - just not races." But Jack was too embarrassed to ever run with Fred again. He was determined to never let himself act so foolishly again. So he quit running altogether and the two friends never ran together again. +One day, little John was playing in the park. Suddenly, he saw a big and mean bully coming towards him. The bully looked at him and said in a silly voice, "Hey kid, let's play a game. I'll poke you with my stick and if you laugh, you lose". John knew the bully was being very stupid and he didn't want to lose. He thought for a moment and then he said bravely, "I won't laugh if you poke me, but you'll have to do something else first". The bully raised a suspicious eyebrow and said, "What else?". John replied, "You have to promise that you won't bother me ever again". The bully was very angry and he yelled, "No way! You're gonna laugh if I poke you, or else!". + +John knew that the bully was serious, and he had no choice but to accept his challenge. He took a deep breath, held on to his courage and said, "I won't laugh. Let's do it." The bully started poking John with his stick, but no matter how hard he poked, John didn't laugh. Finally, the bully stopped and stared at him in disbelief. He mumbled something and then he said, "You win this time, but I'm not done with you yet". Then he stomped away, leaving little John behind. + +John didn't know what the bully had meant by this, but he couldn't stop +Henry drove his truck to the farm. He was excited because he had a surprise for his friends. He opened the back of the truck and took out the big box. The chickens inside the box scattered away. Henry's friends gathered around him to see what he had brought. + +"Look what I found!" said Henry. His friends gasped with excitement. Henry opened the box and they saw bright yellow chickens. + +"Wow!" they said. + +"Now we can make some yummy chicken soup," Henry said. + +The chickens were taken to the kitchen and put into a pot of boiling water. But Henry didn't realize that the water he put them in was sour. + +When Henry served the soup to his friends, they tasted it and found it was too sour. Henry felt so embarrassed that he ran out of the room and never looked back. +Once upon a time, there was a grand bird. The bird loved to soar above the clouds and see all the beautiful sights. One day, the bird flew to a well and saw a worm there. The worm looked sad, so the bird asked what was wrong. The worm said that the fish had told the worm it was not allowed to take a sip of water from the well. The bird felt guilty and wanted to help the worm. + +So, the bird flew over to the fish and asked why the fish had stopped the worm from taking a sip of water. The fish said it was the rule of the well and he was just following it. The bird was sad that the worm was not allowed to drink from the well, so the bird decided to make a change. The bird talked to the other animals and convinced them that the worm should be allowed to take a sip of water. + +The animals agreed and soon the worm was allowed to take a small sip of water. The bird felt proud and soared back up into the sky. + +The moral of the story is that it's important to speak up when something isn’t fair. Everyone should have the right to enjoy the same privileges. +Once upon a time, a little girl named Daisy was walking carelessly through the woods. She was looking for her lost kitty, Whiskers. As she wandered, she heard a sound that made her stop. It was a loud horn! Daisy realized it was coming from a fishing boat far away on the lake. Daisy ran over to see it, and she waved to the people on the boat. + +The people on the boat waved back at Daisy and blew the horn again. Even though the horn was loud, Daisy was not scared. She smiled and waved back. She was so excited to see the boat! + +After the boat disappeared from view, Daisy kept looking for her kitty. She searched and searched and was about to give up when she finally realized she was right where she started - back in the woods! She had made a complete circle and was now back where she began. Suddenly, she heard a meow. It was Whiskers! Daisy was so happy that she had found her kitty. She picked her up and hugged her before heading home. +Thomas was having a great day. He was feeling lucky and he didn't know why. He and his dad decided to go for a walk to the park. As they went, Thomas saw an object lying in the grass. He asked his dad what it was and his dad said it was a toy. He was so excited and quickly picked it up. + +When they got to the park, he showed all his friends and they were all so happy to see a new toy. But as they were playing with it, Thomas noticed something strange. His dad told him it was broken and he should not be playing with it. Then his dad yelled, "Thomas, you need to forgive yourself for breaking the toy!" + +Thomas was crushed and began to cry. He knew that his dad was right. His luck had just taken a turn for the worst. From then on, Thomas was always careful when playing. He knew that he should always treat things with respect and not take things for granted. + +This became a lesson he would never forget—that bad luck can happen and sometimes it can be important to forgive yourself. +Once upon a time there were two friends, Jack and Sally. They were both three years old and loved adventuring in the deep woods. + +One day, Jack had a good idea. He said, "Let’s go on a picnic! We can sack some carrots, tomatoes, and lettuce for a salad.†+ +Sally was very excited by the idea. She said, “Yes, let’s do it!†+ +The two friends picked some fresh vegetables from the garden and packed them in a sack. Then they ran deep into the woods looking for a perfect picnic spot. + +After a while, they found a beautiful clearing. Jack spread a blanket and Sally opened the sack of vegetables. She grabbed some tomatoes and Jack grabbed some carrots and together they made a delicious salad for their picnic. + +They both had a wonderful time eating the salad and playing games in the deep woods. +Once upon a time, a little duck wanted to go swimming. He asked his mom if he could go and his mom said yes. + +The little duck was so excited. He put on his swimsuit, grabbed his floaty and waddled to the lake. He jumped in and started swimming. + +The water was warm and cozy, and it felt really nice. He was having lots of fun. Suddenly, he heard an emergency whistle. + +The little duck hurried to the shore. He noticed that his friend’s boat was drifting away from the shore. It was being pulled away by the rough waves. + +He saw his friend standing on the boat, and he was scared. The little duck jumped back in the water and swam out to the boat. + +He came back to the shore holding onto his friend’s boat. Everyone was so thankful and gave the little duck a big hug. +The little duck was proud of himself for swimming to the rescue. From that day on, the little duck was known as the brave swimmer. +Once, there was a little girl named Lucy. One day, she wanted to take a picture with her camera. She smiled as she looked through the lens. But suddenly, something sour caught her eye. + +It was a giant, green monster! Lucy shrieked with fear and screamed for help. Her neighbor, Mrs. Brown, heard her and came running to the rescue. She waved her hands and shouted at the monster, and it backed away. + +Lucy felt so relieved! She thanked Mrs. Brown for saving her. Mrs. Brown patted her head as she said, "It's ok, Lucy. You're safe now". + +The next day, Lucy used her camera to take a picture of Mrs. Brown and her two cats. This time, she just saw a big smile! +Once upon a time, there was a princess who wanted to marry a prince. She had a special page who would find him for her. The feely day, the page came back from a journey and said he had found the perfect prince. +The princess was excited, so she asked him to tell her about the prince. The page said that the prince was hot, and he already had some money. +The princess was so happy that she said, “I want to marry him right away!†+So the page went away to make all the arrangements, and the next day, the princess and the prince were married. They lived happily ever after! +Teddy was a curious little bear. Every day he would explore the house, searching for fun and adventure. One day he stumbled into the kitchen, and saw a delicious-looking treat on the counter. + +He asked his mom, "What's that?" + +"It's a special surprise, but you'll have to wait until later," she said. + +Teddy was so intrigued, but he knew if he pushed his luck he would get nothing. He wanted it so badly, so he decided to wait with patience. + +As he watched, his mom put the treat away and rushed from the kitchen. Teddy was envious of the other bear who got to take the treat with him - he just had to find out where it was going. He slowly followed his mom into the garden. + +The sun was shining and there were lots of cubs playing. Teddy smiled when he saw at the centre of all their smiles, was the special treat from the kitchen! + +The cubs all gathered around and rushed to get their hands on the treat from Teddy's mom. Teddy smiled as he realized he wasn't as envious of the other cub anymore, he was just as excited as they were. From then on, Teddy loved discovering what new, special surprises his mom would bring home! +Once upon a time, there was a robot that lived in a faraway land. He wanted to explore the world, so he asked his friends to send him away. + +They said, "No! It's too dangerous for you to travel." But the robot wouldn't listen. He said, "I have to go. I'm brave and I can do it!" + +So, his friends sent him off and soon the robot was going on all sorts of adventures. He saw tall mountains, deep oceans, and all kinds of different people. He loved travelling and meeting new things. + +But then one day, while he was exploring, the robot saw something dangerous. He didn't know what to do and he was scared. He went back to his friends and said, "I need help! Something dangerous is here!" + +His friends sent a message to all the robots in the land and asked them to come and help. A giant team of robots came and helped the robot defeat the danger. + +The robot was so thankful, he hugged his friends and thanked them for sending help. They all cheered and celebrated his victory! +Once upon a time there was a little girl called Bonny. She was 3 years old and loved to explore. One day Bonny decided to take a visit to the park. She loved running around in the sunshine and chasing the birds. + +As Bonny was playing, she heard a voice from nearby. Bonny looked around, but she couldn't see anyone. Suddenly a magical fairy appeared from behind a tree. Her name was Daisy and she floated around Bonny making her giggle. + +"Let me show you something special," said Daisy. + +Daisy made a cup of tea and asked Bonny to stir it for her. Bonny grabbed the stirrer and twirled it round and round in the cup of tea. Immediately a delicious smell filled the air. + +Bonny gulped it down in one mouthful, feeling a little dizzy afterwards. + +"Now it's time for you to go home, Bonny." said Daisy. + +Bonny thanked Daisy for the visit and waved goodbye before skipping off home feeling very happy. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy who had a chalk. He loved the chalk so much! He would draw such perfect pictures with it. + +One day, while he was playing with his chalk, his mom asked him to come to the table for dinner. He said, "Yes, mom!" But he quickly forgot about the chalk and went to the table. + +After finishing dinner, his mom said, "Now it's time to clean up!" But the little boy still couldn't remember the chalk. He looked around, but he couldn't spot it. + +Suddenly, his mom pointed to a corner and said, "There is your chalk! Don't forget it next time." The little boy ran over and picked up his chalk. He gave his mom a big hug, and said, "Thank you, mom! I won't forget it next time." + +The little boy was so happy; he had found his perfect chalk! +Once upon a time there was a fat cow who lived in a far-away meadow. Her name was Daisy, and she was very friendly. One day, Daisy and the other cows in the meadow noticed that a drain was open. + +"We need to close the drain," said Daisy. + +The other cows disagreed with her. "Why should we do it?" they asked. + +Daisy stomped one of her hooves. "We need to close the drain because water will come out!" she said. + +The cows still disagreed. "Why do you care?" they asked her. + +Daisy had had enough! She ran to the drain and tried to close it with her big fat body. Suddenly, the other cows ran to help her. Together they finally closed the drain. + +And they all lived happily ever after. +Once upon a time, there was a powerful bear who wanted to do something special. He decided to make a trail. He started off with a few small steps, but soon realised he needed help. + +The bear saw a squirrel nearby, so he called out to him. + +"Hey, Squirrel! Can you help me make a trail?" + +The squirrel was excited and agreed. He began gathering sticks and logs and the bear used his powerful strength to split them into even pieces. + +Soon enough, the two of them had made a perfect trail across the forest. The bear was so happy with the result that he gave the squirrel a big hug. The squirrel was thrilled and ran off to tell his friends. + +The bear smiled and watched the squirrel scamper off, then he followed his beautiful trail to the other side of the forest. +Once there was a fat butterfly. He was beautiful, with big wings and lots of colors. He loved to fly and dance around in the air. He saw a frog and decided to say hello. + +"Hi, Frog!" said the butterfly. + +The frog smiled and said. "Hi, Butterfly! How are you?" + +The butterfly was so happy he wanted to show his love, so he flew over and gave the frog a big kiss. The frog smiled and thanked him. + +The butterfly flew away, feeling happy and loved. As he flew away, suddenly a big fat bird swooped down and ate him! + +The frog was so sad. He never saw the butterfly again. +John and Jane were at the farm. It was so interesting as they could see all the animals. John loved the cows and Jane thought the chickens were funny. + +Suddenly, John heard a loud noise. He was very scared and he grabbed Jane's arm. Jane said, "What was that noise?" + +John said, "I'm not sure. Let's go take a look." So John and Jane went to see the source of the noise. They peeked around the corner and there was a big pig! + +John said, "The pig scared me!" The pig just grunted and wanted to eat. + +John and Jane laughed and they gave the pig some apples. They had a lot of fun feeding the pig. John and Jane learned that the farm held lots of interesting and not-so-scary surprises. +Once upon a time, there was a mommy, a daddy, and a baby. One day, the mommy and daddy decided to have a cook-out. The mommy said to the baby, "We are going to start the grill!" + +The baby smiled and said, "Yeah!" He was so excited to help. + +The mommy and daddy got out all the food: steak, potatoes, and vegetables. Then the dad lit the grill. The baby wanted to help, but he seemed a little helpless. + +"Don't worry, sweetheart," said the mommy. "You can help cook the potatoes. They won't burn on the grill." She put a few potatoes on the grill and showed the baby how it worked. + +The baby was so happy to be able to help. He paid very close attention to the mommy and made sure all the potatoes were cooked just right. Mommy and daddy were so proud of the baby. + +It was a delicious cook-out. The baby was the master chef! +One day, Ben was walking down the street. He was a three year old boy and he was feeling happy. Ben's mother was watching him as he picked up some pretty stones by the side of the road. Suddenly, a funny man came out of the house. + +"Hi Ben!" said the man. + +Ben looked up and smiled. "Hi there!" he said. + +"Ben, I have a job for you," the man told him. + +"What kind of work?" Ben asked. + +"Help me fix this old car of mine," the man said, pointing at the car in the driveway. + +Ben smiled. He liked fixing things. "Sure," he said. + +The man gave him some tools, and together they started to work. It took many hours, but finally the car was fixed. The man cheered and Ben was proud of his work. + +"You are doing a great job," said the man, patting Ben on the back. + +Ben looked up at the man and said "I like life and work is fun!" + +The man laughed. "That's very true," he said. + +The man then told Ben that fixing things was an important part of life and that it could be funny and fun. Ben smiled, he knew he would always remember this moment. +John was a regular boy, but he suffered with big words. He was very frustrated because he could not understand the dictionary when his mom read it to him. His mom was sad too, because she wanted her little boy to understand the special words. + +One day, his mom had an idea. She made an alphabet chart, with all of the big words she could think of, and wrote them down. Each day, John got the chart and tried to learn what each word meant. There were days when it seemed like an impossible task, but he was determined to succeed. + +Finally, after weeks of hard work and practice, John had learned all of the words on the chart. When his mom read the dictionary to him, he understood every single word. John was proud of himself and so was his mom. He had conquered his challenge, and now he didn't need to suffer anymore. +Once, there were two brothers who were best friends. They loved to explore the woods near their home. One afternoon, the younger brother said, "I'm hungry. Let's go home and get some food." + +The older brother agreed, and they both raced up the hill to their house. When they arrived, the younger brother ran to the kitchen to get a snack. He opened the fridge and found some sauce, which he scooped up with a spoon. + +Just then, his older brother shouted, "Wait! Don't eat that! It's not ours!" The younger brother stopped and looked at his brother. "It's not ours? What do you mean?" he asked. + +The older brother said, "That's Grandma's special sauce. We can't eat it without her permission. It will be rude if we take it without asking." + +The younger brother thought for a moment, then nodded. "You're right," he said. He carefully put the sauce back in the fridge, and it vanished from sight. He closed the fridge door, relieved. + +The two brothers learned an important lesson that day. It's not nice to take something that doesn't belong to you, even if you're troublesome and hungry. +John was feeling nervous as he stared at the sauce. It was his mom's special sauce and he knew that he wasn't supposed to touch it. But, it smelled so good! He could not help himself. He reached out to take some of the sauce and tasted it. + +John's mom soon discovered what he had done. She was very angry and began to shout. John was so scared. He just wanted to make his mom happy, but instead he had made her mad. He didn't know what to do, so he just shrugged. + +His mom was still mad and he started to cry. She told him that he was not allowed to touch her sauce again and stormed off. John was now all alone in the kitchen feeling very upset. He hadn't meant to make his mom mad. He just wanted some of her special sauce. +Once upon a time, there was a sleepy little boy. He wanted to stay up and play, but his parent said he had to go to sleep. He didn't want to go to bed, so he began to fight. + +The parent said, “No fighting! You need to go to bed.†+ +The little boy said, “No! I want to stay up!†+ +The parent said, “If you keep fighting, you won't get anything you want. It is time to go to sleep.†+ +The little boy stopped fighting and said, “Okay. I will go to bed.†+ +The parent said, “Good boy! Now it's time for some sweet dreams.†+ +The little boy cuddled up in his bed, and soon he was fast asleep. +Once upon a time, there was an otter who started swimming in a river one day. He was jolly, and he wanted to find some friends. He said, "Hello! Will you be my friend?" + +The otter soon met some other otters. They all hugged and were all jolly. + +One of the otters said that he was leaving to explore the sea. The other otters thought it was interesting and said, "Let's all come with you!" + +So, the otters started swimming together. At first, the otters were having a lot of fun. But after swimming for a long time, they got tired and decided to rest. + +The otter who wanted to explore alone, said "We would have had more fun if we didn't try to do everything together. Alone we can go faster, but together we can go farther." + +The otter's words had a moral value behind them, which was that it's better to have friends to join you in adventures, than to do them alone. + +The otters hugged each other goodbye and said, "Let's do this again!" as they started swimming off in different directions. +Once upon a time there were two brothers, Tom and Jerry. Tom was three and Jerry was six. + +One day, Tom and Jerry were playing in the garden. Tom saw a bee buzzing around rapidly. He said to his brother, "Look, Jerry, the bee is going so fast!" + +Jerry laughed. He said, "You're right, Tom. That bee is speeding!" + +Tom suddenly had an idea. He said, "Let's speed around too!" + +So Tom and Jerry started running around the garden as fast as they could. They laughed and screamed together. + +But after a while, they wanted to stop. Tom's skin had become uncomfortable. So he said, "I'm hot and sticky. Let's get some lotion." + +Jerry found a bottle of lotion in the house. They smeared it on their skin and so their skin felt cool and comfortable again. + +Just then their mum called, "Dinner's ready boys. Come inside!" + +Tom and Jerry laughed. They had had a fun day playing and speeding together. +Once upon a time, there was a bald penguin. He looked a bit different from all the other penguins. He wished he could be like them and he started to hope. + +One day, there was a strong wind. The bald penguin decided to bravely face the wind and gave it a big hug. When he hugged the wind, something magical happened. His feathers grew back! He became the most beautiful penguin in the whole world. + +The bald penguin was so happy that he now looked like all the other penguins. He shouted and sang with joy. + +The other penguins also noticed his change and they welcomed him with open wings. He was now part of the group. The bald penguin was happy, and he thanked the wind for helping him. + +The bald penguin had been given a second chance, and from then on, he never stopped hoping. +The sun was shining, the birds were singing and the flowers were blooming. It was a beautiful day! Timmy was playing in the garden and he could hear the cheerful sound of children laughing. He felt so much joy and value in that moment. + +Timmy saw a butterfly, its patterns painted bright across its wings. It fluttered towards him and Timmy was enraptured. He wanted to touch it and feel its gentle wings. + +Just then, his mum called out from the kitchen window. "Timmy, lunch is ready. Stop playing and come inside now please". + +Timmy sighed, his reluctance apparent. But he heard his mum's words and knew they had value, so he waved goodbye to his butterfly and ran inside. +One morning, two children, Max and Jane, were playing near a lake. They wanted to go on a kayak adventure. Max wanted to go fast, but Jane wanted to go slow. + +Max and Jane argued about how to explore the lake. Max said they should rush, but Jane said they should examine everything slowly. + +The two children kept arguing. Jane said they should explore the lake while paddling slowly in their kayak. But Max said they should move quickly. + +Finally, Max and Jane agreed to examine the lake slowly in the kayak. They took turns paddling the kayak slowly and looked at all the things around the lake. They saw ducks and fish swimming around. + +Max and Jane had a great time exploring the lake slowly in the kayak. They learned a lot and had so much fun. They agreed to always use the kayak to examine things slowly. +Once upon a time there was a lovely nation. In the nation lived lots of families. + +One day, a little girl and her dad decided to go for a walk. The little girl asked her dad, “Where are we going?†+ +Her dad replied, “We are going to put a flag in the ground.†+ +The little girl was so excited, she couldn’t wait to get there! She asked, “What will the flag look like?†+ +Dad said, “It will be a lovely flag with lots of bright colours.†+ +They arrived at the spot, and Dad put the flag in the ground. The little girl looked all around and said, “It looks so nice! I love this lovely nation!†+ +Her dad smiled and said, “Me too my darling, me too.†+Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mia who was three years old. She loved to play outside and make things using her creative mind. + +One day Mia decided to make something special. She had a bag filled with rags and she new exactly what she would do. With determination, she started to mix the rags together. + +Mia opened her bag and pulled out a sweet smelling rag and started to mix it with the other rags. She was mixing and mixing until she was surrounded with a sweet scent that made her happy. + +“I made something special,†Mia said proudly. + +Mia's mom heard her and came in for a closer look. “Oh, what a beautiful thing you've made!†Mom said with a smile. + +From then on, Mia was so proud of her rag-mixing. Whenever someone asked her what she had made, Mia would proudly say, “I mixed rags and it smells sweet!†+ +And that's how Mia learned to mix and make something special. +One day, a little girl named Sue decided to go outside and play. She looked around and saw that all of her friends had gone away. Sue looked down the street and saw a shiny cable. She was very curious and wanted to see what it was. + +Sue picked it up and started to pull on it. Suddenly, the cable started to scatter all over the place. It was so difficult for Sue to gather it all up again. No matter how hard she tried, she could not get it to look the same as before. + +Sue was so upset that she decided to give up. She went back inside without the cable and felt very sad. She learned a painful lesson that day that it is not always a good idea to scatter something so easily. +Once there was a boy named Jack. He loved to play, and did so everyday. + +One day he decided to go to the university. He walked around and watched the students with curious eyes. He noticed that the students were very selfish, always looking after their own interests. + +But then he saw a group of children playing together, laughing and being happy. Jack could not believe his eyes. He forgot all about being selfish, and started to play with them. + +The group of kids taught Jack new games and allowed him to join in. Jack was so happy to be playing with them, and they had so much fun together. + +Soon it was time for Jack to go home. He said goodbye to his new friends, promising to come back soon. The children waved to him as he walked away. Jack was so glad he decided to come to the university - it was the best day ever! +Mom and Dad took their three year old daughter, Anna, to a restaurant. Anna sat at the table in awe. She had never seen so many different types of food. + +Mom and Dad looked at each other and smiled. Dad said, "Anna, I'd like to introduce you to shrimp!" He gestured to a nearby platter. + +Anna's eyes widened. She said, "What's shrimp?" + +Mom explained, "Shrimp is a type of seafood that's very popular - especially among the wealthy!" + +Dad added, "It's a bit salty and very tasty. Would you like to try some?" + +Anna clapped her hands. "Yes please!" + +Mom and Dad smiled in chorus, and ordered a plate of shrimp for Anna. Anna couldn't wait to try it, and was soon devouring her meal. She quickly moved on to trying the other dishes on the menu. From then on, shrimp became Anna's favorite food! +Tim was a brave boy who loved exploring. He noticed there was a mysterious roof on his house that he had never seen before. One day, Tim decided to investigate and climbed up to take a closer look. He was happy to discover a secret room. Tim couldn't wait to enter and explore. + +He opened the door, only to be surprised by a large black spider. It jumped at him and he fell back. The spider was preparing to attack when Tim quickly shut the door. He was scared but unharmed. + +The next day, Tim decided to tell his mom about the secret room. To his surprise, his mom was very angry. She told him that the room was off-limits and must remain a secret. She said only mysterious creatures should be allowed inside. + +Tim promised never to venture inside again. Unfortunately, his curiosity got the best of him. A few days later, he opened the door again to take a peek. The same spider was still there, but this time it was bigger and ready to display its anger. + +The spider bit Tim and he ran away. Unfortunately, he did not make it out unscathed. He was scarred for life, never having the opportunity to explore the mysterious roof again. +John was happy. He was playing in the garden, feeling the sunshine on his face and playing with his brothers and sisters. Suddenly, his mama called him inside. She said, "John, you have been naughty and I must punish you." + +John was sad. He didn't want to be punished. But his mama was very serious and John knew he had to do what she said. Mama said, "John, I want you to sit on the chair and not move until I say so." + +John sat down and stayed very still. His mama grabbed her brush and brushed his hair. She brushed hard and John felt tears come to his eyes. When the brushing was done, John felt glad. The brushing was over and he had been a good boy. His mama said, "You have been good and now you can go and play again." + +John was very glad. He ran outside and played with his brothers and sisters. He was happy to have not been punished. +One day, a curious little boy named Jack went for a walk in the forest. As he was wandering, he heard some strange noises. He stopped and looked around but he couldn't see anything. Suddenly, something furry appeared from the side of a nearby tree. The boy's eyes widened as he realised it was a fox! + +Jack was so surprised, he couldn't even speak. He just stood there, looking at the fox. The fox looked right back at him, it was as if they were having a conversation. After a few minutes, the fox disappeared into the forest. + +Jack was so curious, he wanted to find out more. He looked around the area hoping to see the fox again. Suddenly, he heard noises from the other side of the tree. He crept quietly over and saw the fox digging in the ground for something. The fox glanced up at Jack and stopped digging. The fox was no longer scared, it was just curious like Jack. + +Jack thanked the fox for showing him this special moment in the forest. Then, the fox winked at Jack, and disappeared into the bush. +Jo was walking near the park when she spotted a daisy. The daisy was so beautiful and alive. Jo smiled at it and wanted to sign her name. She sat carefully by the daisy and reached for a pen. + +Just as she was about to write, a voice behind her made her jump. + +“Why are you so anxious?†The voice said. + +Jo turned around and saw a small girl. She looked very curious. + +“I wanted to sign my name on this daisy, but I did not want to make a mistake,†Jo said. + +The girl smiled and said, “I can help you!†+ +The small girl started explaining how to sign your name on a daisy. Jo listened carefully and soon she was signing her name with confidence. + +The girl was very pleased with Jo’s work and said, “You did an amazing job!†+ +Jo thanked the girl and gave her a big hug. She was very thankful for the help. +Sam and Joe were walking down the street when they saw a mysterious box in the corner. Sam asked Joe what it was, and Joe said he didn't know. They both got curious and so they decided to open it. + +As soon as they opened it, they saw a pistol locked inside. Joe was afraid and he asked Sam to close the box. But Sam said "No! We must find out who put this pistol here". + +Joe was still scared and he was about to run away. But then Sam said "It is more important to find out why someone put a pistol here, than to run away." Joe thought about it and he nodded. + +The boys found out that the pistol belonged to a hunter who had hidden it. The hunter wanted to keep it safe from burglars. The moral of the story was that it is important to stay curious and find out the truth, instead of running away. +Once there was a boy named John. He was three years old and full of energy. One day he went for a walk in the park. As he was walking, he heard a noise. He looked around and saw a brilliant butterfly. It was flittering around the flowers. He wanted to catch the butterfly, but it kept flying away. + +John got an idea. He remembered his mom had given him a piece of bread. He broke off a little piece and carefully pinched it between his fingers. He held it out to the butterfly and it flew right over to him. The butterfly ate the bread and John was able to catch it. He was so excited. His mom was so proud. + +John had done something brilliant. He had caught the butterfly all by himself! +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Sarah. She was three years old and loved spending time outside. One day, Sarah went for a walk in the park. + +When she reached the centre of the park, Sarah noticed a wide sunflower. She ran over to it, smiling as she saw its bright yellow petals. She asked the sunflower: “Hi, can I spend time with you?†+ +The sunflower replied: “Yes, of course you can. We can spend the whole day together!†+ +So Sarah stayed in the park and spent the entire day with the sunflower. She played games and made daisy chains out of the surrounding flowers. Soon, the sunflower said goodbye and Sarah waved as she went off to explore the rest of the park. + +The end. +Once upon a time there was a stubborn little girl. She went to the park every day and liked to run around a big tree. + +One day, while running around the tree, she slipped and twisted her ankle. The girl was too stubborn to ask for help, so she decided to try and keep playing. But it was too hard to do, so she sat in the grass and looked sadly at the tree. + +The tree seemed to feel sorry for her, so it offered a twist. It said, "If you promise to stay off your twisted ankle for one week and just rest in the park, I will keep you company and be your friend." + +The girl stayed true to her word, spending the week in the park with the tree. At the end of the week, her ankle was healed and she could go back to running around the tree. She wasn't so stubborn anymore, and the two were friends forever. +Once upon a time, there was a graceful little girl called Daisy. Daisy was three years old, and she loved playing at the beach near her house. + +One day, Daisy was playing with her favourite bucket and spade by the sea when she stumbled and fell in. She began crying, but luckily her mum was nearby and she comforted Daisy. + +"It's alright, darling," she said as she wiped Daisy's tears away. She lifted her up and she pointed to the bin, which was full of shells. +"Look at all these shells. They're so pretty," Daisy's mum said. Daisy stopped crying and began collecting shells from the bin. + +As Daisy looked, she soon noticed her mum had tears in her eyes too. She quickly went over to her and hugged her. +"It's ok, Mummy," she said. "I'm okay now. You can be gentle too." + +Daisy's mum smiled, feeling relieved that Daisy was safe and comforted. Daisy felt so proud that she had been able to comfort her mum. + +From that day on, Daisy was even more graceful and kind. Whenever she was worried, she always remembered how she comforted her mum. +John woke up one day and saw a beautiful shining light coming from outside his window. He couldn't believe his eyes - it was glowing so brightly! So he quickly ran outside and saw the most amazing thing - a big glowing tree! Everyone around him was in awe. + +He wanted to take a closer look, so he walked towards the tree. As he stepped closer the tree's light began to dim and eventually became very dark. + +John looked around and asked his mom, "Why isn’t it glowing? What's wrong?". His mom replied, "It doesn't look so good. Maybe it needs a hug and a good look at it." + +John remembered his dad telling him that a good look and a hug could make things better and brighter. He gave the tree a big hug and a good look at it. Suddenly, the tree began to glow again! + +John noticed that the more he looked at the tree the brighter it became and the more he hugged it the happier it got. He was so happy that he made the tree look good again! +Once upon a time, there was a silly rabbit. He was hopping around in a field looking for something to do. Soon he came across a tree and saw an image hanging from it. It was a picture of a carrot. He wanted to get closer to it, so he hopped over to the tree and tried to reach the image. He stretched and stretched, but he just couldn't get it. + +The rabbit shook his head sadly and stepped back. Suddenly, he got an idea. He started to shake the tree. To his surprise, the image came down and he caught it in his paws. He was so happy! He turned the image around and saw a silly smile on it. + +The rabbit smiled back and hugged the image tightly. He hopped off happily to share the image with his friends. +Once upon a time there lived a mighty wizard. He lived in the big forest and had many powerful spells. One day the wizard decided to include money in his spells. + +The wizard looked around the forest for the right money. He noticed a lot of small coins on the ground. He spread the coins out on a rock and began to say his powerful spells. + +Suddenly, a small rabbit hopped up to him with a bigger coin in her mouth. It was a special coin called a "golden doubloon". + +The wizard smiled. He said to the rabbit, “Thank you! This coin will make my spell even mightier!†+ +The rabbit smiled back and hopped away. The wizard's spell was now complete, and even more powerful with the rabbit's help. +Once upon a time there was an old lady called Grandma. Grandma loved baking cakes, so she decided to make one for her grandchild. She carefully chopped some of the ingredients, like brown sugar and cocoa powder, and then placed them in a bowl. + +Grandma was about to finish the cake when suddenly she realized she had forgotten something – steel! She didn’t have any steel at home, so she put on her coat and went out to buy some. + +At the store, Grandma met a young girl called Martha. Martha was very patient and friendly. Grandma asked her for help. “Do you have any steel?†Grandma asked. + +Martha nodded. “Yes!†she replied. She then showed Grandma the steel and Grandma was so happy to see it. She thanked Martha and carefully put the steel in her pocket. + +Suddenly, Grandma felt a pinch on her arm. “Ouch!†she exclaimed. Martha had pinched her! “I’m sorry,†Martha apologized. “I just wanted to test how patient you were!†+Grandma laughed, and thanked Martha again for the steel. She then hurried home to finish baking her cake. + +The end. +John was excited to play with the football. He watched it bounce up and down, begging him to throw it in the air. He tossed it up high, and with a little hop he caught it. His smile grew wider. + +John looked around for someone to play with, but it was just him. He sighed and decided to play by himself. He kicked the football back and forth, running in circles and spinning around. + +John loved the game but soon he started to grow tired. He wanted something else to do, something new. He paused and looked down at the football in his hand. With a regretful sigh, he placed the football on the ground and walked away. + +The next day, John was ready to play football again. But this time, he had a plan. He created a modest goal of playing with a friend. He didn't want to play by himself anymore. John hopped and skipped to the football. He closed his eyes and opened them again, and to his surprise, a friend was waiting! + +John smiled and waved. His dream had come true! The two of them spent the day playing and laughing together. John never regretted his decision to walk away from the football the day before. He knew something else better was on its way. +Tim was playing in the garden when he suddenly slipped and fell. He started to cry, but then he saw a guard watching over the garden. + +The guard asked him: "Are you alright?" + +Tim stopped crying and he said: "Yes, I'm okay." + +The guard smiled at him. He was very friendly and he said: "Come, I have something sweet for you." + +Tim followed the guard to his house. Inside, the guard gave Tim some delicious cake. Tim was so happy to have something sweet to eat. + +The guard said: "Take your time and enjoy it. I hope you are feeling better now." + +Tim smiled and thanked the guard. He said goodbye, and then he returned to the garden to play. +Once upon a time there was a fish who lived in a reef. The fish was very busy – swimming around, looking for food, and playing with its friends. + +One day the fish found an exciting surprise. It was a slide! The fish was so excited and wanted to try it out right away. So it grabbed onto the slide and glided down into the water. + +The fish loved sliding down into the water! It thought it was the best game ever and enjoyed sliding down the slide again and again. It even invited its friends to join in the fun. + +The reef became a busy place with all the fish sliding down the slide. Even after many days of sliding, the fish was still just as excited as the first time it went down the slide. + +The fish played like this for many days, and never got tired of sliding down the slide. Eventually, the fish decided that sliding down the slide was its new favorite thing to do in the reef. +Tommy was playing in the park. He saw a toe and he thought it was fair to pick it up. He asked a little lady who was nearby what it was and she said it was a toe. + +Tommy asked the lady why the toe was in the park. She said that someone had stepped on it and it needed to be replaced. + +Tommy was sad that the toe needed to be replaced. He asked if he could help the lady to find a new one. + +The lady looked at Tommy and said, "No, you can't replace a toe. Now just go away". + +Tommy was very sad that he was not allowed to help the lady replace the toe. He walked away and never went back to the park again. +Once upon a time, there was an ostrich named Green. Green the the ostrich liked to fold her wings and play in the park. But today, Green was sad becauase a bigger bird kept playing with her things and not letting her join in the fun. + +The bigger bird laughed and said, “You are too small to play with us.†Green wanted to make friends, but the bigger bird wasn’t very nice. + +Green came up with an ideaand said, “Let’s have a race. Whoever wins can play together.†The bigger bird agreed. + +Green was so excited, she started to fold in her wings and get ready for the race. The bigger bird expected Green to be slow, but Green was really fast and zoomed ahead. + +In the end, Green won the race. The bigger bird was surprised, and smiled at Green. “You were really fast! Of course, you can play with us now!†+ +Green was so happy—she learned that anything is possible if you just try! +Once upon a time there was a little boy named Jimmy. He was a very clever boy who loved playing outside. One day, Jimmy was out in his garden playing and saw a bright blue bird. The bird was so beautiful that Jimmy wanted it to stay, so he asked it nicely to stay. The bird thanked him and said that it would be very happy to stay with him. + +The bird was so clever that one day it did a very special thing. It taught Jimmy how to count from one to ten in a beautiful song. Whenever Jimmy got the song wrong, the bird would help him out and Jimmy would give a big thank you. + +Every day, Jimmy would go out into the garden and play with the bird. The blue bird would teach him something new and different each day. Jimmy was so happy to have such a clever and kind friend and was thankful for the bird for staying with him. +Once, there were two friends called Jane and Bob. They were different. One day, Jane had an idea. “Let’s go on a trip!†she said. + +Bob replied, “That sounds great. What should we do?†+ +“We can go to the store and buy some things,†said Jane. + +So the two friends went to the store. They looked at all the different things there, and found some nice things for their trip. They bought a map, some snacks and some other nice things. + +When they finished, they went on their trip. They had lots of fun and enjoyed their different adventure. +Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Sam who loved collecting things. One day, Sam heard a loud bang outside. He ran outside to investigate and saw a big olive tree right in front of his house. He was so excited and quickly decided to collect olives for fun. + +He climbed the tree, but it was very dangerous. His mom shouted from the other side, "Sam, come down, it is not safe!" But Sam was stubborn and ignored his mom. + +When Sam was about to pick the olives, one of the big branches snapped and he tumbled down into the ground. Sam was hurt and his mom started to cry. + +The moral of the story is to listen to our parents. They know what is best for us and it is dangerous not to listen to their advice. +Once upon a time, there lived a little girl named Sam. One day Sam decided to go visit her best friend, Tommy. Tommy had a special seat in his room, so when Sam arrived, Tommy showed her to it. They both sat down and began to giggle. + +Suddenly, Tommy showed Sam a bowl of sour candy. Sam wrinkled her nose, as the candy was very sour. She shook her head, letting Tommy know she would not take any. Tommy smiled back and ate all the sour candy himself. + +After that, Sam and Tommy went outside to play. They had lots of fun running around in the grass, until it was time for Sam to go home. Before leaving, she thanked Tommy for the fun day. + +The two friends hugged goodbye and Sam went home, filled with happy memories from her visit. +Once there was a mouse who lived in a big green house. He was always very excited when he went outside to explore. + +One day, while the mouse was out in the garden, he found a big rock. He was so fascinated that he wanted to cover it in something special. He had an idea and he ran off to get it. + +When the mouse returned, he had a bright red blanket. He slowly spread the blanket over the rock and smiled. Suddenly, he heard a voice. + +"What are you doing?" asked the voice. + +The mouse peered out from under the blanket. It was a frog! His lips were wide and his eyes sparkled. + +"I'm covering this rock with a blanket. It's going to look so cozy!" said the mouse. + +The frog nodded his big green head. "That's a great idea!" he said. + +The mouse smiled. Then he and the frog covered the rock together. They both giggled as the blanket slowly moved over the top of the rock. When they were finished, the mouse and the frog admired their work. + +The mouse gave the frog a big hug and said, "Thanks for helping me cover the rock! It looks just the way I wanted it to." + +The frog nodded, smiled, and hopped away. The mouse sat contentedly on the blanket-covered rock and watched the sun set. It was the most +Once upon a time, there was a little boy who wanted to find adventure. He saw a big, fluffy cloud in the sky and decided to cut it with his scissors so he could play inside it. + +"I'm going to cut this cloud," he said to himself excitedly. He cut open the cloud, and a big gust of wind came out and blew him away. He flew higher and higher into the sky until he realized he was stuck. + +"Help me!" he shouted to his mom, but she couldn't hear him from so far away. He started to get bored, floating around in the sky longer and longer. + +Suddenly, a dark cloud appeared and blocked out the sun. It started to hail and rain and the little boy was very scared. He couldn't escape, and he was stuck in the clouds forever! +One day a little boy named Tom was so excited and he couldn't contain it. He was going to a stadium with his mom and dad. The stadium was huge and it welcomed the little boy with a brilliant light. + +Tom looked around and he saw people everywhere. They were around the stadium and they were all cheering. Tom wanted to cheer too, but he paused. His mom noticed and she said "Let's cheer for the players!" + +Tom clapped and shouted, so happy to be there. He couldn't stop smiling and neither could his parents. They had such a brilliant time at the stadium. + +On the way home Tom and his parents were still smiling. Tom thought to himself how wonderful it was to visit the stadium and he vowed to come back again soon. +John was very embarrassed. All around him, others were looking and he wished he had stayed home. His nose was red and sniffly and he wished his mom had comforted him. + +John tried to ignore the stares from the people around him. Still, he felt embarrassed. + +Suddenly, he saw his mom walking towards him. She looked very concerned. She asked him why his nose was red and sniffly. + +John started to cry. He told his mom he had nobody to comfort him. His mom hugged him and told him it would be okay. However, John just couldn't believe her. He felt embarrassed and alone, and he wished he could just go home. + +John's mom hugged him and tried to comfort him. John wanted to stay there a bit longer, but his mom said it was time to go home now. + +John felt damp in his eyes and looked away, even more embarrassed. He wished he had stayed home. +Jill and her mom were sitting on the couch watching TV. Jill wanted to play a game, so Mom suggested they play a clapping game. Jill clapped her hands together, then Mom clapped hers. Back and forth they went, clapping faster and faster. + +Suddenly, Jill stopped clapping and said, "Mommy, why did you stop?" Mom smiled and said, "We have a message for you, my dear. Life can get spicy sometimes and it's important to remember to keep going and find things to make you happy." + +Jill was so excited she started to clap again. Mom joined in and they clapped together, keeping the message close to their hearts. By clapping, they had learned an important life lesson - to never give up, even when things get a little spicy. + +The two of them clapped until they were both tired and happy, then they snuggled up on the couch. That night, Mom and Jill went to bed smiling. From that day on, whenever Jill felt discouraged she remembered the message and started clapping. +Once upon a time, there was a big house. Inside the house, there was a mom and a dad, and their little girl, who was three years old. The little girl loved popcorn. Every day, the mom would ask the little girl "Would you like some popcorn?" But the little girl would always refuse, and say "No thank you, Mommy." + +One day, the mom said "Today I have a really big surprise for you. There's a really big bowl of popcorn in the kitchen." The little girl was so excited, she ran to the kitchen to see the big bowl of popcorn! + +The little girl loved popcorn, but she didn't want too much. So she said to her mom "Mommy, can I just have a little bit of popcorn?" But the mom said "No, you must have the whole bowl. It's too big to divide." + +The little girl was very reluctant, but she didn't want to refuse her mom. So she said "Okay, I will have it all." And she finished the big bowl of popcorn in no time. The little girl felt so happy, and the mom was very proud of her. The end! +Once upon a time, there was a castle. The castle had a wall around it that was warm. Inside the castle, there was a flag that hung in the breeze. Every day, the flag waved high in the sky around the castle. + +One day, a storm blew in. The wind was strong and the flag started to rip. The flag hung in shreds. The people of the castle did not know what to do. + +The people ran around the castle, trying to find something to make the flag strong again. All of a sudden, one person had an idea. They took some scraps of cloth and hung them together to make a new flag. + +The new flag hung from the top of the castle. The wind blew and the flag waved, just like before. The people of the castle were happy and the flag was warm again. +One sunny day, Daisy and her mom decided to visit the market. When they got there, Daisy saw all sorts of exciting fruits, vegetables and animals on display. Her mom took her around to look at all the amazing items and Daisy felt very excited. She particularly liked looking at the melons. + +“Which one should I buy?†her mom asked. + +Daisy pointed to a big and organized melon and said “That one!†+ +Her mom smiled and said “Alright, let’s take it home.†+ +But when they got home, Daisy was so excited to try the melon that she grabbed it with both hands and pulled it hard. + +Suddenly there was a loud crack and the melon split apart. + +“Oh no!†Daisy said sadly. She realized that her excitement had gotten the best of her. + +The moral of this story is that it's important to be organized and contain our excitement. It's easy to get carried away when we get overly excited and it can lead to bad outcomes. +Once upon a time there were two little kids walking through the woods. Their names were Jack and Jill. As they were walking, Jack noticed something out of the corner of his eye. It was a little fox. Jack was so excited! He wanted to go and pet it. + +He asked Jill to go with him, but she said no. She wanted to stay back and warned Jack not to go too close. Jack ignored her and started walking towards the fox. But then, the fox started running away. Jack chased after it and ran off to the west. + +Jack was gone for a long time. Jill became worried and started to cry. Finally, Jack came back. He was ashamed that he had ignored Jill's warning. He promised to never run away from her again. + +Then, Jack and Jill went back home and promised that they would always look out for each other. +Once upon a time there was a lively girl named Lucy. She loved to joke around and have lots of fun. One day, Lucy was so excited to play outside that she ran to the park as soon as breakfast was done. + +When she arrived at the park, she was very surprised to see a huge machine that was just her size. It was full of funny weights and bars and she couldn't wait to try it out. She giggled and jumped on the machine. She asked her friends to help her lift the weights, so together they tried moving the heavy objects around. + +They were having so much fun that soon it was time for lunch. Lucy and her friends were still laughing and joking as they ate. After lunch was done, Lucy knew it was time to say goodbye. With a big smile, she waved to her friends, thanked them for helping her, and ran back home. + +Lucy had a lovely day full of laughter and fun. She couldn't wait to go back to the park the next day and joke around with her friends. +It was a sunny day outside as Frank and his mommy packed for a walk. Frank didn't want to pack, but he thought about the adventures he would have, so he kept on packing. His mommy kept finding new things to pack like a cozy blanket, some games, and snacks. Frank asked what was in the box his mommy had packed but he was told it was a surprise. + +When finally they were ready to go, Frank and his Mommy started their journey. On the way, Frank found an acorn and tried to pick it up, but it was too wet for him to hold. He asked his mommy why it was wet, but she just smiled and said he would soon find out. + +Soon enough, they reached a beautiful stream full of sparkling crystal clear water. Frank decided it was the perfect time to take out the box his mommy had packed. Inside was a fishing net which they used to try and catch the wet acorns Frank had seen earlier. After a few minutes, they caught lots of acorns and Frank laughed and smiled in delight. +Once there was a little rabbit that was very eager to jump. He wanted to jump high and he wanted to jump fast. He wanted to jump higher and faster than any other rabbit. The luxury of being able to jump so high and so fast was too tempting for him to ignore, so he thought of a plan. + +The little rabbit decided to jump over a tall fence to get to the other side. The fence was so tall that it seemed almost impossible to jump, but the little rabbit still felt determined. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He then started to run, his tiny little legs working as hard as they could. + +The fence seemed to be getting taller and taller. Finally, after a lot of effort, the little rabbit made it to the other side. He was so relieved! But when he tried to jump back over the fence, he couldn't do it. He was too tired from the effort it had taken him to jump over the fence, and the fence was too high and too hard for the little rabbit to jump back. + +He was so upset. He wanted so badly to be able to jump, but it seemed an impossible dream. He sat there all alone, feeling sad and hopeless. The luxury of a high jump was gone for him, and he never made it back home. +Once there was a little girl called Nancy. She had a pet dog called Skippy. Everywhere Nancy went, Skippy followed. + +One day, Nancy and Skippy were walking in the park when they saw an old cable lying on the grass. Nancy asked her mom what the cable was for. + +Mom said the cable was a power cord. She explained that it was used to bring electricity to households. Nancy became very anxious and asked if it was dangerous. Her mom said it could be dangerous if you touched it. + +Nancy was so anxious that she promised her mom that she would never touch a cable again. + +From then on, Nancy remembered to play carefully and always listen to her mom's advice. She was thankful that her mom had showed her the importance of listening. This made her even more excited to play with her pet dog Skippy. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Carly. Every day Carly would play in the garden with her best friend, who was a giant bear. They would joke around and laugh until it was time for dinner. + +One day, Carly and the bear decided to look for something exciting to do. They went off on an adventure in the nearby woods. They walked around until they came to a small, ancient house. + +Carly and the bear stepped inside the house and they were surprised to find all sorts of old things. Carly picked up a funny looking old hat and started to joke around, trying to wear it on the bear’s head. The bear started laughing so hard and they both had lots of fun. + +Suddenly the door opened and an old lady stepped inside. She said that she was the owner of the house and she had been cooking dinner. She invited them inside and they all shared her delicious dinner. + +After dinner, the old lady thanked them for bringing her so much joy and happiness. Carly and the bear said goodbye, and were so glad that they had gone on an adventure together! +John and Jane were two of the youngest in the village. Jane was embarrassed because she was the only one who hadn't found a husband yet. + +One day, John proposed to Jane. Jane was very happy and accepted. She told everyone that they would marry soon. + +Everyone in the village was happy to hear the news and congratulated them. They were married soon after and all the young people in the village shared their joy. + +After their wedding, one of the young people asked John: "Why did you marry Jane, who was so embarrassed?". +John smiled and answered: "Because I love her and all her sweet youth!" + +Everyone laughed and cheered for the happy couple. They shared their joy and celebrate the bond between John and Jane. +Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to play in the yard. One day, the sky was clouded with a pale mist. The little girl was scared and ran inside. She found her dad and said, "It's misty out there, Daddy. Can I stay inside?" + +Her dad replied, "Honey, you have to go out and play with your friends. The mist will be gone soon and then you won't be so scared.†+ +The little girl started to tear up. She didn't want to leave the house. She said, "But Daddy, I'm scared of the mist. Can't I play here?" + +Dad frowned and said, "No, sweetheart. You must go out and play with your friends. The mist will be gone soon." + +The little girl reluctantly went outside. To her surprise, the pale mist was gone and the sky was so blue. She smiled and waved goodbye to her dad as she ran outside to play. +Once upon a time there was a small bear who was very hungry. He had been walking for hours and still hadn't found anything to eat. Suddenly, he saw a wrap lying in the grass. He was very happy and poked it with his paw. + +But just then, the bear saw a rabbit coming out from behind the wrap. He was much bigger than the bear and looking very calm. + +The bear asked the rabbit if he could eat the wrap. + +The rabbit said, "I am happy to share the wrap with you, if you are willing to share it with someone else." + +The bear didn't understand, so the rabbit explained, "If you share the wrap with someone else, then you will have more than enough to eat. It is better to share, than to be selfish!" + +The bear thought about it, and realized the rabbit was right. He shared the wrap with the rabbit, and they both had enough to eat. + +The moral of the story is: it is always better to be kind and share with others. When we share, everyone can be happy. +Once there was a small girl named Sandy. She was only 3 years old. She loved to explore the world. One day, she decided to go on an adventure into a gloomy forest. + +As she walked, she suddenly saw something growing in front of her. It was a tall castle. Sandy was amazed and wanted to take a closer look. + +She walked up to the castle and called out, “Hello? Is anyone there?†+ +But there was no reply. She opened the large door and went inside. It was dark and gloomy inside. Sandy became scared, but continued to explore. + +Suddenly, the door shut behind her and she heard a loud noise. The castle began to shake and grew higher and higher into the air. Sandy began to cry. + +The castle kept growing until it was far out of sight. Sandy was never seen again. +Once upon a time there was a humble girl named Sara. She dreamed of a life full of adventure and so one night she opened up an old trunk in her room. Inside the trunk she found a magic letter which invited her to marry a prince! Sara was so excited and decided to follow the letter's instructions. + +The next morning she packed her things and set off on a long journey. Finally, after days of travelling, she arrived at a sparkling castle. At the top of the castle she found the prince waiting for her, and they were married on the spot! + +Sara and the prince lived happily ever after, exploring the land and discovering all kinds of magical things. They were now a family, sharing a humble but wonderful life together. +Claire and her dad were at the park. They were playing a game. "Let's race!" her dad said with a smile. He pointed to the cones lined up next to each other in front of them. + +Claire ran as fast as she could. She felt alert and ready as she quickly came to the first cone. Dad was right behind her. Claire neatly rounded the cone and started running again. She smiled when she reached the second cone and made her way around it. + +Dad didn't seem to be able to keep up. "You are so fast, Claire!" he said with a chuckle. + +Claire raced to the last cone, her little feet pounding the ground quickly. She rounded the cone with a wide smile. Her dad was right behind her. + +He scooped her up in his arms and laughed. "We have a winner!" He said. Claire giggled with glee and hugged her dad tightly. Together, they walked home, hand in hand. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Mia. One day Mia wanted to have fun by the lake. She grabbed her hook and ran to the lake. When she arrived she saw a fish swimming in the water. She leaned over the edge of the lake and tried to catch it. + +Mia tried really hard to catch the fish but it was too fast. She felt helpless and started to cry. Just then, her mom came over to her. + +Mia's mom said, ''What's wrong, Mia?'' + +Mia said, ''I want to finish catching the fish but I can't.'' + +Her mom said, ''Don't worry, Mia. Let's try one more time. I know you can do it!'' + +Mia grabbed her hook, and this time she was ready. She moved her hook closer and closer to the fish, until finally...she caught it! + +Mia was so happy that she had finished catching the fish. She and her mom cheered with joy. From then on, Mia always believed in herself and never felt helpless again. +Once upon a time, there were two friends. One was named Katie and the other one was named Alex. They both loved spending time together. + +One day, Katie received a notebook in the mail. She was so excited! She hugged it and ran to show Alex. + +When Alex saw the notebook, he was jealous. He asked Katie, "Why did you get a notebook in the mail?" + +Katie smiled and said, "My mom sent it to me. She said I can write lots of stories in it!" + +Alex was still jealous, but he was happy for Katie too. He said, "That's so cool. I hope you write lots of fun stories!" + +The two friends kept on spending time together and having fun. Katie journaled her days and wrote lots of interesting stories in her notebook. And Alex was always there to read them and show his support. +One day, there was a bright log. It was laying in the middle of a field. Two siblings, Jack and Jill, were walking in the field when they saw it. Jack was excited. He wanted to match the log. + +Jack looked around to try and find something to match the log with. He saw a lot of rocks and sticks, but none of them were a perfect match. Just then, he had an idea. + +Jack grabbed a bunch of leaves and put them on the log. He stepped back and said "Look, Jill, I matched the log with leaves!" Jill smiled and clapped her hands. + +Jack and Jill were very happy. They sat down on the log and enjoyed its bright beauty. From then on, Jack and Jill would come back to the field every day to match logs with leaves. +Once there was a boy named Paul. He was three years old and was excited to explore the world. One day he decided to try to understand the sight he was seeing. He looked around him and saw a lot of tight spots, but he wasn't sure what they meant. He wondered if he would ever understand them. + +At first, he thought it was impossible. But as Paul looked closer he started to understand what he was seeing. He figured out that tight spots meant that the space was small and close. He also noticed that people and animals used those tight spots to hide. + +Paul was so amazed that he was able to understand the sight he was seeing. From then on he always stopped and thought about what the tight spots meant whenever he saw one. He enjoyed learning more and understanding the world around him. +Once there was a little boy who was three. His name was Joe. +Joe was playing in his garden one day. He saw something wild and shiny. It was a medal! He was so excited and he wanted to pick it up. + +Joe grabbed the medal and ran inside to his mum. He showed it to her. +Mum smiled and said "That's a very pretty medal. It must be special". + +Joe smiled back and said "I'm going to keep it forever!" He hugged the medal tight. + +But then Joe realised he had forgotten the most important thing. He hadn't said thank you. + +Joe cried and said "Thank you for the medal". He held it tight and hugged his mum. + +Mum smiled and said "You're welcome Joe". Joe smiled and hugged her back. He knew he would never forget this special medal. +Mum was helping her daughter pack her bag for a picnic. “What should we put in?†Mum asked. “My tooth!†The three-year-old replied. She had been very excited to lose her first tooth! + +Mum pulled out a box from her bag. It had little holes on the sides and looked very special. “Have you seen this before?†Mum asked. The daughter nodded. “It’s the hidden box!†She beamed. + +Mum opened up the box and carefully placed the tooth inside it. “I’m going to put some magic inside too so that you can wear your tooth around your neck,†Mum said as she tied a red string to the box. + +The daughter smiled in delight. She put the box into her bag and smiled when she saw the tooth again. She was so excited to wear it on the picnic. +Once upon a time there were two friends, Brad and Chris. Chris asked Brad to go with him to the port near their town. "Let's go to the port!" Chris requested. + +At the port, the two friends saw many yummy snacks. Brad and Chris filled up their pockets with the snacks and started running. Suddenly, a policeman stopped them. He asked them why they were running with so many snacks. + +"We just wanted something yummy," Brad replied. + +The policeman wasn't happy. He told them what they did was wrong and requested the boys to come with him to the police station. + +Brad and Chris knew that going to the police station was bad news, but they had no choice. It was the end of the day and their adventure with the yummy snacks had gone wrong. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Lisa. She was only three years old and very excited about her upcoming trip. Lisa's daddy was about to take her on her first plane ride, and she couldn't wait to fly in the sky and see all the sights. + +One morning, Lisa asked her daddy why the plane tickets were so cheap. Her daddy smiled and said, "Lisa, it's not always about getting the best deal. It's important to fill your life with good experiences, and they don't always have to be expensive." + +Lisa thought about this and said, "Will the plane trip be fun?" Her daddy replied, "Yes, Lisa. It will be an experience that you'll never forget." + +The moral of this story is that life is too short to worry about getting the best deals. It's more important to fill your life with experiences that will bring you happiness and joy. +Once there was a little girl named Sophie. She was 3 years old, and very curious about the world. One day, Sophie asked her parents, "What's salt?" + +Sophie's parents smiled and said, "Salt is a very special ingredient that makes food taste better." Sophie liked the sound of that, so she decided she wanted to learn more about salt. + +Sophie's parents gave her a book about salt, and said, "read this if you want to learn more." Sophie was so excited and read the book. She learned that salt comes from the ocean, and it's been used in cooking since ancient times. + +Sophie found learning about salt was really interesting, so she kept asking questions and reading books. Even when it was hard, Sophie stayed persistent. Soon, Sophie knew so much about salt that her parents were amazed. + +What a clever little girl Sophie was! She had proven how important it was to be curious and persistent. +Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Alan. He was playing in the park when he saw a spider crawling on the ground. He wanted to show the spider to his mom so he ran to her. Alan yelled, "Mom! Look, a spider!" His mom was surprised and asked Alan to stay away from the spider and to be careful. + +Alan was curious and wanted to look closer, but his mom ran to him and screamed, "NO!" She explained to him that spiders can be dangerous, and since he was still young, she wanted to protect him. + +Alan was sad and asked, "But why can't I look closely?" His mom smiled lovingly and said, "Just because something is dangerous does not mean you cannot look at it. But it is wise to stay away and be safe." + +Moral of the story: Never forget to practice safety when faced with something dangerous. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Sally. Sally loved to count. She would count the stars at night, count the flowers in the garden, and even count the steps on the way to her house. + +One day, Sally's mom said, "Let's go to the store and buy a measuring tape!" + +Sally was so excited! She thought it would be so fun to measure things with the tape. + +Once they were at the store, Sally grabbed the tape and started counting how long it was. She counted up to 10, and then she got so dizzy! She dropped the measuring tape and started spinning around in circles, giggling. + +Sally's mom laughed and said, "Silly Sally, now let's go find something else to measure!" + +Sally smiled and took her mom's hand, and they went off on a new adventure. +Once upon a time, there were two friends named Pat and Sam. They loved to play together. + +One day, they wanted to go and surf together. Sam quickly ran to grab his surf board and Pat got ready to go on a nap. + +Sam yelled, “Wait! What about the spiciness of the waves?†But Pat said, “I’m not scared! I’m having a nap.†+ +Sam said, “Pat, napping is nice, but surfing is even better! Come on, you won’t regret it.†+ +But Pat was still scared. He didn’t want to move. After a few moments, Sam took Pat’s hand and said, “Come, I’ll show you it’s not scary, I’ll help you.†+ +So, together, Pat and Sam went out on their surf boards. It was scary at first, but it was also exciting. They both had so much fun! + +The moral of the story is that sometimes it is worth taking a risk. If you have a friend by your side, you are more likely to be brave and try something new. +Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Lucy. She lived on a ranch with her parents, surrounded by animals and beautiful plants. + +One day Lucy wanted to go for a walk outside, so she asked her mom for permission. Her mom agreed, so Lucy happily put on her shoes and walked out. + +Suddenly, she was stopped by a big dog. She got very nervous. The dog started barking loudly, scaring Lucy. + +Lucy's mom saw this and yelled "Stop!" The dog stopped barking and slowly backed away. +Lucy's mom smiled at her daughter and said,"It's okay, Lucy. If a strange dog ever bothers you, just slap its nose—that will make it go away." + +Lucy smiled back nervously. "Okay, mommy," she said. + +And from that day on, Lucy never had to worry about strange dogs on the ranch. +Once there was a little boy called Tom. Tom loved playing in the garden, and his favorite pastime was picking blueberries from the bushes. Every day, Tom would laugh and smile as his hands turned red from picking all the blueberries, and he'd bring them back to his house for a special treat. + +One day, Tom was picking blueberries as usual, when he saw an orange butterfly, fluttering nearby. Tom was fascinated by the bright color and wanted to pick it, but then he realized he could not. The butterfly flew away and Tom felt a little sad that he couldn't pick it. + +Suddenly, Tom heard a voice. It was coming from the bushes! 'Don't pick the butterfly', it said. 'Nature's beauty is meant to be enjoyed, not picked!' + +Tom was surprised to hear the voice, but he thought about what it had said. He knew that it was right - there were lots of things in nature that needed to be appreciated and not picked, like the orange butterfly and the blueberries. + +Tom smiled. He had learned a valuable lesson that day - it was ok to pick the blueberries, but it was also important to appreciate nature in all its beauty. +It was a sunny spring day in the town park. Max and his mom walked along the path. + +Max's mom smiled. "Let's run in the park," she said. + +Max nodded and ran ahead. He ran and hopped over the bushes. It was so fun! + +He spotted a tall tree and stopped in front of it. He looked up and said, "I want to climb this tree!" + +His mom laughed. "You can do it!" she said. + +Max took a deep breath. He reached up and grabbed a branch. He climbed higher and higher until he reached the top. Then he looked down and shouted, "I did it!" + +His mom smiled and clapped her hands. "That was impressive!" she said. + +Max was very proud of himself. He had success and felt happy. He knew he had done something great and enjoyed his feeling of success. + +Max waved down to his mom and shouted, "I did it!" He knew this was a special moment and he wouldn't forget it. Spring had been a season of success! +Once upon a time, there was an enormous itch. It was so big and funny, it made everyone laugh. So all the children in the neighborhood decided to have a race to the itch. + +The first child, John, was so excited he started running right away. He called out to the others, "Come on, hurry up! We have to get to the itch!" + +The second child, Jane, was not so sure. She asked, "But why do I have to go? What if the itch is too big for us?" + +John was determined and yelled, "Don't worry! We'll all make it! Come on, let's go!" + +So all the children ran together as fast as they could. And when they finally arrived, the itch was so enormous that it made everyone smile. Everyone had a great time trying to scratch the itch, and soon they all felt much better. + +The end. +Once there was a little girl named Annie. She was three years old and loved to explore. One day, she opened the door to her parents' bedroom. Inside, she saw a big and exciting thing - a big white freezer! + +Annie knew that she wasn't allowed to play with the freezer, but she just couldn't resist. She started to climb on top of it. She quickly realized that it was very dirty and no fun at all. + +Annie's mom was at the door that same moment. She looked very angry. She shouted, "Annie! What are you doing!? Get down from there at once!" + +Annie knew that she had done something wrong. She felt guilty and scared, so she quickly climbed down from the freezer. She ran to the corner of the room, hiding her head in her hands. + +Annie's mom came to her. She smiled, hugged her and told her that she loves her no matter what. Annie felt relieved and safe in her mom's arms. From that day, she never touched the freezer again. +A little girl was walking through the forest when she saw a bird in the branches of a tree. She wanted to pet it, but it was too high. Suddenly, she heard a loud cry coming from the river. The girl was frightened and ran to see what was happening. + +When she arrived, she saw a big, heavy rock in the middle of the river. She heard another cry, and realized it was coming from underneath the rock. In the water was a tiny frog, struggling to get out. + +The little girl was so sad for the frog that she started to cry. Her tears made the rock feel lighter, and eventually the frog was able to swim away. + +The little girl was so happy that the frog was safe that she jumped and cheered. "Thank you!" the frog said as it swam away. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Sarah. She was very hungry so she went out to look for food. + +The first thing Sarah saw was a big tree with some fruit in it. She reached up to get the fruit, but she couldn’t reach it. She tried and tried but it was too high. + +Then Sarah saw smoke coming from a house nearby. She followed the smoke to the house and saw a kind lady. The lady was cooking food and it smelled delicious. Sarah’s mouth began to water. + +The kind lady asked Sarah if she was hungry. Sarah nodded and the lady gave her a big plate of food. Sarah ate it all up and thanked the lady for the yummy food. + +Sarah was happy that she had reached the house with the smoke and the kind lady who fed her. +Once there was a little girl called Stella. She was three years old and loved spaghetti. She often asked her mom for spaghetti because it was her favourite food. + +One day, Stella asked her mom for spaghetti again. But her mom said no because it was too late for dinner. Stella started crying and said she really wanted some spaghetti. + +Her mom felt sorry for her, so she decided to make Stella's favourite food. Soon, the kitchen smelt of tasty spaghetti. Stella thanked her mom and began to eat. + +Every bite was delicious, it was even tastier than she remembered! She ate and ate until she finished it all. + +Stella thanked her mom again and gave her a big hug. Her mom was so happy that she had made Stella's favourite food. + +The end. +Once there was a little boy who loved to whistle. He went for a walk and saw a tall bookcase in the corner of a room. He quickly ran over and started to whistle a happy tune. He climbed up the bookcase and kept whistling. But suddenly the bookcase started to fall because it was so high. The poor little boy couldn't get down and he was stuck. He kept whistling in the hope that someone would hear him and come to help. But no one came, and the bookcase eventually tipped over and crashed on the floor. The little boy was very sad and he never whistled again. +Once upon a time there was a cute little crane. It lived in a big pond full of ducks and other birds. One day the crane was feeling very unhappy and wanted to find a way to make its life better. It asked the ducks what it could do and they suggested it had to suffer a little. + +The crane was scared of the idea of suffering, but the ducks said it was the only way to get what it wanted. The crane was brave and decided to take the ducks' advice. + +So, the crane started to suffer and it suffered a lot. But then something amazing happened. After all that suffering, the crane was making its dreams come true. + +The ducks were so happy for the crane and said: "Well done, crane! You did something brave and it worked!" The crane was so proud and happy that it was bouncing around for joy. The ducks laughed and said: "See, suffering can be a good thing!" +Once upon a time, there was a princess. She was brave, kind and always happy. One day, she was walking through the forest when she saw the most beautiful flower. She wanted to pick it, but when she tried, she realized it was too high up. + +The princess looked around and realized she needed power to reach the flower. She saw an angry dragon near by and knew she had to try and get his help. She bravely walked up to him and said, "Hello Dragon, I need your power to get the flower. Will you help me?" + +The dragon looked at her with surprise. He was used to people being scared of him, not asking for help. After a few moments, he said, "Yes I will help you, but you must promise to share your flower with me." The princess smiled and said, "Thank you dragon. I promise to share the flower with you!" + +The dragon used all his power to help the princess reach the flower. When she picked it, he was as pleased as she was. The princess shared the flower with the dragon and they both left happy. +One day, little Sarah was pushing her toy car around the living room. She looked through the window and saw a tall, attractive building. She gasped in awe and quickly rushed over to the window. She told her mom, "Mommy, look at that big building! It's so beautiful!" + +Her mom smiled and said, "Yes, it is. Would you like to go inside and explore?†+ +Little Sarah was so excited and quickly said, “Yes! Please let's go!" + +Her mom smiled, took Sarah’s hand and they headed out to the building. Once inside, Sarah couldn’t help but explore all the interesting places the building had to offer. + +She ran around, pushing her toy car and taking in all the sights. Everywhere she went, she noticed how attractive the building was. + +Her mom laughed with joy and said, "Isn't this building lovely?†+ +Little Sarah smiled and nodded before running off to explore even more of the building. +Once upon a time there was a very tall, ugly building. It was so tall that it went up to the sky. + +One day, a girl named Ann was playing in her garden when she heard a loud noise coming from the ugly building. She looked up and saw that something was coming down from the sky and falling onto the building. + +Ann ran to the building, and saw a tiny bird that was trying to fly but wasn't doing a very good job. Ann just watched until the bird finally managed to fly away. + +Then she heard a voice coming from the building saying “What was that?†Ann answered “It was a bird, it was falling down from the skyâ€. + +The voice said “Oh no! That was an ugly building and the bird didn’t even knowâ€. + +Ann smiled and said “Don’t worry, the bird is safe nowâ€. + +The End +One day, Jack was walking in the park. He heard a funny noise coming from a nearby tree. Jack stopped and looked up. He saw a big green avocado! He thought it looked delicious. + +Jack clapped his hands. “I want to try it!†he said. + +Suddenly, a voice came from the tree. “That’s my avocado!†it said. Jack was surprised. + +“You can have it,†the voice said. Jack smiled. + +He carefully picked the avocado from the tree and took a big bite. It was delicious! + +“Thank you for the avocado,†Jack said to the tree. + +“You’re welcome,†the voice said. +Once upon a time, there was a coyote who lived in a palace by himself. He was smart and loved to play games. One day, a rabbit hopped by and said, "Hello." +The coyote asked, "Do you want to have fun?" +The rabbit smiled and said, "Yes!" +So they decided to play tag. +The coyote went first and quickly tagged the rabbit. The rabbit was sad and said, “That wasn’t very nice.†+But the coyote said, “It’s okay, I just wanted to have fun. I won’t bite you.†+The rabbit smiled and said, “Let’s play again.†+The two of them became good friends and played every day. The moral of the story is that it is important to be nice to everyone and not to bite. Even though winning can be fun, it is better to be smart and kind. +Once upon a time, there were two really good friends, Joey and Karen. Joey and Karen loved to play together in the garden. One day, Karen wanted to find a special reward. She asked Joey to help her, but Joey wasn't sure what she was looking for. + +"It's something special," Karen said. "It's small and colourful. I just know that I can find it in the garden."Joey thought for a minute, and then he smiled. + +"I know what you're looking for," he said. "It's called a butterfly." + +Karen's eyes lit up. She started looking for butterflies all around the garden. She looked and looked, but she couldn't find one. Joey was starting to get worried. + +Suddenly, a nosy neighbour came by. Joey and Karen told him about their search for the butterfly. The neighbour smiled, and said he knew exactly where it was. He pointed to a spot in the garden, and sure enough, a bright butterfly was fluttering around. + +Karen was excited and she ran over to the butterfly. But just as she was about to catch it, the butterfly vanished into thin air! Joey and Karen looked around in confusion, but the butterfly was gone. + +Karen couldn't believe her eyes. She was about to give up hope, but then the nosy neighbour smiled. He produced a small reward from his pocket. It was a miniature butterfly +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Sarah. She liked to explore and try new things. One day, she went for a walk and happened upon a cliff. + +Sarah looked down and saw the bottom of the cliff was really far away. She was a bit scared, but she wanted to try to get down. She figured out she could manage it, so she started to climb. + +Halfway down, Sarah noticed her hands and feet were getting dirty. She didn't mind so much though, because she was having fun. When she finally reached the bottom, she was so proud of herself that she cheered. + +Just then, Sarah heard a voice. + +"Hey! What are you doing down there?!" the voice said. + +Sarah looked up and saw it was a grownup. She said, "Well, I managed to climb down the cliff. It was a lot of fun!" + +The grownup laughed and said, "Well, congratulations! You were brave to climb down the cliff." + +Sarah smiled and felt so happy that she could manage the cliff. She cleaned off her hands and feet and walked home, feeling proud of herself. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Abigail. She was three years old, with bright eyes and a happy face. She liked to spend every day playing in the garden, learning new things and cuddling her stuffed toys. + +One day, Abigail decided to wander into the nearby forest. As she walked, she noticed a little animal in a cage. It was a baby squirrel, and it let out a weak sound when it saw Abigail. + +Abigail wanted to help the squirrel, so she started trying to open the cage. She couldn't manage it, so she started to cry. + +At that moment, she heard a voice behind her. It was an old woman, and she had a kind, gentle face. + +“There, there little one,†said the woman. “Don’t cry. I will help you.†+ +The old woman showed Abigail how to release the squirrel from the cage, and Abigail was overjoyed. + +“Thank you!†she said, giving the woman a big hug. + +The old lady smiled and said, “Anytime, little one. Take care of yourself.†+ +With that, Abigail ran off, and the old woman watched her go with a weak smile. +Once upon a time there was a small boy that was very persistent. Every day he would go out to the same puddle outside his house and try to store water in a bucket. Unfortunately, he never could store very much. + +One day, while he was playing in the puddle, a kind lady stopped and asked the boy what he was doing. The little boy told her his story and said that he still wanted to store some water in his bucket. The kind lady said, "Keep trying, son! Don't give up!". + +The little boy was determined and despite the difficult task that awaited him, he smiles and reassures the kind lady that he would complete this mission. + +The little boy came back to the puddle every day and soon, through his hard work and persistence, he was able to store more and more water in his bucket. Finally, one day he was able to fill up the bucket. The little boy was so happy and pleased with himself! + +The kind lady came back again and said, "You did it! I'm so proud of you, son!". The little boy had to thank her for believing in him and giving him the courage to not give up. +Once upon a time, there was a friendly purple monster who needed to fix something. He got his toolbox and went to repair it. He took out his screwdrivers and hammers and began to work. As he worked, he made lots of noise and called out to his friends. + +One by one, his friendly purple friends came to help him repair. They all worked really hard and soon got the job done. They all shouted out in joy when the repair was finished. + +The friendly purple monster was so happy that his friends helped him repair. They gave him lots of hugs and high fives for a job well done. After the repair was finished, they all had a big party to celebrate. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Lucy. She was three years old and always curious. One day, she asked her mom to explain what a heel was. Her mom smiled and said, “a heel is part of a shoe. It’s the part that comes up and curves around your foot.†+ +Lucy was so excited and asked, “Can I see one?†+So her mom took off her shoes and showed Lucy the heel. It was black, shiny, and warm to the touch. + +Lucy was amazed and asked her mom, “Why do we need heels?†+Her mom explained that heels can help you look taller and make some clothes fit better. “Heels also feel luxurious when you walk!†her mom said. + +Lucy smiled and said, “I want heels, too!†+Her mom laughed and hugged her. “Maybe when you’re a bit bigger we can get you a pair!†+ +And Lucy was very excited. +Once there was an apple. It was unique, shiny and red. One day a little boy walked over to the apple and picked it off the tree. He took a bite of the apple and it tasted so good! + +The boy couldn't help but eat more. He ate and ate until nothing remained. He threw the core away, thinking that the apple had gone forever. + +The next day the boy came back to the tree and saw the apple again. It was still off the tree, but this time it had changed. It was brown and starting to rot. + +The little boy didn't know what was happening and wanted to find out why. He asked a passing ant, "What's wrong with my apple?" + +The ant replied, "It has too much weight. Without a stem or leaves, it can't stay fresh. Now it will just turn to rot." + +The boy was so sad he started to cry. He knew he had made a mistake, and now his unique apple was ruined. +Once upon a time there was a boy named John who was 3 years old. He loved playing at the camp. He would go and explore the camp every day. + +One day, John found something strange. It was an old and broken chair. John thought it would be nice to restore the chair back to its old and working condition. But he was a bit too young to do it by himself. + +John asked his mother for help, but his mother said she didn't know how to do it either. She told him to go ask someone else. + +John went to his neighbor's house and knocked on the door. His neighbor, Tom, was an old and wise man. He was a bit ignorant about the situation, but he was willing to help. + +Tom said he would help John restore the chair. He told John that if they worked together, they could make the old chair look like new again. + +John and Tom worked on the chair for many days. They sanded the wood, glued the broken parts together and painted it. Eventually, the old chair was restored and it looked like new again. + +John was so happy that he hugged Tom. He thanked him for restoring the chair back to its former glory. + +Tom smiled and said, "You're welcome my friend. We make a great team, don't we?" +Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Molly who was very special. She was unique, just like the stars that twinkle in the night sky. + +One day, Molly looked up to the heavens and asked "What is this universe?" + +Mama, seeing Molly's fascination, smiled and said "It's a very big place!." Molly thought for a moment and asked "Can I fit in it?" + +Mama smiled again and said "Of course you can, sweetheart. You're part of this special universe. You have a place in it." Molly felt happy and said "Oh good! I hope I can stay in it for a long time." + +Mama nodded, and said "Yes, Molly. You are unique and the universe was made just for you and all the special people in it." Molly smiled and said "Thank you! I will never forget how much I fit in this special universe." +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Lily. Lily was three years old and she liked to go on adventures in the park. One day, Lily stumbled upon a huge knot tied up in a tree. She reached up to pull on it - but it was so tight! She tugged and tugged, but it wouldn't budge. + +Then, she heard a little voice. It was a bird perched on the tree! +"Hello," it said. "I've been watching you. I think that knot is too rough for you to resist. Do you want me to help you?" + +Lily smiled. "Yes, please!" she said. + +So, the bird flew to the ground and used its beak to peck away at the knot until it was loose. Lily was so happy she hugged the bird! + +"Thank you," she said, taking the knot in her hands and admiring its texture. + +The bird smiled back. It knew that even though the knot had been rough, Lily had resisted it - and won! +One day, in a nearby field, two best friends decided to play a game. +Stella, the three year old, said, "Let’s play hide and seek!" +Jonny smiled and said, "Okay, you go and I will count to ten!" +Stella ran off and carefully rolled into the tall grasses. She expected it to be a fun surprise when Jonny found her. + +But something was wrong. After a few moments, nothing happened. +Stella peeked out of the grass and yelled, "Jonny! Where are you?" +Jonny stepped out from behind a big tree and said, "I’m here! Couldn’t see you behind the grass. I had to wait for a surprise!" + +Stella smiled. It was all fine. They finished the game and then decided to roll down the hill. They had lots of fun and soon the sun began to set. They said goodbye and went home. It was a perfect day! +Once upon a time there was a friendly dog named Max. He liked to play in the yard and was always the first to greet visitors. One day, Max noticed a squirrel in the tree. He pointed up and barked. His owners were surprised and thought it was very clever. + +The family decided to give Max a special reward for his cleverness. Every day, they gave Max an extra treat for pointing out the squirrel. + +At first, Max was very excited by the reward. But as time went on, he was less interested in pointing. His owners were disappointed and didn't give him the reward anymore. + +Sad that he was missing out on the extra treat, Max watched the squirrel more carefully and started to point again. + +The moral of the story is that if you do the right thing, then you will be rewarded. Be kind, be loyal and you will be rewarded with something special! +Once upon a time there was a blue object. It tasted like sweet candy. A little girl was curious about the object and wanted to take a taste. + +"Mommy, can I eat it?" The little girl asked. + +"No, that's not food," Mommy said. "It's just a special object." + +The little girl thought for a moment and then said, "Ok, can I just lick it?" + +Mommy smiled and said, "Yes, you can lick the blue object." + +The little girl licked the sweet object and grinned with delight. It tasted so delicious! From that day on, the little girl always looked for blue objects to taste. +Jack was in bed, ready for the night. He was tired but he couldn't sleep. He had been too busy playing all day to feel sleepy. Suddenly he had an idea. He dreamt of orders, orders that he could give. He knew that if he did, it would make him feel better. He said to himself, quietly so as not to wake up his mom in the other room, "I will order something tomorrow." + +The next morning Jack woke up very early. He couldn't wait to give his order. He ran outside in his pajamas, feeling happy and excited. As the sun rose, the sky was a deep blue and the land looked dry and barren. + +Jack was so happy he started skipping. He knew that soon his order would be fulfilled. He arrived at a special place he hadn't seen before. He saw a sign that read "Fish stand". He walked up to it and shouted his order as loud as he could. "One Fish please!" he said. + +Moments later a man arrived with a fish in a net. He gave it to Jack for free and smiled. Jack ran back to his house, holding the fish tight. He had done it. He had fulfilled his dream. +Once upon a time, there were two best friends, Jacob and Emma. Jacob was a master in repairing things. He liked doing it a lot. + +One day, Emma found a small lizard close to her house. It was very scared and its tail was broken. + +Emma asked Jacob: "Jacob, can you please repair the lizard's tail?" + +Jacob agreed and started to work. He was careful and used all his best tools. In no time, the lizard's tail was perfect. + +The lizard was very happy to have its tail back and thanked them both with a little jump. + +Emma and Jacob were very proud of Jacob's work. He had repaired the tail of the little lizard, making it perfect again. +Tim stepped outside and saw a big, bright moon. He wanted to touch it so he jumped as high as he could. But he couldn't reach it. He was embarrassed because all the other kids could see him. He tried again, but still could not get there. Then he heard a laugh. + +He turned around. It was his big sister, Lucy. She said, "What are you doing? You can't touch the moon!" Tim felt embarrassed but still wanted to touch the moon. He tried and tried, but couldn't make it. + +Finally, Lucy said, "Stop! You're never going to make it. You'll just get embarrassed again." Tim was sad and felt embarrassed again, but he stopped trying to touch the moon. He slowly walked back inside. +Once upon a time there was a boy. His name was Jack. He was 3 years old and he was a very honest boy. + +One day he was walking in the forest with his mommy. Suddenly, Jack heard a loud noise. It was a shock! He was scared and he started to cry. + +His mommy said, "It's okay, Jack. It's just a shock in the sky. Don't cry." + +Jack looked up at the sky and managed to calm down. He said, "Mommy, I was so scared. But I managed it." + +His mommy smiled and said, "Yes, Jack. You are a very honest and brave boy. I'm very proud of you." +Jack smiled wide and said, "Thanks, mommy." Then he hugged his mommy tightly. +Once there was a kind bear named Bob. Bob wanted to go on an adventure but he was missing something - a rope. So he went off to search for one. + +On his way, he saw a rabbit who had rope. + +"Hello, Mr Rabbit. Can I have your rope?" asked Bob. + +"Yes, of course!" replied the kind rabbit. + +So Bob thanked the rabbit and continued on his way. He had everything he needed now. + +Bob gathered all the things he needed and packed them into his backpack. He put his rope in first and the other things after. + +Finally, Bob was ready to begin his adventure. He waved goodbye to his friends, held onto the rope and walked away. + +Where will Bob's adventure take him? Only time will tell! +John and his mom were walking in the park. It was a beautiful day and they decided to look at all the pretty flowers. All of a sudden, John saw a big rock leaning against a tree. He was so excited that he wanted to climb on it. But his mom said,"No, John! You can't do that; it's too harsh for you." + +John got sad, but then his mom said, "You can count the numbers instead! Can you count from one to five?" John smiled and began counting, "One, two, three, four, five!" Then he looked up at his mom and said, "I did it!" + +John's mom was so proud of him and gave him a big hug. "That was so good, John! You are so smart." They hugged for a long time, and then John said, "Let's keep counting!", and together they counted all the way up to ten! +Once upon a time, there was a smart frog named Biggles. Biggles lived by a pond and he loved to jump and chat with his friends. + +One day, Biggles met a beautiful princess. Biggles was in love. He wanted to kiss the princess. + +He asked his friends for advice. "Can I give her a kiss?" he wondered. + +His friends shook their heads. "No," they said, "She is a princess and you are just a frog. She'll never kiss you!" + +But Biggles was determined. He hopped back to the pond and looked at his reflection. He smiled. + +"If I can be brave," he thought, "she may kiss me!" + +The next day, Biggles jumped to the princess and said, "I'm brave!" Then, he leaned in and gave her a kiss. + +Surprisingly, she kissed him back and they fell in love! From then on, whenever Biggles visited the pond, he and the princess kissed. + +It just goes to show that being brave and smart can make all your dreams come true. +John and Mary were walking together near the road. Mary wanted to look at the automobiles passing by, but John disagreed. +"Why don't you want to look at the cars?" asked Mary. +"Because I don't like them," said John. +"But they look so graceful," said Mary. +John thought for a moment and then said, "Ok, let's look at them together." +They watched together as the automobiles passed by. Mary admired their graceful shapes and John loved the colours of the cars as they drove by. +Eventually, after enjoying their time together, the two of them said goodbye. +"Let's look at the automobiles again soon," said Mary. +"Yes, let's do that," said John. And with a smile, they went their separate ways. +Once upon a time, there was a fancy dancer. She loved to move, and would cut through the air with her beautiful steps. + +One day, she was practicing in her garden when her mom called her inside. "What is it, mom?" asked the dancer. + +"It's time to put on the new dress we bought together," replied mom. + +But the dancer wasn't happy! She wanted to keep dancing, not wear her fancy dress. She was sure that the dress would cut off her movements and make her look silly. + +"No, Mom! Can I just stay in my usual clothes?" she said sadly. + +Mom smiled and nodded. "Yes, of course you can. You're a wonderful dancer and should wear what you feel comfortable in." + +The dancer was so relieved. She ran back outside to continue her practice. She knew her mom was right — the fancy dress was not necessary to show her true beauty as a dancer. +Once upon a time, there lived a family of three. There was a mom, dad and a daughter named Lily. Every day, Lily's parents would tell her stories about how two things can unite together to make something new. + +One day, Lily's mom put down a net. She said, "Lily, this is a net. It can unite one thing with another." Lily was amazed. + +The next day, Lily's dad brought home a package. "Look, Lily," he said. He opened the package and pulled out two things, a spice and some peppers. He said, "Together, this spice and these peppers will make something spicy and yummy!" Lily was excited and couldn't wait to cook up her new recipe. + +That night, Lily used the net to unite the spice with the peppers. When the meal was done, it tasted so good. Lily looked up to her parents and said, "Thank you for showing me how two things can unite to make something new!" +Once upon a time there were two friends, Jack and Amy. They both wanted to see who was heavier, so Jack suggested "Let's weigh ourselves!" So they both stepped onto the weighing scales. Jack sat on one side and Amy sat on the other. When the scales showed that Jack was heavier, he was really happy. + +But then Amy realised something was not right and said "There must be something wrong with the scales! We should weigh each other to find out who is really heavier." + +So they both carefully stepped off the scales and Jack picked Amy up and put her on one side. Then he got onto the other. When the scales showed that Amy was heavier, Amy was delighted because she knew it was the truth. + +True friendship isn't about being bigger or heavier, it's about being generous. Jack and Amy knew that no matter who was lighter or heavier, they could still be great friends. They both knew that being true and generous was more important. +Once upon a time, there were two friends: Jacob and Lucy. Jacob was a very creative little boy and he loved to design things. He would use whatever objects he found around him to create unique shapes and designs. + +One day, Jacob decided to design his own shadow. He told Lucy, "Let's make a grumpy shadow together!" + +Lucy wasn't sure what Jacob meant, but she was very excited. She ran around the garden and looked for shapes and objects to use for their grumpy shadow. + +Jacob took all the objects that Lucy found and arranged them in a formation. With the sunlight in the right position, they soon had a very grumpy looking shadow on the wall. Jacob and Lucy proudly watched their design come to life and smiled happily. +Once upon a time, there was a baby bird who was scared of shadows. Everywhere she went, she saw a red shadow and it made her scared. Whenever the shadow came, she flew away and hid. + +One day, an old bird came and said, "Why are you scared of shadows?" + +The baby bird answered, "I don't like the red shadow that comes." + +The old bird said, "Be brave, my dear. It's just a shadow that comes and goes. Don't worry, it won't hurt you." + +The baby bird thought about what the old bird said. Finally, she decided to be brave and face the red shadow. Miraculously, the red shadow didn't scare her any more. + +Moral of the story: Be brave and don't be scared of things that come and go. Don't let fear keep you from doing things. +Once upon a time, there lived a little girl. The little girl was very embarrassed. One day, her mom said they were going to the west. The little girl was so excited that she quickly grabbed her shoes and ran. + +When the little girl arrived, she saw a wide open field. It was so wide she could not even see the end of it! The little girl ran and ran, until she couldn't run anymore. + +She went back to her mom and asked what was there. Her mom told her to explore and find out. + +The little girl wandered around the wide open field. She saw many wonderful things that she had never seen before. She felt less embarrassed now that she had a chance to explore. + +The little girl enjoyed the wide open field and would come back every week so that she could explore some more. Because of this, the little girl was no longer embarrassed. And she knew that the wide open field of the west was the perfect place for her to explore. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Lily. She was only three years old and loved to play with her toys. One day, she wanted to play with her teddy bear and a little plastic stand. + +As Lily was pretending that the stand was a castle, her brother Johnny came running in. He was so excited and quickly grabbed the stand, saying "Let's play with this!" + +Lily replied, "No! Give it back - it's mine!" + +But Johnny just laughed and said, "Why would I do that? It's stupid!" + +Lily got so mad and just wanted her stand back, so she reached out and grabbed it. But Johnny pulled it away with a snap and jumped onto the stand, saying, "You can't have it! I'm king of the castle!" + +Lily got really mad, so she stomped her foot on the ground and said, "No! Give it back, Johnny!" + +But Johnny ignored her and just kept running around the stand. + +Suddenly, Lily had an idea. She grabbed her teddy bear and held it up high, so that it was taller than the stand. Then she said, "I don't care - my teddy is taller than your stand! I'm the queen of the castle!" + +Johnny stopped and thought for a few minutes. He looked at Lily's teddy bear, then at the stand, and +Once there was a little girl named Jill. She had a big heart and was always very generous to her friends. One day she had a really good idea. So she pulled her friend Harry aside and said, "Harry, let's make a promise. We'll squeeze our hands together, and if one of us needs help, we will promise to be there for each other!" + +Harry was so glad to hear this and the two friends smiled, hugged and squeezed their hands together. + +From then on, they kept that promise, and any time one of them needed help, the other was always there to help them. + +This taught Jill and Harry an important lesson: that it's important to keep promises with your friends and family, no matter how small they may be. Being generous and helping each other makes us all feel glad in the end. +Once upon a time, there was a lady named Mama. Mama had a baby named Jack. Mama wanted to buy a toy for Jack so they went to the store. + +At the store, Jack saw a crazy toy. It was a toy car that made noise and had lots of buttons. "Mama!" he said. "Can I have it?" + +Mama shook her head. "That's too much heat for you, Jack," she said. "It's crazy!" + +Jack was sad. He looked around the store and saw a cute teddy bear. "Mama, can I buy this instead?" he asked. + +Mama laughed. "Of course," she said. "Let's buy it." + +So they did. Jack was so happy with his new teddy bear, and Mama was happy too. They both went home with the bear and enjoyed it. + +The end. +Once upon a time there was a pig. His name was Porky. Porky was very excited. He wanted to go on an adventure. + +So one day he decided to go for a walk. Everywhere he looked, something new and exciting lay ahead. He walked for what seemed like hours. + +Suddenly, he heard a voice. He turned around and saw a giant. The giant said "Where are you going, little pig?" Porky was a bit scared, but he knew he was brave, so he said "I'm going on an adventure". + +The giant smiled and said "That sounds fun. Maybe I can come too?". Porky was excited and said "Yes please!". + +Together they went on a grand adventure. They went on a magical journey and saw new and interesting things. + +At the end of their journey, they both knew they had an amazing adventure. +Once upon a time there was a little boy called Ben. He was three years old and loved playing. + +One day, Ben was playing in the room. He was having so much fun jumping on the armchair and bouncing around. + +Suddenly, he heard a voice. "Ben!" it said. He turned around to see mommy with a big smile on her face. + +"Come here, Ben," she said. + +He ran over and stood in front of her. She gave him a big kiss on the head. + +"Thank you for being so flexible when I'm busy," she said, tickling his tummy. + +Ben smiled and hugged his mommy tightly. Then he went back to playing. + +He jumped back on the armchair, which was now nice and soft. He bounced up and down and felt so happy. + +The end! +Once upon a time, there was a little boy called Peter. Peter was very tired because he had not slept well the night before. He yawned and laid down on the floor. + +Then, Peter heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen. He jumped up and went to see what it was. When he opened the door, he saw a big dishwasher. He was so excited - he had never seen a dishwasher before! + +Peter approached the dishwasher and said, “Hello! Who are you?†But of course, the dishwasher couldn’t answer. + +After a few moments, Peter said goodbye and went back to the living room. He felt happy but he was still very tired. + +He laid down on the sofa and went to sleep. Mama found him there later with a smile on his face. +Once upon a time, there was a big, strong bear. He lived in a large forest with lots of other animals. One day, the bear wished to lead a group of animals around the forest. He wanted to show them the beauty and majesty of the woods. + +The other animals weren’t so sure. “That bear looks big and scary!†they said. “We don’t want to go with him. He might get us lost!†+ +But the bear was determined. He said, “Don’t worry. I will keep you safe. Just follow me, and I will lead you around the forest.†+ +The other animals looked at each other and then agreed. They followed the bear as he led them around the large forest. The animals ended up having a great time, and the bear was proud that he was able to show them around. + +They lived happily ever after. +Once upon a time there was a boy named Max. He was a young boy who loved to play and have fun. One day, he heard a voice calling him. It was the voice of the King. The King said, "Max, I need your help. I need you to paint a castle for me." + +Max was very excited, he was ready to do it. He quickly grabbed his paintbrush and went to the castle. He painted the castle with the colors of the rainbow, the sky, and the ocean. When he was done, the King was very pleased. + +The King thanked Max and said, "I'm so glad you helped me. You did a wonderful job painting the castle. Your painting is so beautiful!" + +Max smiled and said, "Thank you, I had a lot of fun!" He was very happy he made the King happy and he knew he was ready to help him again in the future. +Once upon a time, there were two boys. Their names were Tim and Steve. Steve was lazy. He never wanted to do anything. + +Tim had an idea. He wanted to shoot some presents. He asked Steve to come along. + +At first, Steve just rolled his eyes and said, "No, I'm too lazy". + +But Tim was clever. He said, "Come on, it'll be fun! If you come, I'll give you a present". + +That made Steve happy. He said, "Ok, I'll come". + +So they went out together and had a great time shooting the presents. When they finished, Steve had a big smile on his face. He said, "That was fun! I'm glad I didn't stay at home being lazy." +Tommy was a three-year-old boy who loved playing outside. One day he was playing near the river, watching the water flow by. He called out to the fish swimming in the water, but they didn't answer. Suddenly, Tommy noticed a big space between the two rocks that were standing near the river. It looked like a perfect place to explore! + +Tommy climbed in between the two rocks and started running around. He was having so much fun that he didn't realize how wet he was getting. Suddenly, he heard his mom calling his name. He was afraid to come out from the space he was in because he knew he would get in trouble for getting so wet. Instead, he stayed there trying to hide. + +But his mom soon found him and scolded him for hiding and for getting himself so wet. Tommy was so sad and regretted that he ever went into the space between the rocks. He learned his lesson and never went back there again. +Once upon a time, there was a wise old man who needed help with a very important job. He asked his three year old grandson to help him. + +The old man said, “I need some paper. Can you go and get it for me?†+ +The little boy was excited to help. He ran to the store and speeded back home with the paper. + +The grandfather said, “What a wise young man you are! Thank you for bringing me the paper. Now, I can finish my job.†+ +The little boy smiled proudly, happy that he had been so useful. +Barney loved to explore. One day, he was so excited to try new things and he decided to try a cauliflower. He took a big bite and he looked surprised. He did not like it. He spit it out and he was frustrated. + +"This is gross!" Barney yelled. But just then, he heard his mom's voice from the kitchen: + +"Barney, everyone likes something different. Try a little bit more if you want." + +Barney thought about it, and decided to take a tiny bite. This time, he did not spit it out. He chewed it slowly and it wasn't so bad. He even wanted a bit more. + +"A little bit more of this cauliflower won't hurt," Barney said to himself. He was happily surprised by his discovery. He had been frustrated at first, but now he knew he liked cauliflower! He had tried something new and it was fun. +Once upon a time, in a far away ocean, there lived a little fish. She was white like snow and very attractive. Every day she would dive deep down into the big blue sea looking for food. + +One day, while she was searching, she heard a very loud noise. She stopped and listened. It was a dog! But not just any old dog, it was a talking dog! + +The little fish swam closer and asked, "What are you doing here in the sea?" + +The talking dog smiled and said, "I'm looking for funny fish like you. Would you like to go for a dive with me?" + +The little fish was very excited and said, "Yes!" + +So off they went. Together they dived down, down into the depths of the ocean. They swam and played, exploring the exciting undersea world. They were having a wonderful time together. + +Eventually, it was time for the little fish to go back home and the talking dog said goodbye. + +The little fish waved and said, "Thanks for the fun dive, see you soon!" +Dave was a very talented designer. He did a really good job at designing things, and he was very proud of his work. Dave had a very high opinion of himself. + +One day, he was working on a new design and he was having some trouble. He asked his friend, Lucy, for help. + +Lucy asked him, "What, do you need help with your job?" + +Dave replied, "Yes, it's a little too difficult for me." + +Lucy said, "I'm sorry, Dave, but I'm not very good at designing things. I don't think I can help you." + +Dave was very disappointed, but he didn't give up. He said, "It's okay, I'll figure it out. I'm good at this and I won't give up!" + +So Dave kept working, and eventually he finished the design. It was a really high-quality job and Dave was very proud of himself. He had faced a challenge and he had come out on top. +Once upon a time there was a little girl called Sarah. She was three years old and loved to explore the world. One day, Sarah decided to go outside and play in the snow. She was so excited, picking up handfuls of the white, cold snow. + +Her mom watched her from the window, concerned that Sarah was going to get too cold. She opened the window and called out to Sarah, “Dear, why don’t you come back inside? It’s getting too cold for you to stay outside for too long.†+ +Sarah just laughed and kept playing with the snow. “No! I want to play!†she shouted back. She was having too much fun to listen to her mom. + +Mom then stepped outside, gave Sarah a big hug and said “I know you are having fun, but we need to go inside now. I will tell you a story after we're warm again.†+ +Sarah thought for a minute and then said, “OK.†She followed her mom back inside and they snuggled up together on the couch. After they were both warm and cozy, Mom told Sarah a magical story. + +The moral of the story is that even when it’s cold out, it can be the perfect time to show someone how much you care. +Once upon a time, there was a naughty little bear who liked to cause mischief in his village. One day he got an idea. He thought it would be funny to take the kayak from his neighbor's backyard and use it! + +The bear grabbed the kayak, and he ran away with it. He laughed as he paddled away on the river. + +Suddenly, the wind started to blow and the bear's kayak got caught in a huge wave. The bear was scared and he started to cry. + +A kind dolphin appeared from the depths of the river. He said, "Don't worry little bear! Let us unite, and I will get you safely back to shore!" + +The bear jumped in the dolphin's back, and the dolphin quickly paddled back to shore. The bear thanked him, and promised to be good from now on. + +The kind dolphin smiled and said, "Whenever you need, just call me and I'll lend you a hand!" +Danny was a 3 year old boy who loved playing football. He was playing a game with his friends in the park when it started gettingsleepy. + +"I'm tired," Danny said, dropping his football. + +"Let's all take a break," his friends agreed, yawning. + +Just when Danny was getting ready to sit down, they heard a loud voice yelling. + +"Hey kids, time to come home!" It was Danny's mom. + +Danny's friends all said bye and ran off home, while Danny grabbed his football and yelled back, "Bye mom! See you later!" + +He ran home and found his mom waiting at the door with a sleepy smile. Together they went inside, Danny carrying his football, and his mom carrying him when he got too tired. +Ella loved to explore. She was always going somewhere new and seeing interesting things. Today, she was out near a park. She saw something shiny in the grass and picked it up - it was a zip! + +Ella was curious about the shiny zip, so she looked closely at it. As she studied it, she noticed the zip had a lock. She grabbed it tightly and tried to move it, but it wouldn't go. + +Suddenly, a voice behind her said, "Why are you wasting your time trying to open a lock?" Ella turned around to see a man. He looked ignorant, but Ella didn't mind. He continued, "That zip has been locked for years and no one can open it!" + +Ella smiled and said, "I'm not giving up that easily! I'm going to find a way to open the lock!" The man just shook his head and said goodbye. + +Ella was determined to open the lock. She ran back home and searched for tools to help her unlock the zip. After a few hours of searching, she finally found the key! + +Ella leaped for joy - she had opened the lock. She opened the zip and looked inside - it was filled with money! She was so excited to have found it. + +Ella was so proud of herself. She had been brave, curious and determined - she better at exploring than anyone else +Rosie was playing in the park when she saw something hanging from the tree. It was bright and shiny and she wanted to take it down. She ran over to the tree and grabbed it. It was a pocket, but it was hidden, so nobody had seen it. + +Suddenly, Rosie heard a voice. + +"That pocket belongs to me!" said a voice. + +Rosie spun around and saw an old man. He looked very upset, so she quickly handed the pocket to him. + +"That pocket has been hanging from this tree for many years, and it has special meaning for me," he said, his voice trembling. + +Rosie felt sad and sorry for taking the pocket. She explained that she had wanted to take it home with her. + +The old man smiled and asked her, "Would you still like to have the pocket?" + +Rosie smiled and nodded. The old man gave her the pocket and said, "If you love it, then I'm sure it will love you too!" + +Rosie thanked him and put the pocket into her pocket. She ran home with a big smile, happy to have her special pocket. +Once there was a little boy name Joe. He was three years old and was always full of energy. One day, Joe wanted to make his family laugh so he started to joke around. But Joe was a little too silly and he started to laugh really, really loud. + +Joe's mom was not too happy about this and she said, "Joe, I think you should be more quiet and not joke around so much. People might think it's not polite." + +But Joe didn't understand so he kept playing and joking around. Just then, there was a knock at the door and it was the judge. Joe and his family were very surprised. + +The judge said, "I am here because I heard a lot of unusual sounds from this house. I hope everything is all right?" + +Joe's mom said, "Yes, everything is fine. Joe was only joking around." + +The judge smiled and said, "I can see that! Everyone needs to joke around once in awhile. Just remember, everything in moderation. Too much joking can cause trouble. So, be careful with your jokes." + +The moral of this story is that jokes can be fun, but you need to be careful and not joke too much. Being polite is important and can make a big difference. +Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was only three years old, but she thought she was a big girl. Every day she liked to pretend with her hoop. + +One day she was pretending really hard. She ran in circles around her house, spinning the hoop. She made wild motions with her hands and yelled “Crazy!†as she ran. + +Her mom came outside and smiled. She laughed and said “What are you doing?†The little girl said “I am pretending to be a hoop twirler!†+ +The mom smiled and said “That looks like fun!†+ +The little girl kept spinning the hoop and pretending. For the rest of the afternoon, she ran around in circles like a crazy hoop twirler. +One day, Peter was playing in his garden. He had a basket with him and wanted to act like his mom. He loved looking after flowers in the garden. + +He started to fill the basket with the pretty flowers, but after a while he got confused. He didn't know what to do next. + +Suddenly, his mom came over and saw that Peter was struggling. She smiled and asked him: "What do you want to do now, Peter?" + +Peter looked up at his mom and said: "I don't know!" His mom smiled again and said: "Why don't you arrange the flowers in the basket? It looks like a lot of fun!" + +So Peter did just that. He arranged the flowers in the basket and felt a lot better. He wasn't confused anymore and he had a big smile on his face. +Once upon a time there was a little boy who loved his mother very much. Everyday he would play with her, go for walks and learn new things. + +One day, the little boy saw his mother crying. He asked his mother, "What's wrong? Are you hurt?" His mother replied, "Yes, I'm very hurt." + +The little boy wanted to help his mother feel better. He had an idea! He ran to his toys and picked out his best toy. He gave it to his mother and said, "Here mom, this will replace your hurt." His mother smiled and hugged him. + +The little boy knew that his toy couldn't replace his mother's hurt, but it did make her happy. From that day on, the little boy knew helping his mother could make her feel better even when he couldn't "replace" her hurt. +Once there was a little boy named Mark. Mark loved to play outside with his scooter. He loved to shoot down the street on it! + +One day, Mark was pushing his scooter around when he heard a loud noise. He suddenly felt something hurt his leg. Mark looked down and saw that he had been shot by a big grown up! + +Mark was very scared and started to cry. The grown up asked Mark why he was so scared. + +Mark told the grown up that he was scared because it hurt when he was shot. The grown up said he was sorry and that he didn't mean to hurt Mark. + +The grown up helped Mark up and he said he would never shoot at Mark's scooter again. + +Mark was relieved and he smiled. He thanked the grown up for not shooting his scooter again and started pushing his scooter down the street. He was back to shooting up and down the street like he loved to do. +Bob was a very persistent little boy. Everywhere he went he carried a small lamp. He wanted to show it to everyone. + +One day, Bob went to the park. He saw a big tree and he walked to it. He put the lamp down and bowed. He said, "Hello tree! Look at my lamp, it's very nice." + +The tree didn't say anything. Bob knew the tree couldn't talk, so he bowed and asked again, "Do you like my lamp?" + +Still, the tree didn't answer. So Bob bowed once more and was very persistent. He asked the tree, "Please, tree, can you say something about my lamp?" + +This time the tree shook, and out jumped a little bird. The bird said, "What a nice lamp! I love it!" Bob smiled and bowed. He was very happy. +Once upon a time, Jack wanted to go on a big adventure. So he decided to climb the top of the big mountain. But when he arrived, it was very dirty and smelly. Jack was scared that he had made a wrong decision. + +He tried to go down the mountain, but he couldn't find the way back. He was getting very tired and hungry. So he sat down and decided to wait. + +But hours passed, and he was still stuck on the top. Jack realized that he had to find a way down by himself. He started looking around, and he found some slippery rocks. He decided to try and climb them down. + +But it wasn't an easy task. He made a few mistakes and fell down the mountain. It was a very bad ending, and Jack was badly hurt. He had made a wrong decision, and now he was paying the price. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl who found a soft shell at the beach. She picked it up and made a promise that she would take care of it forever. The girl put the shell on a shelf in her bedroom and spoke to it every day. + +The girl was very happy with her shell, and she would bring it with her on walks. Everywhere she went, the girl showed her soft shell to everyone. + +One day, the girl’s mommy told her a secret. She said that the shell was magical, and it could grant one wish. The little girl was very excited and made a wish that she would be the best big sister ever. + +From that day on, the little girl kept her promise. She played with her little brother, helped her mom with chores, and was the most kind and gentle big sister. Thanks to the soft shell and its magical wish, the little girl was the best sister ever. +Toby was a little boy who loved to play in his garden. He was always looking for new ways of having fun. + +One day, Toby saw a hammer in the garden and he thought it looked nice. So, he decided to pick it up. + +He carried it over to a pile of rocks and started to play. He brought the hammer up high and then hit the rocks over and over with it. + +"I'm a builder!" He yelled out loud. + +His mom heard him from inside the house and came outside to see what he was up to. When she saw Toby hitting rocks with a hammer, she smiled. + +"Toby, you need to be careful with that hammer," she said. "But I like your building." + +Toby smiled and said, "Watch me, I'm a builder. I can do it again and again!" + +He carefully hit the rocks with the hammer again and again until he had built a very nice tower. His mom clapped and said, "Well done, Toby. You built a nice tower." + +Toby smiled and said, "I'm the best builder in the world!" +Jemma was very excited, she was going on a holiday. She had to pack her bag. She picked out her favourite zebra stuffed toy and gave it a big hug. + +"Zebra, I'm taking you on a holiday too," she said. + +Jemma opened the suitcase and packed her clothes, toys and the zebra. She smiled happily and said, "We're all ready to go!" + +It was time to go. Jemma held the zebra tightly and ran out of the house. + +At the airport, Jemma was excited and she wanted to show her zebra to everyone. She opened the suitcase and said, "Look at my zebra! Isn't it beautiful?" + +Jemma was so happy that she could take her favourite zebra on holiday. She held the zebra tightly, said goodbye to everyone and began her adventure. +Once there was a little girl who was very shy. She was out in the garden playing when she heard a noise. It was coming from the fence. She went to look and saw a little rabbit, hopping and looking around. The little girl was so excited, she couldn't believe her eyes! She knew she had to say hello. + +Slowly, she put her hand out to say hi. The rabbit was so scared and it ran away. The little girl felt sad and went back inside the house. She went to bed and tried to forget the scared rabbit. + +But the next morning when she woke, the rabbit was there again by the fence! She waited, and waited, until eventually the rabbit hopped towards her. She said hello again and the rabbit didn't run away. They became friends! The little girl was so happy, she couldn't believe it. Every day she would go out to the fence and say hi to her new bunny friend. +Once upon a time there was a Mommy, a Daddy, and a little boy. The little boy was so excited to go outside and play! + +Mommy said, "Let's go to the big hill! You can play and explore." The little boy was so happy and ran outside. He ran to the hill and started to climb. He was so tired when he got to the top, but he could still see everything. + +The little boy started running down the hill and then he saw something! It was Mommy and Daddy! Daddy was smiling and holding something in his hand. + +The little boy asked, "What do you have?" + + Daddy said, "A present for you! I wanted to give you a surprise." + +Mommy scooped him up and said, "Let's go back home. You must be tired after all the fun climbing the hill." + +The little boy was so happy with his surprise. He thanked Mommy and Daddy, then they all went home. + +The little boy had a great day playing with giving, the hill, and feeling so tired. +Toby was out walking in the distant park. He liked to play in the park but he especially loved the big square of grass in the far corner. Suddenly, Toby heard a noise. He realized a small bird was in trouble and needed to be saved! + +Toby: "Oh no!" + +Toby rushed over to the square but the bird was now hiding. Toby needed to figure out how to help. He thought of something and looked around. Toby spotted some tall grass and ran to get it. When he returned to the square, he gently placed the grass over the bird. Toby was careful not to hurt the bird. + +The bird slowly emerged from the grass and hopped into the air. Toby cheered with joy and ran around the square, flapping his arms like wings. + +With the bird saved, Toby felt very proud. He knew he had done a good deed and smiled. Toby wanted to come back to the square with the bird every day. He would always be ready to help if needed. +Once upon a time, there was a shy rabbit who lived in the green valley. He was always too timid to make any friends. One day, a kind fox walked into the valley. The fox said, "Hello there. What is your name?" + +The rabbit was so surprised, he didn't know what to say. After a long pause, he finally whispered, "My name is Rabbit." + +The fox smiled and said, "It's nice to meet you Rabbit. I have something special for you. I want to give you a gift." + +The rabbit was so surprised that he didn't reply. After thinking for a bit, he decided to say, "Thank you." + +The fox smiled and gave the rabbit a beautiful shiny red apple. The rabbit was so happy, he smiled and thanked the fox again. + +The fox then said, "It was my pleasure. I hope you enjoy it!" With that, the fox left the valley. + +From then on, Rabbit was no longer shy. He had made a new friend, and he was happy. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Lucy. She was 3 years olds and very stubborn. Even though her mum wanted her to eat her broccoli, Lucy didn't like it at all. + +"Lucy, you have to eat your broccoli," said her mum. + +But Lucy just shook her head and said, "No! I don't love broccoli." + +Her mum smiled and said, "It's ok if you don't love broccoli, but at least give it a try." + +So Lucy reluctantly took a bite of the broccoli. But she still didn't like it. + +When she had finished eating all her broccoli, she got a big hug from her mum. + +"I love you even when you're stubborn," her mum said. + +Lucy smiled. She knew that her mum loved her very much, even when she was stubborn. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Max. Max loved to go for walks. She asked her parents if she could go for a walk in the valley. + +Her parents smiled and said, "Yes Max, you may go for a walk in the valley." + +Max was so excited and ran to get ready. She put on her shoes, brushed her hair and grabbed her toy to take with her. Max was ready to go. + +She walked down to the valley, feeling the sunshine on her face and skipping along the path. Suddenly, Max heard a noise coming from the valley. She stopped and peered down into the valley. + +There was a herd of goats! Max called out, "Hello Goats! Can I pet you?" + +The goats stared back at Max and said, "No, you may not pet us." + +Max was a bit sad and asked, "Why not?" + +The goats replied, "We cannot permit it. We don't know you, so we don't feel comfortable." + +Max smiled and said, "OK, I understand. I must be patient and introduce myself. Then maybe you will let me pet you!" + +And with that, Max waved goodbye to the goats and continued on her walk. +Once upon a time there was a small dragon living in a castle. One day the dragon was flying and it fell out of the sky. It landed in a field and cried for help. + +Suddenly, a three year old child came along. 'What's wrong dragon?' the child asked. + +The dragon sniffled. 'I fell from the sky and I don't know how to get back home', it said sadly. + +The child looked around. 'I can help', he said. 'I'll call for help and then you can go back to your castle.' + +The child shouted and soon an old wizard appeared. The wizard looked at the dragon and smiled. 'No need to worry, my dragon', he said. ' I will take you back home.' + +The dragon thanked the child and the wizard and hopped onto the wizard's back. Together they flew to the dragon's castle. + +The dragon said goodbye to the small child and thanked him for his help. + +The child waved goodbye and watched until the dragon was out of sight. +One day, Joe was walking in the park. He saw an acorn on the ground. It looked smooth. Joe said, "This looks like a nice acorn!" He thought he could take it home, and it would be nice to look at. He picked it up and held it tightly. Suddenly, there was a loud noise and Joe dropped the acorn. He looked up and saw a big bird flying away. Joe said, "That bird took my acorn!" He was sad and started to cry. He never got his acorn back and went home empty-handed. +Once upon a time there lived a spoiled princess called Julia. She loved nothing more than spending her days in the palace garden, playing with her favourite toys. + +One day, Julia heard a strange noise coming from the garden shed. She cautiously crept over and opened the door to see what it was. Inside she was astonished to find a small dragon. + +The dragon introduced itself to her, saying: "Hello Princess, I'm Shiny! I'm here to give you a treasure." Julia was overjoyed. Shiny presented her with a shiny golden bag, filled with jewels and treasures. + +Julia introduced Shiny to all of her toys, giving him the best cuddles. She was so happy they had become friends. From then on, they spent their days playing in the garden, exploring all their treasures. + +The end! +Once upon a time, there was a huge cabin in the deep woods. It was famous for being magical. + +One day, a little boy named Jack wanted to explore the cabin. He asked his mom if he could go. + +"Mom, can I go to the cabin?" Jack begged. + +"No way, Jack," his mom said. "It is too dangerous." + +Jack was disappointed, but he asked his mom if she could lend him her magical wand. + +"Sure, I can lend you my wand," said his mom. "But, you need to be careful." + +So, Jack went off to the famous cabin with his mom's wand. He was amazed and excited to explore the magical place. + +He found lots of wonderful treasures inside the cabin and was so happy to explore and use his mom's wand. + +Jack had the best adventure of his life! +Once upon a time there was a little girl who was sad. She was feeling so sad that she could barely keep her eyes open. But her mother was there for her and comforted her with a big hug. + +The little girl's mom gave her a pan of yummy cookies and the little girl was so happy. She began to smile and the sadness faded away. + +The little girl's older brother was a bit selfish though. He wanted the whole pan of cookies for himself so he pushed his sister away. The little girl became sad again and started to cry. + +But her mom was there once again to comfort the little girl. Her mom said, "It's okay, I'll make you some more cookies. Your brother can have the rest." + +The little girl was so happy that her mom was understanding and not being selfish like her brother. She knew that she could count on her mom when she was sad. + +The little girl hugged her mom with a big smile and ran to play with her toys. +Once upon a time, there was a bird. The bird had a beautiful song. He sang it every day in his tree. Everyone who heard the song was happy. + +One day, the bird felt troubled. He looked down one of his ears and noticed something was wrong. He couldn't hear his song anymore. He tried to sing louder, but nothing happened. He was very sad. + +He flew down from his tree and landed on the shoulder of a little girl. He thought he could get help from her. "Why can't I sing anymore?" he asked. + +The girl shook her head. "I'm sorry," she said, "but the musicians have closed the music hall, and gone away. Nobody can sing anymore." + +The bird felt very disappointed. He flew away in sorrow and never was heard singing again. Everyone missed his beautiful song. +One day, Billy was so excited to have a tea party with his mom. He helped fold the table cloth and picked out the perfect chair to use. Everything was going great, but as he and his mom sat down to enjoy their tea, the chair unexpectedly broke! Billy's mom warned him it might not be a perfect chair and to be careful, but it was too late. + +Billy was so disappointed and all his excitement quickly faded, but his mom said not to worry and that they should just find another chair. He was not happy and wished the chair had been perfect after all, but he knew his mom was trying to make the best of a bad situation. + +The next day, Billy decided to try folding the chair back together. He stuck the pieces together carefully and tried to make it perfect again. Everything looked good for a moment, but the chair was too damaged and when he tried to sit on it, it had the same bad ending - it completely broke apart again! + +Billy had learned an important lesson, but he was still sad that his tea party had such a bad ending. He knew it wasn't wise to trust something as important as his day of fun to anything less than perfect. +Once upon a time, a little girl called Amy had an amazing dream. In her dream, she went on an incredible adventure to a far away place. There, she met a cute and friendly polar bear. + +Amy said to the polar bear, "Hello! My name is Amy. What is your name?" + +The polar bear replied, "My name is Pete! I live in this big, white, icy igloo. Would you like to come inside?" + +Amy was excited and said, "Yes, please! I would love to come in." + +When they entered the igloo, it was so warm and cozy. There were all sorts of adorable toys and decorations inside. Amy and Pete played together and had lots of fun. + +At the end of her dream, Amy said goodbye to dear Pete. She wished she could stay longer, but she knew it was time to go home. + +Amy never forgot the incredible time she spent with her adorable friend, and the amazing igloo they met in. +Once upon a time, there was a very mighty hand. The hand was so strong it could do anything it wanted. One day it decided to spoil a party. It took all the food and drinks, and then it hid them away. Everyone had to go hungry. But then something unexpected happened. A little 3 year old had a very clever plan. She made a mighty hand out of paper and it chased away the bad hand. It rescued all the food and drinks and the party was saved. Everyone cheered, and they thanked the 3 year old for her clever idea. And they all lived happily ever after. +Once there was a jungle with many animals. One day a hot sun shone brightly on the jungle. + +The animals were all in their dens, except a small, yellow bird. The bird was looking for a place to hide from the heat. It flew high above the trees and saw a net lying on the ground. + +The bird thought he could escape the heat by hiding in the net. He flew towards the net but as he reached it, he saw that it was a trap. It was placed there to catch animals. + +The bird flew away quickly and soon found a small pond. He took a dip and the cool water helped him escape the heat. + +The bird was so happy he said, “Thank you water. You saved me.†+Once upon a time there was a little boy, named Jack. He was always happy and loved to explore the world around him. + +One day, Jack was playing outside when he heard a voice. It was a very loud and enormous voice that seemed to come from nowhere. Jack was very curious and he wanted to find out where the voice was coming from. + +He followed the noise and soon enough he found a mail truck. Jack could not believe his eyes. The mail truck had an enormous wheel on the back and it sounded like the voice he heard was coming from the wheel. + +Jack was so excited and he started to talk to the wheel. He said "Hello! How are you?" To his surprise the wheel replied. That made Jack's day even more exciting. + +The wheel replied and said "I'm doing great! Would you like to help me deliver mail?" Jack couldn't believe his ears. He quickly answered "Yes!" + +The wheel taught him all the tricks of delivering mail and soon enough Jack was an expert mailman. He enjoyed helping the wheel deliver the mail and his days were even more exciting now. +Once upon a time, there lived a little girl called Jenny. She was three years old and always very eager to learn new things. One day, Jenny’s mummy took her to the park. As they walked around, Jenny saw a very big, ugly creature. She became scared and ran to her mummy. + +Jenny asked her mummy, “What was that?†+ +Her mummy answered, “That was a dinosaur. It was an animal from long ago. Dinosaurs are extinct now, so we don’t see them anymore.†+ +Jenny said, “I want to understand why something so giant and ugly could be so successful.†+ +Her mummy smiled and said, “At one time, dinosaurs were the most successful creatures on Earth. Their success was because they survived for millions of years. But, now they are all gone.†+ +Jenny thought about this for a moment and then smiled. She slowly began to understand why the dinosaurs were so successful. +Once upon a time, there was a nice mom and her spoiled three-year-old daughter, who loved to play in their backyard. Every day, the mom would bring out the blackboard for her daughter to play on. + +One day, the mom said to the daughter: "Be careful sweetheart, the blackboard is heavy. Don't grab it too hard." + +So the daughter carefully grabbed the edges of the board, but it was too heavy and she dropped it. Her mom ran over to make sure she was ok, and the daughter started to cry. + +The mom knew there was no use getting frustrated, so she just said "That's ok. Let's try it again. This time, let me help you grab the board." + +So the mom and daughter grabbed the board together, and the daughter learned she was strong enough to do it all on her own! + +The next day, the daughter went to play with the board by herself. She looked up at her mom, who was smiling proudly and said "Mom, I got it, I'm so strong!" + +The daughter had learned her lesson, and she would never forget it. No matter how spoiled, she now knew that she wasn't too little to do big things. +Max was a happy 3 year old. He loved to play in the park and his mom. He had a very special friend, Charlie. One day, Max and Charlie decided to explore an unknown building. When they opened the door, they saw a bathroom. It was strange and they were curious. They decided to go inside. The bathroom was filled with unknown things that looked fun. All of a sudden, the door shut. They tried to open it but it wouldn't move. + +Max was scared and he started to cry. Charlie tried to comfort him, but he couldn't accept their new situation. Eventually, their parents found out and came to the rescue. But it was too late. Max and Charlie were stuck in the unknown bathroom and had to stay there for the night. + +Max was sad and could not accept the bad ending. He wanted to be with his mom again. But he had to accept that he would not be able to get out of the bathroom anytime soon! +Once there was a little girl named Sarah who wanted to learn to do lots of cool things. She asked her mom to teach her how to do lots of new things, and her mom happily agreed. + +One day, Sarah was trying to do something very hard. She worked for hours and hours but she still couldn't get it quite right. As the sun started to set, she realized she had wasted her whole day trying to do one thing. She regretted not asking her mom for help, and she wished she'd done it earlier. + +When Sarah told her mom what happened, her mom just smiled. She thought it was great that Sarah had been willing to try something so difficult. Then she said, "Sarah, never regret learning something, no matter how tough it is. I'll help you out, and eventually you'll get it right." Sarah smiled and thanked her mom for teaching her. + +From then on, Sarah was not afraid to try new cool things. She kept pushing herself further, until she could do all kinds of amazing things. +Once there was a little girl called Sally. She was only three years old, and loved playing outside. One day she was playing in the garden and she didn't realize her pants had got caught on a branch. Suddenly, she pulled hard and a loud rip sound filled the air. She had torn her pants! She looked down and saw the hole. It was huge! Sally started to cry - it was so difficult for her to understand what had happened. + +Mummy came outside and saw the torn pants. She hugged Sally and said "it's okay, Sally". Mummy then took out a needle and thread, and with Sally looking on, she stitched the pants back together. The pants were as good as new! + +Sally was so pleased - she had learned a difficult lesson, but she now knew to be more careful when playing outside. +Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was really smart and she loved to learn. Every day she would go to her class and her teacher would teach her something new. + +One day, the teacher said to her, "Today, we are going to rest in class. You can rest too." So, the smart little girl lay down and closed her eyes. + +Then, she heard her teacher talking to her classmates. She heard her teacher say, "Such smart kids. You are so smart! You can all rest now and be careful not to be too tired." + +The smart little girl felt so happy and she knew that she was really smart. She snuggled up and enjoyed her rest in class. + +The end. +Mama was reading the news. She looked carefully at the paper and was sad. + +“What’s wrong, Mama?†asked the little girl. + +Mama sighed. “It’s so dry out there,†she said. “The farmers need rain so they can grow their crops.†+ +The little girl thought for a moment. “Can we help them?†+ +“Yes, we can,†said Mama. “We can care for them and help them get through this dry season.†+ +The little girl smiled. She knew what she had to do. She ran outside and started watering the plants. She knew that if she worked hard, the farmers would get the rain they needed. + +Mama watched from the window, and her heart was full of love and pride. She knew her daughter cared deeply for those in need. +Dolly the dog was walking down the street when she found an eraser. She was so excited because it was yellow and she loved yellow things. She picked it up and started to run with it. + +Suddenly she saw a bird sitting on a tree branch. The bird had food in its beak, and Dolly got closer, hoping that the bird would feed her. The bird gently put the food in her mouth and, as she ate, she kept the eraser in her paw. + +But when she finished and wanted to give the eraser back to the bird, it was gone. She looked up and all around, but the bird had flown away, taking the eraser with it. + +Dolly was very sad. She wanted to keep the yellow eraser, but it was too late - the bird had taken it away. Dolly never saw the eraser again. +Once upon a time, there were two friends, Pete and Jasper. They liked to explore and play outside. One day, Pete invited Jasper for a special surprise. He was so excited to show Jasper what he had in store! + +They walked through the path of brightly colored wildflowers. Jasper was getting impatient as they went along, wondering what could be so exciting. Pete suddenly stopped, and said "Look, Jasper! It's a rainbow!" Jasper had never seen such a beautiful sight! Rays of every color filled the sky. + +Pete had invited Jasper to experience something new and wonderful. Jasper was filled with amazement and appreciation, and thanked Pete with a big hug. + +From then on, wherever they went, they always looked up in the sky. Whenever they saw a rainbow, they knew they were in for a magical surprise! +John and his mom were walking down a path in the park. The path was lined with green trees and the grass was green too. His mom held John's hand and they walked together. + +John saw a bright yellow flower with a big, long stem. He pointed and said, "Wow, Mommy! Can I pull it?" His mom smiled and said, "Yes, you can pull it with your hand." + +John carefully grabbed the stem and pulled it up, but the stem was so strong it wouldn't come out. He tried again and again as his mother waited, easing the stem up gently. + +Finally, after several tries, the stem popped up from the ground and a big, green caterpillar, which was hidden under the flower all along, tumbled onto the dirt. + +John opened his mouth wide and said, "Wow, look!" Then he grinned at his mom as she said, "You did it, Johnny! You pulled the flower and found the caterpillar!" +Once upon a time there was a small bunny, let's call him Bob. Bob was very tired, but he had to do some work in his garden. He asked for help but nobody wanted to help him. Bob wanted to give up but then he thought about how proud he would feel if he completed the job. So, he yawned and kept at his work. + +Bob worked hard but it was taking so long! His back was aching and he was getting angry. He sat down and thought about what to do, and then he had an idea. He would get some of his carrots and some cauliflower, then he could use them to help him with his work. + +So he got his carrots and put them in the garden, and he put the cauliflower in the ground too. But it was hard to push the cauliflower in tightly, so Bob had to put in lots of effort and work hard to get it to stay in place. + +Finally, Bob was done. He was proud of himself and the garden. He had used his hard work and determination to complete a difficult task. The moral of this story is that when things get difficult, we shouldn't give up or give in. With hard work, we can achieve anything! +Once there was a girl named Lisa. She was only three years old and very adventurous. One day, she was given two choices. She could either play in the garden or visit a new playground. She thought long and hard and, after much consideration, she chose to visit the new playground. + +When Lisa arrived, she was filled with excitement, but it soon dissipated when she noticed that the other children there seemed a bit pale and sad. She decided to ignore them and carry on with her playtime. She tried all the swings and slides, but the other kids just stood and watched her, not joining in the fun. + +After some time, Lisa began to feel very uncomfortable. She thought that it was time to leave, but when she went to get up, the other children suddenly gathered around her with angry looks. They blocked her way and told her to leave her valuables with them for safe keeping. They said if she didn't, she'd be in trouble. + +Lisa knew this was wrong, but she felt scared and helpless. She chose to give in to the other children's demands, hoping they would then let her go. But, when she gave them her things, they grinned and fled the playground, leaving Lisa all alone. + +Moral of the story: We should never choose to do something wrong in order to avoid trouble. +Once upon a time, there were two frogs. One big frog and one small frog. They both wanted some rice. + +The big frog said to the small frog, "Let's go and work to get some rice." +The small frog replied, "Yes, that sounds like a good idea!" + +So, the two frogs hopped off to find some work. They asked around but they couldn't find a job. + +However, they finally found some big rice growing in a field. + +"Let's get it!" said the small frog. + +So, the two frogs worked hard and plucked all the rice. They filled their bags full of the big rice. + +Now the two frogs had enough rice to last them for a long time. + +The end. +Once upon a time there was a lively frog named Frankie. Frankie lived near a pond in a forest. Every day Frankie would jump into the water and splash around. But one day, Frankie decided he had enough. He didn't want to jump in the pond anymore. + +So he decided to quit. He sat at the edge of the pond and said, "I'm quitting. I'm tired of the wet and I'm tired of jumping into the pond." + +Just then, another frog named Lily hopped over to Frankie. Lily was also lively and wanted to keep playing in the water. "Why don't you come with me?" she asked. "The water is so much fun!" + +Frankie hesitated. But then, he remembered how much fun he used to have in the pond. He thought about all the lively games he used to play. + +So he joined Lily for one last splash. Frankie and Lily jumped and played in the water one last time. As they jumped, Frankie laughed and said, "You know what? I'm glad I didn't quit!" + +The End. +John and his mommy were walking in the park one day. As they walked, something caught John's eye. It was a big, green bush with small, red berries on top. John seemed very curious and asked his mommy what it was. + +"That's aSmartBush," she said. "They are very special, and they will make you smarter." + +John's eyes lit up. He wanted to be very smart, like his mom and daddy, so he begged his mommy to let him try it. She smiled and said he could, but only if he was careful. + +John was very careful as he bent down and picked one of the ripe berries off the bush. He looked at it for a moment, then popped it into his mouth. He smiled and waited for his brain to get smarter. + +But nothing happened. He didn't seem any different. He was a bit sad, but then his mommy said something that made him feel better. + +"John. Eating one berry won't make you smart. But if you eat them every day, and study hard, they will help you feel smarter! You just have to work at it!" + +John smiled. He could do that! He would eat the berries, and he would study, and then he would be as smart as his mommy and daddy. + +The next morning John ran to the bush, and picked a berry. He ate +Once upon a time, there was a boy named John. He really wanted to go to a different country. + +One day, John asked his parents, “Can I go to a different country?" + +His parents replied, “Yes, of course you can! What country would you like to visit?" + +John's eyes lit up. “I want to go to an icy country!†+ +His parents smiled and said, “It sounds like you've made up your mind where you want to go! Let's find a way to get there." + +So John and his parents started looking for a way to get to an icy country. Eventually, they found a boat. They packed their bags and set off on the boat. + +The boat sailed for days until it reached the icy country. John and his parents stepped off the boat, excited to explore. As they walked around, John was amazed by all the icy sights. + +They went part of the way around the country, then it was time to go home. John hugged his parents goodbye and thanked them for the adventure, with a promise to come back someday. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Joe. He had a very special box. Inside this box was a gem. It was a beautiful shining gem. + +Joe was very careful with the gem. He wanted to make sure it was safe and secure. Every day, Joe would open his box and take out the gem. He would brush it with a very soft cloth, and then set it back inside. + +One day, Joe's mom asked him to fetch some water from the spring. Joe got a big bucket and headed out. He wanted to make sure he filled the bucket just right - he wanted some extra special water for the gem. + +When he got to the spring, Joe said, "Bucket, fill up fast! I need the perfect water for my gem!" When the bucket was full, Joe grabbed it quickly and ran back home. He carefully poured the water over the gem, and smiles when it sparkled brightly. + +Joe was so happy that he had been so careful with the gem. From then on, he made sure he always took good care of his precious gem. +Once upon a time, there was a strong man. He was always kind to everyone and was very generous. One day he noticed a little boy, crying on the street corner. He went up to the boy and knelt down to him so he could talk to him eye to eye. + +The man asked the boy why he was so sad and the boy said his family was very poor and he didn’t have a birthday present for his mom. When he heard this the man smiled. He opened his wallet and took out a colorful calendar and gave it to the boy. + +The boy was so excited and thanked him very much. The man told him to take it home and surprise his mom on her birthday. His mom would really appreciate the nice gift. Then he said goodbye and left. + +The boy went home and put the calendar up on the wall. When his mom saw it, she was amazed at the nice present. She hugged her son and thanked him for the kind gesture. + +From that day on, the little boy always remembered to be kind and generous to everyone. He also knew that no matter how poor he was, he could still make a difference. +Once upon a time there was a little boy who liked to push things. He liked to push chairs and tables, even his mommy's kettle. One day he decided to push the wall but it felt very strange. He pushed a little bit harder and then he heard something strange - the sound of silence. It made the little boy feel scared but he pushed a few more times until the silence was broken by a loud crash. + +The little boy's mommy rushed in and asked him what had happened. He told her he'd been pushing the wall. His mommy frowned and looked sadly at him. She said, "you must never push the wall again. Now look what has happened - the wall is broken and now we can't fix it." + +The little boy felt very sad and started to cry. He promised he'd never push the wall again. But it was too late, the wall was already broken and the room was full of silence. +Once upon a time, there was an oak tree standing in the middle of a field. It was very big and strong, and the birds liked to make their nests in it. + +One day a little girl came to the tree. She was very excited because she had brought her bow and arrows. She took aim at the tree with her bow, and let go of her arrow. + +The arrow flew through the air and, to the girl's surprise, it got stuck in the tree. She jumped up and down in excitement, clapping her hands and laughing. + +Suddenly a brown, furry squirrel came out of the tree. He looked at the girl and said, "Hello there! You seem excited. What have you done?" + +The girl smiled and pointed to the arrow in the tree. "I shot an arrow into the tree. I was trying to hit the target, but I guess I need more practice!" + +The squirrel laughed. "Don't worry, practice makes perfect! You'll get better with more practice." Then the squirrel scurried back into the tree. + +The little girl smiled. She took her bow and continued practicing, now even more excited than before. +Once upon a time, there was a fox who lived in the woods. He was a curious creature who loved to explore. He ventured out one day in search of new adventure. As he wandered, he stumbled upon a hidden horn. + +The fox picked up the horn and marveled at it's shiny beauty. But before he could fully appreciate it, something startled the fox. A group of noisy geese were flying overhead, and the fox was so scared that he dropped the horn and scattered off in the opposite direction. + +The fox stopped a few moments later and looked back. He noticed the horn was still there and he felt ashamed of himself for running away. He realized that he had been too quick to act without thinking. He should have stayed and seen if there was something he could do. + +The fox had learned a valuable lesson that day. He knew that if courage was hidden deep inside of him, it would surface when needed. He gathered a bit of courage and returned to the horn. He carefully placed it back where it belonged. + +This is a lesson for us all. Even when we feel scared, we should take the time to think and find courage to act with bravery. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Emily. Every day Emily loved to pick roses. She was very careful to only pick one so the rose bush would not get broken. + +One day, Emily spotted a lovely rose. She approached the bush and reached out her hand. Suddenly, her mom called out, "No Emily! Don't pick that one!" Emily stopped, confused. + +"That rose is broken," her mom explained. "It won't last very long. We should only pick healthy roses." + +Emily thought for a moment and then said, "I understand. The broken roses last less time. We should leave them be so they can grow better." + +Emily's mom smiled and gave her a hug. From that day on, Emily made sure to only pick healthy roses so the bush would stay strong. +Once upon a time there lived a girl named Sophie who loved to write. Her room was filled with paper, pencils and crayons, and she used them all to write about her adventures. + +One day, Sophie went for a walk in the forest. She noticed a lovely piece of lumber and wanted to write about it. She picked up her pencil and paper and sat down on the log. + +But as she began to write, an animal came up beside her. It was a squirrel. "What are you doing?" the squirrel asked. "I'm writing about this log," Sophie replied. + +The squirrel nodded. "That is a healthy log!" he said. "It reminds me of the big tree I used to live in when I was a baby. When I'm finished, I'll put everything I wrote about the log in my diary!" Sophie said. + +The squirrel smiled. "Let me help you write," he suggested. Sophie and the squirrel wrote together, filling the paper with words of their adventure. When they were finished they said goodbye and each headed home. + +Sophie put her story in a special place in her diary so she could always remember the day she wrote about the healthy lumber. +Once upon a time there was a girl named Mary. She really loved to count. Every day when she was outside, she used to count the birds, the clouds, and the cars that passed by. + +One day, Mary found a wire on the ground. It was a very long wire. She was so excited that she started counting the number of wires around. To her surprise, they numbered three! + +Mary was so happy that she started playing with the wires. She was making shapes, circles and little jumps. Suddenly, something strange happened. One of them started to talk! + +Mary was very surprised. The wire said in a grumpy voice: "Hey, why are you counting and playing with me?". + +Mary didn't know what to say. She answered: "Well, I was just having fun counting your number. I never thought that you would be able to talk!" + +The grumpy wire said: "Well, now you know! Don't forget that next time!" Mary nodded and said goodbye as she went on her way feeling grateful for the new experience. +One day, a little girl named Annie was walking through the woods with her parents. She was feeling jolly and wanted to pick up some pebbles. She started to pick up a bunch of pebbles, but then she stumbled and the pebbles scattered everywhere. She started to tear up and everything inside her felt heavy. She felt angry and scared. + +Annie's parents saw what happened, and they hugged her and comforted her. Then, they explained to Annie that it is more important to take care of what's inside rather than what is outside. They reminded her that things that are inside of her cannot be replaced, but the pebbles she had collected were always there. + +Annie smiled and felt much better. She gathered the pebbles that she had found and put them in a pocket, and she promised to herself that she would always take care of her feelings and take care of the things that made her jolly. +John was only three years old and he was out playing with his friends. He and his friends were playing with their trucks in the sand box. + +John said to his friends, "Let's pretend that this sand castle is a real castle!" +John and his friends saw a monster peeking out from behind the sand castle. +John's friend Mary said, "Oh no, it's a monster! What should we do?" +John looked at the monster and said, "Let's give him a regular taste of something delicious." So, John and his friends got some of the sandwiches their mom had made them and gave it to the monster. + +The monster took a bite of the sandwich. He smiled and gave a thumbs up. +John and his friends were happy and they all went back to playing with their trucks. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named May. She was only three years old and liked to play with her dolls and teddy bears. + +One day, May wanted a cookie. She asked her mom, “Mommy, can I have a cookie please?†+ +“Yes, May,†her mom said. “The cookies are ready in the kitchen.†+ +Excitedly, May ran to the kitchen. But when she opened the cookie jar, it was empty! May began to panic. + +“Mommy, I want a cookie!†she cried. + +Her mom came into the kitchen. She picked up May and said, “No need to panic, little one. I'll make some cookies for you.†+ +So May's mom made some delicious cookies and handed one to her. “Here you go, May. Enjoy your cookie!†+ +May happily ate her cookie. She felt much better now that she had something to eat. She was ready for her next big adventure! +Once upon a time there was a loyal girl who lived by the sea. Every day she would play with her friends and explore the beach. + +One day, she went out to the beach by herself. As she was walking around exploring, she came across a big, white door. She tried to open it, but she could not. She asked, "Who can help me open this door?" + +Suddenly, a man appeared. He told her, "I can help you open this door if you promise to be loyal to me." The girl thought about it and decided that she would be loyal to the man. So, he said a few magic words and opened the door. + +The girl entered, and she saw a big, shiny knife. She asked the man, "What is this?" He said, "This is a loyal knife. As long as you keep it close, it will always help protect you!" + +The girl thanked the man and hugged him. She left the beach feeling happy, and with her loyal knife in hand. +Alex was outside playing with his friends when he noticed their new play equipment. It was a big swing and it had been installed the day before. Alex wanted to try it out but his friends had the swing all to themselves. He began to complain about not being able to have a turn. + +Alex's mum heard him and came outside. She said, "Why don't you use the other equipment? It's very mild over here and you won't get hurt," Alex's mum suggested. + +Alex grumbled and said, "But I want to try the swing." His friends nodded in agreement. + +"Alright," his mum said with a smile. "But you can only have a short turn because the equipment is brand new and you need to be careful with it." + +Alex nodded with excitement and said, "Thanks, mum!" He and his friends had a turn on the swing and everyone had a great time. +Once upon a time, there was a loyal dog. His name was Spot. Spot loved to follow his master around all day. + +One day, Spot followed his master through a cornfield. Spot chased a butterfly deep into the cornfield. He was so focused on chasing the butterfly that he got lost! + +Spot started to get scared. He tried to follow the sound of his master's voice but he could not find his way back. Suddenly, his master's voice came from deep in the cornfield. Spot's ears pricked up and he happily followed his master's voice. + +His master came up to Spot and said "Oh there you are Spot! You're such a loyal dog. Let's go home!" Spot was so happy to follow his master back home. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Lucy. She wanted to find a purple gorilla. Unfortunately, there were none in her town. + +One day, Lucy was walking through the forest and she saw something purple and furry. She said to herself, "It must be a purple gorilla!" + +But when she got closer, she realized it was only a big purple teddy bear. She was disappointed and said, "Where is my purple gorilla?" + +Then she heard a voice from behind her. "I'm here!", said the gorilla. + +Lucy was so surprised. She couldn't believe her eyes. There was a real purple gorilla standing in front of her. + +The purple gorilla said, "You were looking for me, weren't you? I knew you'd find me!" + +Lucy was so happy. She gave the gorilla a big hug and they became friends. They spent the rest of the day playing and having fun together. +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Susy who was super excited about something. She kept saying: "I have to go find something so exciting, I can't wait!" She set off on her journey with her teddy bear close behind her. + +Susy soon came across a mysterious, dark cave. She hesitated for a moment, but then decided she couldn't let the mystery stop her. She went inside the cave and suddenly her teddy bear started acting a bit strange, jumping around and making crazy noises. It almost seemed like it was trying to prevent her from going any deeper into the cave. + +But Susy was determined and decided to ignore what her teddy bear was trying to tell her. She pressed on and soon encountered something magical - it was a big purple dragon! Susy was scared at first, but after she looked closer it seemed like he actually wanted a hug. To her surprise, when they hugged, the dragon lit up in magical colors, and Susy felt like she had unlocked a secret power. + +The mysterious cave and the surprise hug from the dragon had prevented her from missing out on the most magical experience of her life. From that day forward Susy knew the power of hugs was something special and magical. +Once upon a time, there were two little birds called Polly and Anne. Polly loved to store things in her nest, while Anne liked to explore the world with her friends. + +One day, Anne came to visit Polly and said, "I want to store my love in your nest, so that it can be safe and powerful." + +Polly smiled, “Love is powerful, so it needs to be shared, not stored! You can share your love with your friends, your family and anyone around you.†+ +Anne tucked that thought into her heart and flew away. + +The moral of the story is that love is more powerful when it is shared. When we share what we have with others, everyone's lives will be filled with joy and happiness. +Once there was a boy. He had a mommy and a daddy. He loved to watch them cook and he wanted to learn how to cook, too. So one day, his mom and dad showed him how to make popcorn. He was very excited and filled a pot with popcorn. + +He turned on the stove and put the popcorn on top. After waiting a few minutes, he could hear the popcorn popping. It sounded yummy and he couldn't wait to try it. But when he tried to take it off the stove, it was too hot. + +He dropped the popcorn and it spilled all over the kitchen. His mommy and daddy were very angry and told him that he couldn't try to cook again until he was a bit older. He was very sad. No more yummy popcorn for him! +Mario loved to cook and he wanted to make the best spaghetti ever. He took all the ingredients he needed and cooked all day. When time came to serve the spaghetti, it tasted great! But Mario wanted to improve it to make it even better. + +That night, Mario put all his ingredients into a big pot and started cooking again. He cooked and stirred the spaghetti until it was finally ready. When he tried it, he was amazed! It tasted even better than before. + +Mario couldn't wait to show off his huge and tasty spaghetti. He called over all his friends and family and served them. Everyone loved the spaghetti and they praised Mario. They all asked him how he had improved the taste. + +Mario said with a smile, “I cooked it and stirred it with love.†+Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Lucy. She was curious and loved to explore. One sunny day, she went for a walk in the forest. She heard a loud bell and it made her curious. Lucy followed the sound of the bell until she found a small house. It was an old house and it gave her a funny feeling. She decided to stay and explore. + +Lucy stepped inside the house. It smelled funny and she was scared. She heard the bell ringing again. Lucy followed the sound until she found a big bell in the corner of the room. The bell made her even more scared, but she was still curious. + +Lucy moved closer to the bell, looking around the room. Suddenly, something grabbed her and she screamed. Then, a voice said, “You can remain here forever!†Lucy was so scared, she cried and screamed. But it was no use, she had to remain in the house forever. + +The End +Sammy was sad. He had a pink calendar that he wanted to give his best friend as a gift. When he went to give his friend the present, his friend already had a calendar. Sammy was so disappointed that he didn't want to give it anymore. He sadly took the calendar and ran away. + +Meanwhile, his best friend Fudge had a plan to make Sammy happy again. She ran after him and when she finally caught up she told Sammy: “I don't need two calendars, I want to give you a hug instead!†Sammy was so happy that he hugged Fudge and they both smiled. + +From that day on, Sammy and Fudge decided always to give each other pink calendars and hugs whenever they had a problem, so that they could both feel better. +Jim was about to have a lot of fun. He put on his most attractive outfit and ran outside. He wanted to pretend to be something he had never been before. + +When Jim got outside he saw his friends playing together. He said, “Hi everyone! What are we pretending to be today?†+ +His friends giggled and said, “Let's pretend to be whales! We can all make funny sounds and move like whales.†+ +Jim thought this sounded like a lot of fun. He put his hands on his stomach and started to “breathe†like a whale. His friends laughed and joined in. + +All of a sudden, Jim heard a loud noise. He stopped what he was doing and looked up. In the sky he saw a huge whale flying by! Everyone gasped. Jim knew his whale pretending had paid off. +Once upon a time, Milly and her mommy were walking in the park. Milly was wearing her favorite scarf, it was bright and colorful. + +Suddenly, Milly saw a terrible animal on the ground. She was scared, and quickly ran to her mommy. + +Milly's mommy calmly asked her: "What do you think we should do?" + +Milly thought for a moment and said: "Let's act brave?" + +Milly's mommy agreed and together they moved closer to the animal. But before they got close, the animal ran away. + +Milly was relieved and happy, but then she noticed her scarf was gone, the animal had stolen it. + +Milly was very upset and started to cry. Her mommy tried to comfort her, but nothing worked. + +At that moment, Milly realized that sometimes brave actions can be terrible. +Once upon a time, there was a fox. He was very fragile, so he was careful of things, but he was also very curious. One day, he wanted to explore a new area but his friends refused to come along. He didn't give up, instead, he decided to go on his own. He stepped very lightly and explored carefully, so he wouldn't get hurt. He saw all sorts of things: beautiful flowers, colourful birds and more. He was learning so much! But then, he suddenly heard a loud noise and he ran off as fast as he could. He got home safe but he knew he wouldn't be able to explore that area anymore, so he just stayed close to home after that. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl who loved dressing up. She had a purple skirt and she loved it. + +One day, the little girl decided to go on an adventure. She set off in her purple skirt, feeling excited. + +On her journey she came upon a river. It was wide and seemed to fill up the whole world. + +The little girl stopped and looked into the water, admiring the beautiful purple reflections of her skirt. + +Suddenly, a friendly frog hopped out of the river and said, "Hello! What are you doing here?" + +The little girl looked at him with a smile and replied, "I am setting off on an adventure!" + +The frog smiled and said, "Then I wish you two the best! You will have a wonderful time!" + +The little girl thanked the frog and, feeling happy, set off on her adventure. She never forgot the beautiful purple reflections from her skirt. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy. His name was Matt. He was very compassionate. Matt was playing in the park, when he found a shiny egg. He couldn't believe it! He held the egg, and asked his mom what he should do. + +"What a beautiful egg!" said Mom. "I think you should look after it." + +Matt smiled, and nodded. He took it home and kept it safe in a special basket. He was very careful and took good care of the egg. + +Every day, he talked to the egg and gave it lots of love. He even sang to it, but he couldn't understand why nothing happened. + +One day, the egg started to shine very brightly. It felt like it was saying thank you. Matt was so happy and hugged it tightly. + +From that day on, Matt was so kind and compassionate with the egg. He knew it was smiling inside. +Once upon a time, there were two best friends. They were Joey and Hannah. They loved to play together. Every day, they would go to the park. One day, they were playing when they heard a whisper coming from the trees. The whisper said, "Who wants some lotion?" + +At first Joey and Hannah were scared. They didn't know who was talking. Soon, though, they realised it was their lazy neighbour, Mr Smith. He had a jar of lotion and was offering it to them. + +"No thank you," said Joey. "I don't like lotion." + +But Hannah wasn't so sure. She asked Mr Smith, "What will the lotion do?" + +Mr Smith smiled. "It will make your skin feel soft." + +That sounded like a great idea! So Hannah took some lotion. She beamed with joy as she rubbed it all over her arms. + +Joey and Hannah thanked Mr Smith and ran off to the park to play. They both felt so soft and happy afterwards. +Once upon a time, there was a family of five. They included mummy, daddy, Jake, Jack and Jill. Jake, Jack, and Jill were all going to a new school. It was a huge school, and all the children were excited! + +The family got out of the car and gazed up at the school. It was colossal! + +Mummy said, “Ok children, it’s time to scatter and find your new classrooms!†+ +The three brothers and sisters said goodbye and went off in different directions. They were all looking for their classroom and not sure which one it was. + +Then Jake saw a sign outside a door and he yelled, “Hey, I found it! It’s in here!†+ +They opened the door and saw a big room full of desks and chairs. This was it! The three children hugged each other and ran inside. + +They said, “This school is huge. But we’re excited to start!†+ +The adventure was just beginning. Little did they know, school was going to be even more fun than they had ever imagined! +Once upon a time there was a little girl called Alice who loved to carry nice things around. One day she wanted to go to a party. She excitedly ran to her mum and asked, "Can I go to the party?" Alice's mum said, "Yes, but you have to put on your beautiful dress." Alice was delighted and quickly put on her beautiful dress and ran to the party. + +At the party, she wanted to carry lots of things around like balloons, toys, and yummy treats. Everywhere Alice went she made people smile with the things she carried. She was so happy that she was enjoying her beautiful party. + +Alice ran around the garden until she came across her grandpa. Grandpa said, "Alice, why don't you carry this old toy to the party?" Alice was excited and carried the old toy to the party. + +Alice enjoyed the party and she carried lots of things around, making people happy. Everyone at the party thought Alice was beautiful in her dress and they all had a wonderful time. +One day a young boy noticed an elderly lady walking down his street. He wanted to help her, so he ran to catch up with her. She was walking so slowly that it was easy for him to catch up. + +When he reached her, the boy noticed that she had dropped her sack of carrots. He picked them up, and she thanked him for his help. She was very kind, and he wanted to rescue her. + +So, he offered to carry the sack of carrots home for her. She happily accepted, so they continued their walk down the street together. + +When they reached her house, he returned her carrots, and she was so happy. She thanked him again and gave him a big hug. He felt very happy that he could rescue an elderly lady. +Once there was a lucky little boy called Dan. Dan wanted to become a baker and use his favourite ingredient, dough. He was so excited about his plan that he asked for help from his parents. + +Dan's mum handed him a measuring tool and said, "Let's measure the dough correctly". Dan was thrilled and took the tool to measure the dough. He carefully scooped the dough into the measuring tool and it filled up the cup perfectly. + +The next day, Dan said, "I'm feeling so lucky mum and dad. I'm going to make a cake". His parents didn't say anything but Dan could see the twinkle in their eyes. He was excited to create his masterpiece. + +He mixed the dough and added his favourite decorations. When the cake was finished and baked, Dan invited his parents to the kitchen to see his creation. His mum and dad had some doubt, but when they tried it, they realized how talented their son was. With a huge smile, his mum said, "You are so lucky, Dan. You made a delicious cake!" +Once upon a time there was a white tank in a field. It was very big and shiny. The sun was shining brightly and the white tank shone in the light. + +One day a little girl called Sam visited the field. She saw the big white tank and ran over to it. She touched it's glossy surface and looked around. Sam suddenly heard a voice. + +"Hello, who's there?" asked the voice. + +Sam was scared for a moment. Then she noticed a little face peeking out from the top of the tank. It was a little white bear. + +"My name is Sam. What's yours?" asked Sam. + +The little white bear smiled. "My name is Fluffy." he said. + +Every day Sam visited the field to see Fluffy. Together they played in the sunshine and the white tank shone in the light. +Once upon a time, there was a tiny mouse named Mia. One day Mia was walking through the woods, when she heard a loud noise. She was frightened! + +Mia looked up and saw a big cat. The cat had huge yellow eyes and a long, furry tail. The cat said, "Hi there, little mouse. Can I pinch your paw?". + +Mia was very scared. She shook her head and said, "No, please don't pinch my paw. I don't want to be pinched!". + +The cat smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't pinch your paw. I'm just curious to see what it looks like." Mia thought for a moment, then said, "Ok, you can look at my paw". The cat leaned in and carefully examined Mia's paw. + +When it was finished, the cat thanked Mia for letting him look at her paw. Then he said, "You're a brave little mouse. Goodbye." Mia waved goodbye as the cat walked away. + +Ever since that day, Mia has been a little less frightened when she walks through the woods. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Mae. Mae loved to play outside with her friends, but she also enjoyed spending time with her mom. One day, Mae and her mom sat together near the fireplace. Mae asked her mom if she could have some cocoa. + +"Sure," said her mom. + +Mae was so excited. She watched as her mom gently stirred the cocoa in the pot. + +Suddenly, Mae told a lie. She said, "I don't want to eat my cocoa. I don't like it." + +Her mom looked at her quietly and sighed. + +"Mae," she said, "you'd better be careful what you say. If you keep lying, nobody will believe the truth when you need it the most." + +Mae thought about her mom's words for a moment and then promised to never lie again. + +That day, Mae learned a valuable lesson. She understood that telling lies wasn't the way to get what she wanted. From that day forward, she always told the truth. +Molly was a small girl who loved to explore the world. One day, she was playing in the garden and saw a fence. She was curious and decided to peek through the fence. + +Suddenly, Molly heard a voice call her. She was so nervous that she ran back to her mommy. She told her mommy that she heard a voice calling her. + +Her mommy told her not to worry and that it must have been the wind. But Molly wasn't convinced. She looked back at the fence and saw a few birds gathered around. They were calling to each other. + +Molly was relieved and smiled. She learned a valuable lesson that day, that sometimes the things that we find the most scary might not be so bad after all. +Once there was a very intelligent rabbit. Every day the rabbit went to the forest to gain some food for himself. One day, he noticed a small thumb in the dirt. At first he was frightened, but then he thought it was very curious. He decided to pick it up and see what would happen. + +When the rabbit touched the thumb, something amazing happened. He suddenly felt smarter! With his newfound intelligence, the rabbit was able to find a lot more food in the forest. + +Soon, the rabbit was very happy. He learned all sorts of new things and became even more intelligent than before. With his newfound intelligence, the rabbit was the smartest in the forest. + +The rabbit was so grateful for the thumb he had found. He thanked the thumb every day for he knew this amazing thing had changed his life forever. +Once upon a time, there was a very famous bear. He had a special magic that let him rest on other animals' shoulders. + +One day, he decided to take a rest on a horse's shoulder. As soon as he dropped down, the horse started to trot. But the bear kept sleeping, enjoying his rest. + +As they rode, they passed through a village. People cheered when they saw the sleeping bear. The horse felt proud that the famous bear was taking a rest on his shoulder. + +When the horse stopped, the bear woke up and thanked the horse for the rest. Then he said goodbye and went on his way. Everyone in the village had enjoyed watching the famous bear take a rest on the horse's shoulder. +John was a fit boy who loved to spend time in the field. He especially loved running around and feeling the sun on his face. One day, he went to the field with his parents. While his parents sat and talked, John wandered around and looked at the flowers. + +John heard a voice. “Hi there,†said the voice. He looked around and saw a frog, hopping around the field. + +John asked, “What are you doing here?†+ +The frog said, “I am spending time in this field. I like hopping around here.†+ +John said, “That sounds fun. Can I join you?†+ +The frog said, “Sure. Join me!†+ +John laughed and started chasing the frog around the field. They played until they were both tired. + +John and the frog said goodbye and the frog hopped back home. John went back to his parents with a big smile on his face. He had had a lot of fun spending time in the field. +Once upon a time there was a girl. She loved to dance and tap her feet. One day, the girl wanted to find a special gift. She searched high and low, until she saw something in a store. It was a shiny flute! The girl was so excited and she ran home fast. + +Once she was home, the girl went to her room and entered. She put the flute to her lips and made a great sound. She was surprised at the sweet music coming from the flute. She kept playing and soon, the whole room was filled with the magical sound of the flute. + +The girl felt so happy. She danced around her room with the flute in her hand. From that day on, the girl would play the flute every day. She loved how the flute made her feel, and it always put a smile on her face. + +The girl was so proud of the great sound she could make with her flute and she enjoyed it very much. She even taught her little brother to play the flute, and now it was the family’s favorite thing to do together. + +The End. +Once there was a little girl named Cara who discovered the most wonderful discovery - clay! It was original, colorful, and the possibilities were endless. + +Cara was so excited when she found the clay that she grabbed some up and quickly ran home. As soon as she entered the front door, she started to cry - her mom was holding a big bucket of clay without any of the original color. + +Cara's mom smiled and said, "Don't cry, sweetheart. Just wait and see what I can do with this wonderful clay." + +Cara stopped for a moment and wondered what her mom had in store. She waited anxiously until her mom was finished. Cara was amazed to see what her mom had created with the clay. It was a beautiful, original sculpture that truly captured Cara's creative eye. + +Cara was so proud of her mom's work and she couldn't help but continue to cry tears of joy. She realized that her mom was truly gifted and could create anything from a single piece of clay. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lilly. She was very sad because she had a cold, and it made her feel sick. She could not play and she wanted to heal. Her mom had an idea to make her feel better: She gave Lilly a big lollipop. + +Lilly smiled with delight and started eating the lollipop. It made the cold go away and made her feel better. She felt glad. + +But then, Lilly accidentally dropped the lollipop on the floor and it broke! She started crying again. + +But then, her mom had another idea to make her feel better: she hugged Lilly and said, "Don't worry, I will heal you." Lilly felt better right away and was very glad. + +The end. +Once upon a time, there was a man. He had a cane, and he liked to take it for a walk. One day, he walked and walked, until he tripped and fell. His cane fell too. He was scared, but he wanted to get his cane back. He opened his eyes and saw his cane, not too far away. He was very happy and thankful. He picked up his cane and walked away. + +The next day, the man took his cane for another walk. This time, he was careful, and he didn't fall. He opened the door of his house, and he didn't forget his cane. He was so happy to have it, and he never forgot it again. +Once upon a time, there were two best friends. They were visiting an enormous restaurant. + +The first best friend said "Wow! This restaurant is enormous!". + +The second best friend said "Yes, it sure is big! I admire it!" + +The first best friend said "Me too!" + +They both admired the huge restaurant. They looked up at the walls and the ceiling - they were very impressed. + +The second best friend said "This restaurant is so cool!" + +The first best friend said "Yes, it sure is!" + +They stood there and admired the restaurant for a long time. Finally, they had to head home. + +The second best friend said "Bye restaurant! We admire you!" + +The first best friend said "Bye! We'll visit you again soon!" + +And so, the two best friends went home, happy that they had been able to admire the enormous restaurant. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Tina. Tina was very curious and loved playing make-believe. One day, she requested a big bookcase to complete her make-believe world. So, her parents bought her a fake bookcase from the store. + +When the bookcase arrived, Tina was very excited and wanted to show it to her friends. She asked her parents to go with her to her friend’s house. They agreed, and went off together with the bookcase in tow. + +When they got there, Tina knocked on the door. Her friend’s mom answered and Tina said, “Look! I have a bookcase! It’s very big and it’s so cool.†Tina’s friend’s mom said, “It looks amazing! Can I touch it?†+ +Tina said, “Of course you can!†So the friend’s mom stroked the fake bookcase and said it had a great texture. Tina smiled proudly and said, “My parents got it for me, because I requested it!†Everyone laughed and enjoyed playing with the bookcase together. + +And that’s the story of how Tina got her fake bookcase! +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Bob. Bob was honest and kind. Every day, Bob would take a walk through the village. He wanted to go see the parade. + +One day, Bob noticed that the parade was different. It was much more colourful than before. Bob was very happy. He thought it was the best parade ever! + +But as the parade went on, Bob noticed something strange. He saw people who were being mean and nasty. They were not being honest. Everyone was unhappy with this change. + +Suddenly, Bob had a good idea. He called out to the people around him. All the people joined him and started to laugh and play together. + +The parade was more fun than it was before. Everyone had a good time and was happy. Bob's honest and kind behaviour had changed the parade for the better. + +Bob teaches us that no matter what, be honest and kind! +Tommy was feeling sick. His mom put her hand on his forehead and said "You don't feel too hot. I'm going to get a thermometer so we can know how high your temperature is." + +Mom got up and went to the kitchen. She came back with a small thermometer. She put it underneath Tommy's arm and said "Wait here for a minute, I need to know how hot you are." + +After a few minutes, Mom looked at the thermometer and said "Your temperature is a little high. We better go to the doctor to make sure you get better faster." + +Tommy smiled and said excitedly, "Yay, a doctor!" + +Mom smiled and said, "Yes, sweetie. A doctor will help you feel better faster. Now let's go!" + +They got in the car, and off they went to the doctor to make sure Tommy felt better. +Once upon a time, a mommy bear and a baby bear were walking through the forest. Suddenly, baby bear heard a loud noise coming from behind them. Mommy bear turned around and saw a big, hungry wolf! "Let's sign so the wolf won't follow us!", said Mommy bear. + +So Mommy bear and baby bear started running and signing at the same time. The hungry wolf was still following close behind but baby bear had an idea. Baby bear suddenly stopped running and started singing a song. The wolf looked around and stopped to listen. Mommy bear and baby bear kept singing and the wolf slowly started walking away. + +When the wolf was far away, Mommy bear and baby bear stopped singing. They hugged each other and ran home. Mommy bear thanked baby bear for helping them escape from the hungry wolf. They both laughed and hugged. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a clumsy black bear. One day, he decided to go to a party. On his way to the party, he tried to run fast but he kept falling over and tumbling away. Every time he tried to run, he ended up rolling on the ground. + +Finally, he arrived at the party. He saw some other bears dancing and having a good time. He wanted to join in the fun but felt too clumsy and shy. He was about to turn away when one of the dancing bears noticed him. + +The bear said, "Hey, black bear! Why don't you come and dance with us?" + +The black bear thought for a moment, then nervously took a few steps forward. He was hesitant at first but then he started to feel more confident and dance around with the other bears. Everyone had a lot of fun! + +After a while, the party finished but the black bear had the biggest smile on his face. He was happy he had taken the chance to join in the fun. From that day on, the clumsy black bear was no longer too shy to join in the dancing. +Once there was a squirrel who wanted to go on an adventure. He wanted to climb up high, so he started to climb the side of the tree. The squirrel was very quiet. He was so quiet that he did not make any noise at all. He was careful and focused on his mission. + +The squirrel slowly made his way up the side of the tree, slipping and sliding along the bark. He looked around and enjoyed the view of the forest from so far up. + +Eventually, he made it to the top. He was so excited to have reached the top that he jumped and played around in the branches. + +He had completed his mission! And what a fun climb it had been. +Once upon a time, there was a bridge. It crossed a river that was always sparkling and bright. Everyone who crossed the bridge was happy. + +One day, a duck walked across the bridge. The sun was warm, and the duck was hot. The duck decided to jump into the river to cool down. + +The duck floated and splashed in the water until it was dry. Then the duck shook off the water and looked around. All the animals were happy to see the duck. They all ran across the bridge and joined the duck in the river. + +The animals had fun in the river all day. When it was time to go home, they all dried off and crossed the bridge. They were all still happy. + +The End. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Emma. Emma was so restless; she wanted to go on a vacation. So, her parents decided to take her to the beach. + +When they arrived, they all got out of the car and walked down to the beach. Emma was so excited and could not wait to explore. She happily ran around, searching for seashells. + +The sun was so bright and it made the ocean sparkle. Emma pointed and said, "Look how pretty!" + +Suddenly, Emma noticed a huge whale out in the ocean. It was displaying its fins and Emma clapped in amazement. She was so happy that she couldn't help but laugh and smile. + +Emma and her family stayed at the beach all day, and when it was time to go back home, Emma was so sad to leave. She had the best vacation day ever! +Jim was feeling very upset. He had been to school all day and was now going home. Jim was sad because he wanted something to change. + +On the way home, Jim saw something he had never seen before; a park! It was so exciting! Jim couldn’t believe it. + +Jim went in to the park and he saw lots of fun things to do; lots of slides, swings and even a pond with fishes. Jim was so happy! + +Jim decided to stay at the park all day. He felt so much better and he really enjoyed it! + +When Jim got home he was not sad anymore. Everything had changed and he was so glad he had gone to the park. +Once upon a time, there was an enormous leopard. He lived in the jungle and was very happy. One day, he decided to invite his friends over for a party. He sent out invitations to all the animals in the jungle. + +The party was great! All the animals came and had a lot of fun. They played games and ate yummy food. Everyone had a wonderful time. + +When it was time for the animals to go home, the leopard asked them to come back and visit soon. Everyone said yes and waved goodbye. + +The leopard was glad to have made so many friends. He said goodbye to all of them and knew he would see them again soon. The party was a great success and everyone was happy! +Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved jelly. Every morning she would have a big bowl of it for breakfast. + +One day she decided to go to the store and buy some more jelly. She was so excited. When she got to the store she saw a big jar of mild jelly. She quickly grabbed it, paid for it and ran back home. + +Once she was back home she opened the jar of jelly and the smell was so nice. She remembered how good it tastes and started to eat. She ate some in the morning, some at lunch and some in the afternoon and it was all gone. + +The little girl was so happy and remembered the jelly every day. She still loves eating it and it's her favourite food. +The sun shone down on a small boy playing in the park. His stomach was grumbling and he felt uncomfortable. He looked around and saw a mark in the sand by the swing. He knew it was a good place and he started to dig. + +The boy kept digging until he saw something shining in the sand. It was too big to carry so he started to pull it out. It was heavy, but he kept tugging until he had it free. The boy was very excited, but suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. + +The boy felt worse and worse. He put a hand on his stomach and felt a bump. The pain kept getting worse, until the boy couldn't stand up anymore. He lay down in the sand and started to cry. + +The boy's mother was running towards him. But it was too late. The bad thing he had found in the sand was making him very, very uncomfortable. He looked at his mother and said his last words: "Mark". +Once upon a time, there were two chubby friends who loved to drink cocoa. Every morning and night, they would order cocoa from the cafe. + +One night, the two friends went to the cafe to order cocoa. But, their favourite waiter was not there! They asked the other waiter, but he said he didn't know how to make cocoa. + +The friends were sad but they thought of a plan. They got some cocoa powder and milk and made their own cocoa. They enjoyed a delicious cup of hot cocoa that night. + +From then on, the two chubby friends were always ready to order coco from the cafe - or from each other! +The sun was shining and the sky was blue. The ground was wet from rain the night before. Little Susan jumped and laughed, feeling free. + +As the day went by, she thought of what fun things she could do. She thought of fireworks and she knew it would be a blast. She ran to the store to get some but when she got there, they were all sold out! + +Little Susan was so sad. She knew she had to wait for another chance. She went home and waited for the night to fall. + +At last, it was night time! Little Susan ran outside and saw the night sky lighting up with lots and lots of firework. She smiled with joy and continued to look up at the sky. Suddenly, the night air suddenly felt much wetter than before. Little Susan heard thunder and she knew it was going to rain. + +Little Susan smiled. Even though she couldn't get the fireworks she wanted, she was still excited to see what was going to happen. She laughed as the rain started and watched as the sky lit up with a beautiful show of fireworks. The wet night made the fireworks even brighter. Little Susan was filled with joy, the wait was worth it! +Once there was a little girl called Lucy. She liked to play with her blocks. Blocks were her favourite toy - she loved to build towers and bridges with them. + +One day, Lucy was playing with her blocks when something magical happened! She suddenly heard a gentle voice from the blocks. It said: "Spread us around the world!" + +Lucy was amazed! She carefully picked up the blocks and started to spread them around the room. She put some blocks on the table, some on the floor and some on the windowsill. Then she ran around the room, spreading her blocks everywhere. + +When she finished, the blocks looked beautiful in their new positions. They sparkled and twinkled as if they were happy. Lucy had done a wonderful thing - she had made a special room with her gentle blocks! +Once there was a little girl named Rachel. She had an orange ball. It was her favorite toy. + +One day, Rachel went to the park with her mom. At the park, Rachel put her orange ball at a very special point. + +"What are you doing, Rachel?" asked her mom. + +Rachel said, "I'm going to serve the orange ball. It's a game I made up!" + +Rachel's mom smiled, "Well, okay. Then let's see you do it!" + +Rachel happily served the orange ball. She threw it up high and then hit it with her hand. It went over a fence and Rachel had to chase it in the grass. She laughed as she ran after it. + +Finally, Rachel served the ball and caught it safely in her hands. She smiled and said, "That was lots of fun!" + +Rachel's mom said, "That was a great game, sweetie! Let's do it again soon." + +And so Rachel and her mom had lots of fun serving the orange ball at the park. +Once upon a time, there was a brave little girl. She had long, dark hair and she loved to look up at the sky. One day, she decided she wanted to fly up in the clouds. + +So, the brave little girl went to find a jet. She looked and she looked, but all the jets she saw were way too big. Then, she noticed a small, dark jet hidden in the trees. + +The brave little girl decided to see if she could fly the jet. She hopped up in the jet and pressed some buttons. Suddenly, the jet started to take off! It shot up in the sky and took the brave little girl on an amazing adventure! She flew through the bright blue sky and saw all sorts of wonderful things. + +When the brave little girl was ready, she decided to come back down to the ground. She glided down through the clouds, and safely landed the jet. + +The brave little girl had proved that anyone can do anything, if they just believe. She smiled and waved goodbye to her dark jet as she walked off into the sunset. +Once there was a mom and a 3 year old girl. The mom wanted to take the girl to the beach. She was so excited about going! The girl put on her swimsuit and sunscreen. Then, mom and the girl headed to the beach. + +When they arrived, the girl saw the ocean. She was amazed. The surf was huge! She wanted to learn how to surf. But, mom didn't think the little girl was ready. + +Mom told the girl to stay close and play in the sand. The girl felt a little upset, but she managed to have fun in the sand and look at the waves. + +The little girl kept watching the surfers. She wanted to surf so badly! She asked her mom one more time and mom said she should keep trying, and one day she would manage to get in the ocean. +Once upon a time there was a girl called Ella. She loved animals, especially dolphins. One day when Ella was walking along the beach, she heard a strange noise. + +Ella walked closer to the noise and saw two dolphins playing happily together. She wanted to join in the fun, but was too scared to do so. + +"I'll just guess what they want to do" she said softly to herself. So Ella started swimming and showing the dolphins some tricks. But the dolphins just kept swimming away. + +Ella was so sad and sorry. She had tried her best, but the dolphins had not enjoyed her attempts. + +The moral of the story is that the best thing you can do when you want to do something new is to ask for help. Ella should have asked for help, then the dolphins would have had fun with her instead. +Once there was a little girl who loved playing on the computer. She was very comfortable in her home and had lots of fun exploring the internet. Her favourite thing to do was drive in the car and go to the park. + +At the park she would climb the tall slide, swing on the swings and go down the slippery slide. She had so much fun running around! + +When the little girl got tired, she and her mum would grab a picnic blanket and sit in the sun. The little girl would take out her computer and play some of her favourite online games and watch movies. + +Even when the weather was colder, the little girl was still able to play on her computer at the park. She had a cozy blanket and a comfy chair and would have just as much fun playing games as if she were sitting in her bedroom. + +The little girl would always take a snack and a drink with her to the park whenever she went, so that she would have enough energy to play on her computer and explore the outdoors. +The sun was smilin' and the birds were singin', but inside the gloomy cage it was quiet. A little mouse scurried around the empty floor. He squeaked and looked around. + +Suddenly, he heard a voice. The voice said "Hi". The mouse stopped in surprise. He had never heard a voice before. + +He timidly came closer. From behind the bars he saw a big, colourful parrot lookin' out. The parrot said "What's your name?". The mouse was too scared to speak. + +The parrot said "It's okay. I won't hurt you, I just want to be your friend". The mouse swallowed nervously and said "My name is Nibble". The parrot smiled and said "My name is Good Bird". + +The mouse and the parrot became best friends and the gloomy cage became a brighter place. They talked and played all day, and soon the little mouse wasn't so scared anymore. +One evening, Jack and his mommy were sitting at the kitchen table. + +"I'm dependent on you," his mommy said, looking him in the eye. + +Jack nodded, not really understanding all of the big words that his mommy was using, but he liked when his mommy talked to him, no matter if he understood or not. + +"I'm ordering you to do this," his mommy said, handing him a note. + +Jack took the note and looked at it with a puzzled expression on his face. + +"It's important," his mommy continued. "It's a promise to stay dependable. Even when it's hard." + +The next day, Jack was playing at the park when his friend Jen looked at him in surprise. + +"Hey Jack!" she said. "Look what I just got!" + +She held up a new bike and proudly told him that she worked hard and saved up to get it. Jack thought about the note from his mommy and smiled. He knew exactly what he had to do. He was going to work hard so that he could get his own bike one day too! +Once there was a little girl who was very excited. She was waiting at the bus stop with her parents. Suddenly, a bus appeared. It was big and yellow. The little girl was happy to see it. + +When the bus pulled up, the driver was very helpful. He helped the girl and her parents get on. Everyone said, "Thank you!" + +Once they were seated, the bus started to drive. The girl looked out the window and watched the world go by. They passed trees and fields, houses and farms. + +The bus finally pulled into the girl's town. They got off and thanked the driver again. The driver said, "You're welcome!" and waved goodbye. The girl and her parents were so happy to be home. +There was once a toast that was red. It didn't look like any other toasts in the house. One morning, Mommy put the toast in the toaster and watched as it slowly became red. After it popped up, Mommy replaced it with a new one. She spread butter and jam on both toasts and put them on the plate. + +The little boy was very happy to see the two red toasts. He picked up one toast and took a big bite. He decided that the red toast was the best! He ate both toasts and asked Mommy if they could have red toast every day. Mommy said they would see. + +That night, when Mommy wanted to make toast for breakfast, she replaced the plain toast with three red toasts. The little boy was so excited when he saw the red toasts in the morning. He happily ate all the red toasts and was very happy. + +And that was the story of the red toast. No matter what kind of toast Mommy makes, the little boy always wants red toast. It's become his favorite! +Once upon a time there were two friends named Flo and Jax. Flo wanted to design a special job for them both to do. Jax said it was a silly idea and that he wasn’t interested. Flo felt embarrassed and wished Jax would listen. + +The next day Flo tried again to get Jax to design a job. She had a plan to make it a fun game but Jax still didn’t want to listen. Flo was very sad and kept asking but Jax just wouldn’t change his mind. + +Then one day Flo had an idea. She showed Jax two different plans for the job. Jax chose the one he liked and soon they were happily designing the job together. + +In the end, Flo and Jax had a great time. Flo was no longer embarrassed and they both realised that sometimes it’s good to listen to your friends and try new things. +Once upon a time there was a small boy named Tom. Tom was a very obedient child and he liked to help his mama. One day, Tom's mama decided it was time for him to be brave and try something new. She asked Tom to pick out a mystery box from the shelves. + +Tom was a bit scared, but he wanted to show his mom he was brave, so he walked over and decided on the box with the funny shapes. He carried the box back to the counter and was surprised when he opened it up. + +Inside the box was a kite! Tom was so excited. His mama smiled and thanked him for being so brave and obedient. Tom was so happy he had made the right decision! + +Tom was very proud of himself for being brave enough to pick out the mystery box and try something new. Ever since that day, Tom has been a lot more adventurous and has always remained obedient. He learned a valuable lesson that day - it's important to be brave and try new things! +One day, Alex and his family went to the ranch. They were so excited to play and explore. But when they got there it was terrible. The ranch was all dried up and there was nothing to see or do. + +Alex saw a spot of grass and decided to play there. He made lots of imaginary adventures and had so much fun. He chased butterflies and collected rocks. He even ran around and danced on the grass! + +Eventually, it was time to go home. Alex was sad to leave the ranch, but he was glad to return home. He had a great day and would never forget his day at the ranch. +One day there was a boy who wanted to go to the sea. He put on his swimming suit and he ran out of his house and up to the beach. He smiled when he saw the big blue sea and he waved his hands in the air. He was so excited. + +He went into the water and splashed around for a little while. He saw some fish swimming around and he waved his hands at them too. + +Soon he was a very successful swimmer. He got out of the water and smiled. He waved goodbye to the sea and he was so happy. He had a successful day at the sea. +One day, Jimmy and Lucy were playing in the park. They were having so much fun! Lucy had a lotion with her. Jimmy asked her to share it. + +"Share?" Lucy said. +She looked lucky to have the lotion. + +Jimmy didn't like that. He asked her again, but she still said no. He grumbled and got angry. + +Jimmy wanted a little more. He grabbed the lotion from Lucy's hands and ran away. Lucy started to cry. + +Jimmy was happy with his prize. But suddenly, he heard a huge thump. He looked down and saw that he had stepped on a bee! The bee stung him. It was very painful. He had to go to the hospital. + +Jimmy learned his lesson. He should never have taken Lucy's lotion without her permission. +Once upon a time, there was a mighty radish. It would glow in the sun and fascinated everyone who saw it. Everyone nearby wanted to be able to make it their own, the radish glowed so brightly. + +One day, a sneaky bug crept up and grabbed the radish. It took off with the radish in its jaws and flew away with it. The bug was so fast that no one could catch it. The radish was never seen again. + +The people in the community were so sad, they had lost their mighty radish. They had no way of getting it back and they all mourned the loss of their special radish that glowed so brightly. The end. +Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Mia. She loved to sing and was always making up new and joyous songs. Every day she would sit in her backyard and sing away the afternoon. + +One day, Mia was playing with her fingers in the grass when she saw a strange, black creature. She was so frightened that she let out a little scream. But, to her surprise, the creature began to sing a beautiful melody in response. Mia was so relieved that she quickly joined in to sing along. + +As they kept singing, the creature moved closer and closer to Mia. Their voices blended together in a delightfully magical sound. When the song was over, Mia reached out her finger to touch the creature, and to her amazement, it was a tiny, baby bird. + +Mia was filled with joy and thanked the creature for bringing her such happiness. She continued to sing in her backyard for many more days thereafter, always hoping that the baby bird would come back to join in with her singing. +John lived in a small town. One day, he decided to go for a run in the nearby forest. He felt excited and free as he passed through the trees. Suddenly, he heard a strange sound. "What is that?" he thought. + +John stopped running and looked around. He saw an old man, standing in a clearing. The old man had a look of youth on his face but his eyes were scary. + +John cautiously asked him, "Who are you?" + +The old man replied, "I am the spirit of the forest. You may run here, but you must respect the land." + +John nodded and said, "I will do that. Thank you." Then, he carried on running, the sound of the old man still ringing in his ears. +The sun was shining in the sky and Little Joe was out playing in his garden. Suddenly, he heard a loud rumble in the sky and saw some dark clouds starting to form. Little Joe watched in amazement as the wind started to pick up and thunder began to roar. + +Little Joe's mom came out of the house and said, "Let's go inside, Joe. I think a storm is coming!" Little Joe was sad but he did what his mom said and followed her inside. + +The storm hit the town quickly and Little Joe watched in wonder as the thunder rattled the house and the rain pelted the windows. He heard his mom talking on the phone and she sounded worried. Little Joe didn't understand what she was saying but he saw the look on her face. + +The storm worsened quickly and soon the lights in the house went out. Little Joe was scared and he asked his mom, "What's happening?" + +His mom hugged him tight and said, "We are going to have to wait until the storm passes. Try not to worry, Joe." + +The storm continued for hours and when the morning came, there was total silence. Little Joe asked his mom what had happened and she sadly told him the storm had caused a lot of trouble. The town had been badly damaged and many homes had been destroyed. Little Joe was so sad and he never forgot the dark storm that had turned his happy day into a bad +Once upon a time there was a patch of blue. It was beautiful and it provided a place for children to play. One of the children was a little boy called Joe. Joe loved his blue patch and he spent many happy days playing there. + +One day, a large storm blew in. The winds were so strong that the blue patch disappeared into the sky. Joe was so sad. He had lost his beautiful blue patch. + +Joe's parents saw how sad he was and tried to provide him with a new patch, but nothing was as good as the one he had before. Nothing they did could make Joe feel better. + +Unfortunately, Joe's blue patch was gone forever. Joe was never able to replace it and he was never happy again. +Once upon a time, there was a delicate kangaroo who lived in the desert. It was very hot in the desert and the kangaroo had been playing in the sun all day so it became very hot. + +The kangaroo wanted to cool down so he hopped over to an oasis to take a dip. As he jumped in, he noticed that he was shrinking! Very quickly, he was the size of a small pebble. The kangaroo was very surprised and worried about how he would make it back home. + +Suddenly, he heard a voice which said, "Don't worry little kangaroo, I can help you!" He turned around and saw a small frog. The frog said, "Hop on my back and I'll take you home." + +The kangaroo was relieved and thanked the frog. He hopped onto the frog's back and they began their journey home. Before they knew it, they had arrived at the kangaroo's home. + +The kangaroo could not thank the frog enough. He said, "Thank you for bringing me home, I am so glad you found me!" The frog thanked the kangaroo and hopped off into the night. + +The kangaroo was so happy to be home safe and sound. From that day forward, he never forgot the frog's kindness and delicate care he had shown him. +Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was three years old and loved the evening. Every night her mom would spend time with her, playing games and telling stories. + +One night, the little girl was not ready when evening arrived. She waited and waited but was still getting ready when the evening was almost over. Her mom was getting frustrated, so she said she was too slow and must learn to prepare faster. + +The little girl was embarrassed and sad, so she vowed to never be late ever again. She prepared every night, even if she had nothing to do. Every evening, she started to prepare faster and faster. + +At first, things were okay, but soon the little girl was preparing so fast she was missing out on all the fun of the evening. She was so busy preparing, she didn't have time to enjoy her time with her mum. + +The moral of the story is to not prepare too fast. It's important to take time to enjoy life, even when things need to get done. +Once there was a father and his son, who was only 3 years old. They were out in a foggy forest, the fog was so thick that they couldn't see far ahead. It was getting dark, so they decided to take a break and set up a campfire to get warm. + +The father said to his son, "Let's do something special, something unique." +The son thought for a while and then said, "I know! I will do a bow to the fog." + +The father was proud of his son's idea, it was truly unique. So the 3 year old boy got down on the ground and bowed deeply to the fog. He stayed like that for a few seconds, until his father said, "Well done, son. You have shown the fog respect and that is a kind thing to do." + +The father was proud of his son, who was too small to understand the fog and all its mystery. But he knew that showing respect was the right thing to do, no matter how small he was. +The mom was getting ready to cook dinner. It smelled yummy! The little girl rubbed her eyes and said, "Can I help you mommy?" + +The mom smiled and said, "No, sweetheart, this is mommy's job. But you can go lay on your pillow for a bit and watch me cook." + +The little girl skipped off to her room and grabbed her pillow. She laid it on the floor and watched as her mommy cooked and sang. After a few minutes, the mommy stopped cooking and called out, "It is ready! Let's have a taste together." + +The little girl was so excited! She couldn't believe mommy was going to let her help. But when she got to the table, she saw her mommy had already started to eat. She was embarrassed and ran to her pillow. + +Her mommy understood and said, "Don't worry, next time I cook I'll let you help." The little girl smiled and hugged her pillow. Now she was even more excited to help cook next time! +Once upon a time, there were two friends: a little dog and a big cat. The little dog was happy and always had a smile on its face. The big cat was always unhappy and would always yawn. + +One day, the little dog found a letter in its house. It was gray, and the little dog was very excited. The big cat saw the letter and wanted it too. + +The little dog and big cat had a fight over the letter. They snarled and hissed at each other, and the little dog wouldn't give the big cat the letter. Finally, the big cat gave up, and they both felt sad. + +Then the little dog had an idea: it offered half of the letter to the big cat. The big cat was happy, and it stopped yawning! + +The lesson here is simple: it's better to share than to fight. Even if something is special to you, it's important to think of the other person too. +Talia and Liam were brother and sister and they were playing in the park. Talia found a beautiful purple flower and wanted to keep it. Liam didn't want to share the flower, so they started to quarrel. + +Talia shouted, “It’s mine!†+ +Liam said, “No! I want it!†+ +They wanted the flower so much that they started to fight. As a result, their mum got very angry and shouted at them. She said, “Go straight home!†+ +So Talia and Liam went home, feeling helpless and upset. + +When they got home, their mum decided to punish them. She said, “You can’t watch television anymore!†+ +Talia and Liam knew it was all because of their quarrel. They felt even more helpless and very sad. +Timmy was playing on the grass in the park. He was having so much fun. Then he saw something that made him stop. He started to walk closer and saw a big chest. He was curious and went to touch it. The chest was rough and Timmy liked it. + +He put his hand on the chest and pushed. He kicked it and it moved. Timmy was amazed and wanted to keep playing. He ran around it and kicked it over and over. + +Suddenly he stopped and heard a voice. It was a boy his age. He said, "Hey, why are you kicking my chest?" Timmy was scared but he answered, "It's so fun and so rough!" The boy smiled and said, "Do you want to be friends? We can kick it together!" + +Timmy was excited and said yes. The two boys laughed and kicked the chest until it was time for Timmy to go. He said goodbye to his new friend and waved. Then he ran to his house, still smiling from the rough chest fun. +Once upon a time there was a horse. He was happy and free, but one day he had a problem. His tire was broken! He tried everything to fix it, but nothing worked. + +The horse was so sad. But then he had an idea. He asked some of his animal friends to help him. Spider and Frog said they would try. They tried and they tried until they fixed the tire! + +The horse was so happy. He thanked them and said: "Thank you so much my friends! That was really nice of you." + +The animal friends laughed and said: "That was no problem - friends should always help each other out." + +The horse smiled and learned an important lesson. Whenever he saw something weird, he knew he could always ask his friends for help. He valued friendship more than ever. +Once upon a time, there was a very loyal robot. His name was Sparky. Sparky was always looking out for his friends. + +One day, Sparky and his friends were playing a game. It was a game where they could sign their names in the air. Sparky was so excited to show his friends how to do this. + +"Look!" Sparky said, signing his name with a flourish. "I can sign my name!" + +The other friends were excited too. They crowded around Sparky, eager to learn how to do it too. + +"Can you teach us, Sparky?" they asked. + +Sparky smiled, and said, "Yes, I'd be happy to. Just watch closely and copy me." + +Sparky then slowly signed his name for the others. He smiled proudly as he watched the others copy him. Soon, all his friends had learned how to sign their names. + +The robot's loyalty had been rewarded. His friends were now able to show how loyal they were too. And Sparky was even more loyal than before. +Once upon a time there was a little boy named Jack. One day he went to the garden to pick some radishes. He was so excited to get them! But when he got there, he was shocked. All the radishes were brown! He was so sad. + +He went to find his mom and said, "Mom, the radishes are brown". + +"Oh no, Jack!", his mom said. "Someone must have picked them before you. Let's try to find some more." + +Jack and his mom went looking for more radishes, but they couldn't find any! All of them had been taken. + +Jack was very upset. He wanted the radishes so badly. As he stood there in the garden, he came up with an idea. He thought of a way to get the radishes. He told his mom, "Mom, let's pretend to be a scarecrow. Maybe then we can scare the birds away and get the radishes back!" His mom agreed. + +So they stood tall in the garden as a scarecrow. The birds were scared away, and the radishes were back. Jack and his mom collected the radishes and went home. + +Jack was so happy he could get the radishes back. He learned an important lesson that day - the power of teamwork! +Once upon a time there was a little girl called Molly. She was three years old and loved to learn new things. + +One day, Molly asked her mom, "What's your job?" Mom smiled and said, "My job is to take care of you and your brothers and sisters." Molly thought that was the best job ever! + +Molly decided to get a job too. She was eager to help! She put on her tidy dress and said, "Mom, I'm going to do my job now!" + +Molly went around to all the rooms in the house and began to tidy them up. She straightened up the toys and put them in the toy box. She dusted the furniture and cleaned the windows. She made sure to do it very neatly and carefully. + +Finally, when she was done, mom said, "Molly, that was a great job! You did it so neatly and carefully. You're such a good helper." Molly smiled proudly. She knew that she had done a good job. + +The end. +Once upon a time, there were two friends called Jenny and Beth. + +One day, Jenny and Beth were playing when they noticed a flea hopping across the garden. It was an unusual sight. Jenny laughed and started chasing the flea. + +Beth shouted, "Jenny, stop! You're going to hurt it!" + +But Jenny didn't listen. Beth started to get really angry, so she pushed Jenny away. Jenny felt really upset and started to cry. + +Beth said sorry and asked Jenny to forgive her. Jenny was still feeling upset, but after some time, she said "I forgive you". + +Beth was so happy and thanked Jenny for being so kind. From then on, Jenny and Beth spent lots of time playing together in the garden. +Once upon a time there was a brave little girl. Everyone called her Fuzzy. Fuzzy loved to help her friends. + +One day, Fuzzy heard her friends arguing. She asked what was wrong, but nobody would tell her. + +Fuzzy decided to find out. She was quiet as she crept away on her adventure. She soon found out that her friends had been playing a game. One was winning and the other was sad. + +Fuzzy wanted to help. She came up with a plan to help the sad friend win. She shared her plan and smiled when it worked. The sad friend won the game and was happy. Fuzzy was proud of her victory. + +Fuzzy was glad that she could help her friends. From then on, she was always ready to help when times were tough. +Once upon a time there was a little boy. He was three years old, and he loved going to the park to play. + +One day, he was at the park with his Mom. He was having lots of fun looking at the birds and running around. Then he saw something interesting: some food lying on the ground. + +The little boy pointed to the food, excited to try some. But his Mom was embarrassed and said no. The little boy was sad, but he listened to his Mom and they went home. + +The end. +Once upon a time there was a group of little animals. They were very friendly and they all loved to play together. One thing they especially liked was to climb up the vine. It was harmless and gave them lots of support as they raced up and down together. + +One day, the animals were playing and one of them noticed a butterfly fluttering around the vine. The little creature was so beautiful and it made them all smile with joy. The animals loved watching it and soon it was jumping and flying from the vine to the ground. + +The animals decided that they would use the vine to help them support the butterfly. Every day they would give it a gentle push with the vine when it was struggling to fly, until soon the butterfly could stay in the sky all on its own. + +The animals were so proud and cheered with happiness when the butterfly flew around freely. They knew the vine was such a harmless thing but it had given the butterfly so much support. And they all lived happily ever after! +Once upon a time, there lived a little bird. It was all alone. Every day it flew around the town looking for a friend. One day, it saw a statue in the center of the town. It flew over to the statue and landed on its shoulder. The bird said "Hello?". + +The statue was so surprised to hear a voice in its ear! It said "Hello, little bird. What brings you here?". + +The bird replied that it was so lonely and just looking for a friend. The statue was so kind. It said that it would be the bird's friend. + +Every day the bird would come back and the two of them would have fun. They would tell jokes and laugh a lot. After playing for some time, the little bird would take a nap on the statue's shoulder. Then, it would fly away until the next day. + +The little bird was very happy to have found a friend. It was no longer so lonely. The bird and the statue enjoyed each others company for many years. +Once upon a time there was an enormous seat in a small room. Every day, two children loved to seat on the enormous seat and play. One day, as the two children were playing on the enormous seat, another child walking by saw the enormous seat and wanted to seat on it too. The two children on the enormous seat didn't want him to join in their game, so the other child started to cry. + +Seeing the other child cry, one of the children got up from the enormous seat and offered his seat to the other child. He said to the crying child, "You can seat here and play with us." The other child smiled and thanked him and seated on the enormous seat. The three children were now playing together on the enormous seat, and they had lots of fun! +Mama and her son, Jack, were getting ready for a trip. Jack had a little suitcase and he was very busy! He put his toys, books and clothes into the suitcase. + +Mama said, "Jack, don't forget your bathrobe. We need to pack it so you won't be cold in the night." +Jack asked, "Mama, can I bring my dinosaur too?" + +Mama replied, "No Jack, it is too big for the suitcase. You should just pack the bathrobe." +Jack pouted but he still got the bathrobe and put it in the suitcase. + +When the suitcase was packed, Jack and Mama were ready for the trip. Jack was so excited! He could hardly wait to see where they were going! +Once upon a time, there was a family of five. They were getting ready to celebrate something very special. + +Mum said, "Let's go to the airport!" +Dad said, "Yes, it is time to fly". +The family was very excited. + +At the airport, it was noisy and busy. Mum and Dad were impatient as they waited for their flight. The children were so excited, they ran and jumped around. + +Suddenly, there was an announcement: "Get ready for takeoff!" Everyone cheered and hugged each other. + +The family celebrated with joy as the plane lifted off the ground and flew into the sky. They could see the whole world from up there! +Once upon a time there was a brave girl called Amy. She loved going on adventures and searching for rare things. + +One day, Amy's mommy showed her a special boat. It was a rare boat and it had beautiful colours. Amy was very excited. She wanted to get her boat and go exploring. + +So, Amy and her mommy went down to the river. They put the boat in the water and Amy jumped in. She grabbed the oars and started rowing. + +Amy explored many places that day. She saw some big trees, some beautiful flowers, and some lovely birds. She even saw a rare butterfly! + +At the end of the day, Amy and her mommy went back home. Amy was happy to have had a wonderful adventure, and she still had her special rare boat. + +Now, whenever Amy wanted to go exploring, mum always showed her the special boat, so she could have wonderful adventures. +The little girl wanted a new sweater. She looked and looked until she found the perfect one - it was black and soft. She couldn't wait to try it on. + +The girl moved quickly to grab the sweater before anyone else could. She smiled as she put it on, feeling the soft fabric on her skin. + +She moved around, spinning and twirling in her new black sweater. It made her feel so special! She wished she could wear it all the time. + +The girl was so excited, she decided that she wanted to show it off to her mom. She quickly moved off to find her. + +Her mom screamed with joy when she saw it, and told her that it was perfect for her. She said that she looked like a princess wearing the black sweater. + +The little girl was so pleased, she wanted to wear the sweater forever. She was so happy, she had her perfect black sweater! +Once upon a time, there were two friends, Adam and Josie. They were walking through a big city and got lost. Suddenly, they stumbled upon a big, modern factory. + +Adam said, "Let's peek inside!" + +They slowly opened the big door and saw a busy kitchen. In there, people were cooking lots of delicious food. + +Adam said, "We should cook too!" But Josie replied, "I'm scared. What happens if they get mad?" + +Adam smiled and said, "Don't worry. Let's just ask and see what they say." + +They went over and kindly asked if they could help. The people in the kitchen were grateful and allowed them to help. + +After they finished, the people thanked them and said, "You will never get lost if you use your kindness as a guide." + +Adam and Josie smiled and thanked them back. Now they knew, being kind and helpful can lead to great things. +Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was three years old and she loved to play. One day, she was playing with her toy and it started to spin. She was so scared! She didn't know what it was! But then a magical letter appeared and it told her not to be scared. It said that it was a special type of spinning thing and it was here to help her. So the little girl decided to try it out and she started to spin around. She felt so happy and she couldn't stop spinning! When she was done, she smiled and said, "That was so much fun!" +The little butterfly fluttered around the garden. She landed on a flower, happy and content. Suddenly, a large net came from the sky and scooped her up. She was very upset and cried out for help. + +The little bird heard the butterfly's cries and flew over to her aid. She said to the butterfly, "Don't be upset! I will help you!" The bird tried to get rid of the net. She pecked at it and pulled gently at its strings. Finally, the net began to turn and unravel. + +The butterfly was free now and so grateful to the little bird. As they flew together in the garden, the butterfly said,"Thank you for helping me. It is so important to help each other and work together. That way, we will never be upset". + +The little bird smiled and the pair danced together in the air. They were both very happy. + +The end. +There was a small mineral that was very expensive. It was located on a mountain, and there were three people who wanted it. + +One day, two of the people met up and began to argue over who should own the mineral. They said to each other, "It's mine!" and "No, it's mine!" + +The third person, who was a three year old child, watched the arguing and said, "Why don't we share it? That will make everyone happy." + +The two people stopped arguing and looked at the child. The child continued, "If we each take part of the mineral, it won't be so expensive and it will still be enough for all of us to mind." + +The two adults smiled at the child's suggestion. They then agreed to the child's plan and each took part of the mineral, making sure there was enough for all of them to mind. +Once upon a time, there was a sunflower. She loved being outside in the sunshine. Every day, the sunflower would mail letters to her special friend. She was very loyal and wanted to make sure her friend was happy. + +One day, the sunflower got a surprise! Her friend had mailed her a big box of chocolates. The sunflower was so happy and couldn't wait to try them. She ate one chocolate after another and smiled with joy. + +The sunflower was so grateful for her friend's loyalty and thoughtfulness. From then on, the sunflower was determined to never forget to mail her friend something special every day! +Once upon a time, there were two best friends named Jack and Jill. They loved to play together every day. One day, they decided to climb up a hill. As they began to rock up the hill, they could hear the sweet silence all around. + +At the top, they sat down and Jack said, "Jill, let's make a promise. No matter what, we will never forget this moment". + +Jill nodded and said, "Yes, this is the most special moment in our lives. Let's remember always to be kind to each other and never forget the sweet stillness". + +So they continued to rock down the hill, taking the sweet silence of their friendship with them. + +The moral of this story is to always cherish friendship and be kind to each other for it is often in the sweet silences that we discover who is truly our friend. +One day, Lenny was walking down Main Street. He had to deliver the newspaper, just like he did every day. + +Lenny found something very strange. Near the creek, there was a deep hole. He thought it was weird and he wanted to find out what was down in the hole. + +He took the newspaper and threw it in the hole. Nothing happened! He forgot about it and continued to deliver the other newspapers. + +At the end of the day, he went back to the creek. The hole was gone! Instead, there was a giant pile of newspapers. His newspaper was at the top and it was unharmed! + +Lenny was so amazed. He figured out that the hole was really a magic delivery box and it delivered each newspaper back to its rightful place. +Molly and her brother, Michael, were walking to the gym. Michael's furry blanket was tucked securely under his arm. As they passed the old abandoned building on the way, Molly said, "What do you think is inside?" +Michael thought for a moment and said, "I don't know, maybe something fun." + +Molly laughed and said, "We should go and see!" But Michael shook his head, "No, we shouldn't. Mommy said it's best not to go in there." + +Molly thought for a moment, then said, "You're right. Mommy knows best. We shouldn't take chances with strange places." She smiled and grabbed her brother's hand. + +The two children continued walking towards the gym. As they passed the old abandoned building, they both felt the strange urge to explore it, but Molly remembered her mom's advice and said, "No, mommy said it's best not to go inside. Let's keep going to the gym like she said." + +The moral of this story is to always listen to your parents and follow their advice. You don't always need to explore and take risks in unfamiliar places. +It was a sunny day. Billy and his Mum went outside to play. + +Mum: "Let's go fly the kite!" + +Billy was excited. He grabbed a kite from the shed and the two of them went to the park. + +Billy: "I want to stay here forever!" + +Mum smiled. She knew that they had to be home soon, but she said nothing. + +The kite flew high and danced as the warm breeze blew. It was so beautiful and fun. + +Billy: "This is the best day ever!" + +Mum agreed and they stayed until the sun started to set. + +When they got home, Billy put his kite away. He made sure it was clean so it could be used again. + +Mum: "We can come back tomorrow and fly the kite if you want?" + +Billy was so happy. His Mum had set up something special for the next day. + +Billy couldn't wait. +Once upon a time, there was a naughty monkey. He liked to enter people’s houses and play with things. One day, he entered a house and saw a bubble. He was so happy! He wanted to see what was inside the bubble. He touched it and it burst! The bubble was so much fun for the naughty monkey. + +He ran around the house, playing with the bubble’s remains. Everywhere he went, more bubbles came out of the walls. They were red, blue, yellow and green! He was having a great time. + +But soon, he was too naughty and the bubbles stopped coming out. He wanted to play with them again, so he started to act nicer. Once he was being good, the bubbles came out of the walls once more. He played with them all day and had so much fun. + +The naughty monkey loved the bubbles and learned that it was better to be nice than naughty! +Once there was a boy named Max. Max was very silly. One day, Max decided to sail to a far away land. He got his boat and hopped in. He was feeling brave, even though he had never sailed a boat before. + +Max started off on his journey, but he was not careful. He was sailing too fast and the waves made the boat rock from side to side. Suddenly, Max fell out of the boat and hurt his leg. + +Max was feeling very sad, but he saw a lesson in his accident. He realised he needed to be more careful and take things slowly. He hopped back into the boat and this time, he sailed slower. He was careful to keep an eye on the waves and he made it to his destination safely. + +Max's silly mistake taught him that if you want to sail far, you need to be sensible and have patience. +Once upon a time, there were three friends, Timmy, Emily, and Sophia. They loved to have fun together and always were looking for something fun to do. One afternoon, Emily decided that she wanted to decorate her room for a birthday party. Timmy and Sophia were very excited and said they wanted to help! + +The three friends picked out some special decorations and spent the afternoon decorating Emily's room. Timmy drew a group of balloons on the wall and Emily hung streamers around the door. Sophia added some colourful paper lanterns over the windows. + +Once they were done, the room looked incredible! The friends were very happy with what they had done. Emily wanted to show everyone. So, she invited a group of friends over for the party the very next day. + +When the friends arrived, they were amazed by how beautiful Emily's room was! Everyone was so excited and it was so loud from all their happy voices. + +After the party, Emily's mum came in to take a look. She was so impressed with their teamwork and how they had all been so creative. She said that it was a good reminder that great things can be achieved when everyone works together. + +The three friends were so proud of what they had accomplished. It was a special lesson for them: that when you work together as a group, you can create something wonderful! +Big John was very excited. He was going to build his own theater! He had all the supplies he needed: colorful blocks, paper and markers. Big John was ready to start building the theater. + +His best friend, Little Sarah, came over and asked what he was doing. + +"I'm building a theater," Big John said with a big smile. + +"Wow!" Little Sarah said. "That sounds awesome!" + +Big John showed Little Sarah the blocks and paper he was going to use. + +"This theater is going to be so cool," he said as he held up a clear block and arranged it on the floor. + +Little Sarah and Big John worked together to build the theater. They used the blocks to make the walls, the paper to create the curtains and the markers to craft the decorations. When they finished, the theater was beautiful. + +Big John and Little Sarah smiled at each other. They had done a great job. + +"Let's go watch a show!" Big John said, and the two friends laughed. They would have a lot of fun in their new theater! +Jack was three years old, and he had a new pet kitten. Jack was very happy because he was allowed to look after the kitten every day. + +One day, Jack went to the park with his kitten. He wanted to show her to all of his friends. He was so proud of his kitten. + +Suddenly, Jack saw a very expensive car parked in the park. He wanted to sit in it. Jack forgot all about his kitten and went to the car. He knew he was not allowed to touch it, so he ignored the car's owner. + +The car owner was very angry and he started shouting at Jack. Jack was scared and ran away. Even though he looked for his kitten, he couldn't find her. He had to go home alone. + +Jack was sad. He had ignored his kitten, and now she was gone. He never saw his kitten again. +Once upon a time there was a beautiful play set. It was a dazzle of stars and stripes and had lots of fun things inside. Everyday an old man would come and polish it so sparkly and shiny. + +One day a little girl who was 3 years old came to see the play set. She was so amazed when she saw how beautiful it was. She wanted to see the inside so the old man opened the door with a big smile and let the little girl in. + +Inside the girl found all sorts of wonderful things. She spent the day exploring, playing and laughing. She was so happy. + +When the day came to an end and it was time to go home, the old man polished the play set one last time. He smiled, proud of his work and thanked the little girl for coming. The girl thanked him and waved goodbye. +One day, a little girl named Emily wanted to find the mystery. She put on her special hat and set off to explore. + +She walked along and suddenly heard a rustling in the bushes. She slowly crept over and found a tiny animal. It was shaking in fear! + +Emily was so calm and friendly. She slowly reached out and gave the animal a hug. The little animal melted into the hug and felt safe. + +After this, Emily and the animal became the best of friends. They explored the mystery together, and with their new friendship, they found the secret they were looking for! +Once upon a time there was a girl. She was a fun girl and liked to skip down the street. One day she noticed a big cooler outside her house. It was a mysterious cooler - she had never seen it before. She wanted to know what was inside it and wanted to open it. + +The girl tried to get the cooler open but it wouldn't open! She was so sad and angry. She tried again and again to find the secret to open it but it would not open. She was really sad. + +Then one day, the girl heard a voice telling her not to worry and to believe in herself. She tried one more time and the cooler opened! Inside the cooler were lots of yummy snacks and drinks. The girl was so happy - she had solved the mysterious cooler! She started to skip down the street with a smile on her face. +Once there was a brave prince, he wanted to prove his strength. One day he set off, he grabbed a spear and ran very fast. He was moving so quickly across the hot, dry desert. He was running faster and faster until he reached a huge, dark cave. He dashed inside and looked around. + +He had to be careful not to get too close to the hot walls of the cave. The prince heard a strange, deep sound. He froze and he knew something was hiding inside. Carefully, he stepped forward, holding his spear tight. + +He spotted it! It was a huge snake! It was winding around the walls and heating the air around it with its hot breath. The prince didn't give up. He dashed forward, caught the snake and speeded away with it. + +The prince was so brave, he had won the battle with the snake. Everyone was so proud of him and even the big, angry snake was happy that it was free and went back to its home happily. +Lilly and Joe were the best of friends. Every day, they did things with each other. + +"What will we do today," Lilly asked Joe. + +"Let's get some gum," Joe said. + +"Gum?" Lilly asked. + +"Yes, chomping gum is fun," Joe said with a big smile on his face. + +So, they found some gum and started to chomp. + +"How boring," Lilly said. + +But Joe had a plan. + +"Let's try melting the gum," Joe said excitedly. + +Lilly liked this idea. So, they all melted the gum together. Lilly, Joe and the gum all melted into one! + +Joe smiled and Lilly laughed. + +"That was fun!" Lilly said. + +"I know," Joe said. "Melting gum is the best!" +Once upon a time there was a dad. He was a very honest man. He loved to build things. So he went to the shop and bought a saw. + +He was so excited to start building! He spent hours cutting and sawing. Suddenly, his saw stopped working. He tried and tried to get it going again but it wouldn't work. + +He was so frustrated that he shouted. He yelled "This saw is broken!" His three year old child heard him crying. She quickly ran to her dad. She said "I can help, Daddy!". + +She ran and found a hammer. She banged gently on the saw. After a few taps it started working again. Dad was so happy and hugged his daughter. He said "Thank you, my sweet honest girl!" +Once upon a time, there was a monkey who was very busy. He had lots of activities that he wanted to do, so he didn't have time for play. + +One day, he saw a nice dress in a store window and wanted it very much. He decided that he would take it from the store. So, he hopped up onto the window and grabbed the dress with his paws. + +But before he could get away, a policeman came up to him and caught him! The policeman said that stealing is wrong, and he had to go to jail - and he was not allowed to keep the dress. + +The poor monkey was very sad. He had been so busy that he had forgotten what can happen when you try to take something that doesn't belong to you. He had learned his lesson, and he never did it again. +Once upon a time there was a very smelly bin. All the animals in the forest hated it. But in the bin lived a little puppy. The puppy was very scared and lonely. + +One day he woke up feeling very brave and decided to go explore the forest. He went around playing and meeting new animals. Soon everyone in the forest became his friends. + +One night the animals all decided to stay up late and celebrate. They had a party and there was lots of singing and dancing. Even the smelly bin joined in to the fun. The little puppy was so happy he forgot all about being alone. + +The little pup quickly became the happiest puppy in the forest and everyone LOVED him. They all promised to watch out for him and look after him from then on. And from that day onward, the smelly bin was forgotten and never seen again. +Once upon a time, Sarah wanted to go to the Zoo with her mom. She was so excited! + +Her mom told her to be very lucky and have hope that they can go. + +When they got to the Zoo, Sarah saw so many animals. She saw monkeys, tigers, lions, zebras and more! She was so excited she couldn't stop bouncing up and down. + +At the end of the day Sarah was very lucky. She got to see so many special animals and she could not stop smiling. + +Sarah was so happy that she had hope that she could come back to the Zoo one day. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy who wanted to go on an adventure. He was so very restless and he couldn't stay still for very long. He wanted to explore and find a place to call home. + +One day, he heard about a castle and he decided to visit it. He packed a few things, said goodbye to his family, and off he went. + +When he arrived, he was so happy! He couldn't believe his eyes. The castle was huge and there were so many rooms! He explored each room and he felt like he had become a king. + +He decided that this castle would always be his home. He made friends with all of the animals, helped the people of the castle, and enjoyed himself more and more each day. + +He lived happily ever after in his very own castle. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl who really wanted to decorate her room. She had so many ideas, but there was one thing she really wanted; a plant! + +One day, she found the most beautiful plant at the store. She bought it right away, even though it was a bit expensive. She was so excited to take it home and put it in her room. + +When she got home, she tried to put the plant in the corner, but it fell and broke. She was so sad. She started to cry and her mom came to hug her. Unfortunately, the plant was beyond repair! + +The little girl was very disappointed, and she never got to decorate her room with her special plant. +Once there was a girl who liked to joke a lot. She would joke about everything, no matter what the topic was. + +One day, the girl was playing outside when she saw a fork lying on the ground. She thought it was silly, so she joked about it. + +The girl's mother saw her and got very mad. She thought it was not nice of the girl to make such a joke. She grabbed the fork and told the girl off. + +The girl got scared and was very sad. She wished she could make it better. Then, she had a thought. She picked a nice flower from the garden and gave it to her mom, to show her that she was being thoughtful. + +The mother was happy and said that the girl can keep the fork as a reminder not to joke about everything. + +The girl was sad, but she knew it was a lesson learned. She thanked her mom and kept the fork as a reminder. +Molly had been playing with her dolls all day. She was getting very tired. Molly's mom said it was time for bed. Molly went over to her bed and started folding the blankets. She always folded them the same way every evening so it was very dependable. + +Molly was so tired that she was ready to fall asleep before she finished folding. She looked around her room and saw the fireplace. Mommy always lit it for her on cold nights. Usually, when the fireplace was lit, it was the sign that she should get under the covers. + +Molly was happy to put her folded blankets down onto the bed and crawl under the covers. She thought that the fireplace was so dependable and like a friend to her. It always made her room feel cozy and warm and she knew it was time to go to sleep when she saw the flames. Molly closed her eyes and was soon dreaming. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Lisa. She had a big imagination and loved playing dress up. She had a huge collection of costumes, and was always playing with them. One day, she put on her favorite and most modern costume, a beautiful princess gown. + +As Lisa twirled around in her pretty gown, she felt like she could escape the ordinary. She closed her eyes and imagined a magical kingdom filled with castles, knights and dragons. Suddenly, a voice called out, "Lisa, I need your help!" + +Lisa quickly opened her eyes and saw her mom standing in front of her. Her mom asked her to help her with some chores. Lisa knew her imagination was important, but she also knew helping her mom was equally important. So, she quickly changed out of her costume and helped her mom. + +The moral of this story is that it is important to use your imagination and enjoy playing dress up, but it is also important to show love and respect to your family by helping out when needed. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl who wanted to measure something. She grabbed a ruler and asked her mom, "Mommy, can you help me measure something?" + +Her mom nodded and said, "Of course. Let's try it!" Together, the little girl and her mom measured the table. The measure of the table ended up being rough. + +The little girl asked her mom, "Mommy, can you show me how to measure again? I want to make sure I remember how to do it." Her mom smiled and said, "Sure! Let's get started." + +Once more, the little girl and her mom repeated the measurement process. This time the number came out more even. The little girl was very happy and said, "Alright! I think I understand now." +Little Sammy was so tired after a long day of playing. He was walking back to his cabin in the woods when he heard a whistle coming from the distance. It made him smile! He kept walking and the sound of the whistle kept getting stronger. + +Soon enough, Sammy saw his dad coming down the path carrying a big bag of apples. His dad was whistling the same tune he had heard earlier. Sammy ran to give his dad a hug and together they walked back to their cabin. + +When they got there, dad gave Sammy his bag of apples and sat down in the rocking chair on the porch. He started to whistle again. Sammy rolled around on the porch, pretending that he was flying with the birds and the beautiful whistle music. + +The sun was starting to set and Sammy was getting tired. Dad said they should go in to the cabin and get some rest. As they walked in, Dad kept whistling the same tune he had all day. Sammy was so tired but the sound of the whistle made him feel happy. It was a perfect day! +Bobby was a happy boy. He was always playing with his toys. One of his favourite toys was his pink scooter. He liked to ride it around his garden. + +One day, Bobby was riding his scooter, when he started to feel a tickle in his nose. He sneezed - it was a very big sneeze! + +The sneeze made Bobby lose his balance on the scooter and it zoomed away. He chased after it, but it was too fast. Bobby was sad, until he noticed that the scooter had come to a stop at the end of the garden. + +When Bobby caught up with the scooter, he found that it had moved all the way to a big, pink surprise! Balloons, streamers and a sign with Bobby's name, all in pink! Bobby was surprised and excited. His mum had organised a big birthday party for him! + +Bobby soon forgot all about the sneeze and the scooter. He had a great time celebrating his special day. +Once there was a boy called Ben. One day he wanted something to eat, so he asked his Mom for a muffin. His Mom said yes and gave him a big, tasty muffin. But, the muffin was too big for Ben to eat all by himself. So he asked his Mom to separate it into two. + +His Mom split the muffin into two halves. Ben was very happy and gobbled up one half right away, but he couldn't decide what he wanted to do with the other half. He thought it was too boring to just eat a muffin, so he decided to do something else with it. + +He carefully separated the muffin into little pieces and made it into a big muffin tower! Ben was happy and started to play with the muffin pieces, pretending it was a castle. His Mom was very happy to see Ben having fun and she thought it was a great idea. Ben had so much fun with the muffin that he forgot about the rest of his lunch! +Once upon a time there was a naughty boy called Bob. Bob loved to make a mess. One day, he decided to pour glue on the lawn. He thought it would be fun. But it looked very bad and yucky - it was disgusting! + +His mom was so angry when she saw what he had done. She told him to clean up the mess. Bob was scared, but he had to do it. He grabbed a cloth and some water. He scrubbed and scrubbed until the glue was all gone. + +When he finished, his mom said, "Good job, Bob! Now let's close the lawn." Bob understood: he had to make sure nobody touched the lawn until it grew back. He ran around the lawn and put a fence around it. Then he put a sign on the fence that said, "Do Not Enter!" + +Bob was a very happy boy. He had learned to clean up his messes and keep the lawn safe. +Once upon a time, there was a little pink pick. The pick was so cute and shiny that everyone wanted it. But a naughty boy called Jamie wanted to spoil it. He ran over to the pick and kicked it really hard. He felt so bad for what he had done. + +Then a little girl called Polly came to pick up the pick. She put the pick in her pocket and hugged it tight. She looked so sad and worried about the pick. + +But then something magical happened. She closed her eyes and said some magic words. Suddenly, the pick glowed pink - it was the most beautiful pick ever! + +Polly was so happy and the pick was now even more special than before. She hugged the pick and said, "Thank you for not spoiling my pink pick". From that day on, Polly always kept her pick safe. +One day, Jack was walking in the park. He saw a lime on the ground. He thought it looked very important, so he decided to pick it up and take it home with him. + +When Jack got home, he couldn't wait to show his parents the lime. But when he tried to pull the lime out of his pocket, he discovered it was too big to fit! + +Jack thought hard about what to do next. Suddenly, he had an idea. He ran to his father's toolbox and grabbed a hammer. Jack used the hammer to lightly smash the lime into pieces. Now, he could easily pull the pieces out of his pocket and show his parents. + +To his surprise, Jack's parents were very impressed. They told him the pieces of the lime were actually the world's most expensive spices, worth a lot of money. Jack was proud that he had discovered something so important. + +From then on, Jack was always on the lookout for limes in the park. He knew inside every lime could be something really important. +One day, Tommy wanted to go out and play. He got dressed in his favorite cap and shoes and ran outside. He started to tell his friends about his plans for the day, but they couldn't hear him because he was talking too quietly. + +Frustrated, Tommy decided to talk louder. He shouted and waved his arms about, but it didn't help. His friends still couldn't hear him. + +Finally, Tommy got angry and started to scream as loud as he could. He kept screaming and screaming, but no one was listening. His friends were so shocked they started to cry. + +At last, a grown-up yelled at Tommy to be quiet. He was embarrassed, so he ran away. He never returned to play with his friends again. +Jimmy was a three year old who liked to play. He had many toys and loved to show them off to the people he knew. Today, he mentioned his toy truck to his mom. Jimmy's mom said it was very clean and Jimmy smiled. He liked that his toy was clean, so he kept it neat and tidy. + +Jimmy asked his mom if he could play with it outside. She said yes and he happily ran outside to play. He drove the truck up and down the sidewalk and around the trees. He enjoyed the fresh air and his clean toy truck. + +Jimmy finished playing and went back inside. He was still smiling and he mentioned the fun time he had with his toy truck to his mom. His mom smiled and said "That's great Jimmy, I'm glad you had fun." + +Jimmy felt proud that he had the cleanest toy truck in the neighborhood. He knew he would play with it all the time. +Once upon a time, there was a weak little bunny. He had only one warm sweater, but it was already starting to wear thin. He needed a new one, but he just didn't have the money to buy one. Then, one night he had an idea. He decided to wrap himself in a blanket he found in the garden. The next morning he proudly showed off his new sweater to all of his friends. They all thought it was great and it kept him warm all winter! +One day, there was a beautiful girl who had an embarrassing problem. She could not speak the language of the place she had moved to. Everywhere she went people laughed at her, and it made her feel very sad. + +One day, the girl saw a butterfly landing on a flower. The butterfly was very beautiful and the girl thought to herself, "If only I could be as beautiful and free as that butterfly." + +Suddenly, a kind old lady came up to the girl and said, "Don't be embarrassed about not speaking the language. You are beautiful and can learn it quickly if you want to." + +The girl was so thankful for the lady's kindness. She smiled and said, "Thank you so much! I know that I can learn this language and be just as beautiful and free as that butterfly." Ever since then, the girl has been learning the new language very quickly and making lots of friends. +Once upon a time there was a lazy cat called Bruce. Bruce loved to sleep all day and never did anything. One day he was sleeping near a leak in his house when he heard a strange noise. + +“What is that sound?†Bruce meowed. + +In answer, a voice came from the leak. “I am a wizard and I recommend that you go and fix the leak. Otherwise the water will keep coming in,†the wizard said in a magical voice. + +Bruce was very surprised. “I will do it!†he said. + +He quickly ran to the store to buy some tools and then he pets came over to help him fix the leak. It took them a few hours of hard work, but eventually they managed to fix it. + +From that day on, Bruce never left the leak unattended. He made sure to always check it to make sure it was ok. + +The end. +Once upon a time there was a boy called Dan. He was only three years old and was so excited to be alive. + +Dan lived in a big house, with lots of rooms. He really loved exploring. One day, Dan opened the door to the attic and was amazed by what he found! It was full of broken toys, with lots of parts that had been attached together. + +Dan decided he wanted to attach one of the toys together again. He tried his best but it didn't work. He was starting to get frustrated and soon started crying. + +His Mom asked him what was wrong. Dan told her about the broken toy and how he was struggling to attach it together. His Mom said that she could help him and so they went up to the attic together. + +Dan and his Mom worked together, and eventually the toy was attached again. Dan was so happy and proud of his work and hugged his Mom. Dan learned that it was ok to ask for help and not give up when things got difficult! +Once upon a time, there were two friends called John and Mary. Mary was excited because she was about to go to the lake. She was going with John to look for an otter. + +John asked Mary, "Are you ready to go to the lake?" + +Mary smiled and said, "Yes, I am so excited to search for an otter!" + +When they arrived at the lake, the water was rough and choppy. Mary was brave and ventured out into the water. All of a sudden, she spotted an otter swimming by and she screamed out, "John, I see an otter!" + +John rushed over to take a look. He smiled and said, "Look at it, the otter looks so cute!" + +Mary watched the otter swim away, feeling so happy and excited to have seen it. She couldn't help but smile and thank John for the fun adventure. + +The End. +Mia and Jake were walking in the park one day. Mia saw something special. "What is that?" she asked her brother Jake. + +"It's a tour," Jake said. He pointed to the tall castle in the distance. + +They both smiled, they were so excited to go on the tour. But then Mia looked a little fearful. + +"Don't worry Mia," said Jake. "I won't let anything bad happen to you." + +Mia smiled. She felt better knowing that her brother would be with her on the tour. + +So they went on the tour and they had the most amazing time. Jake and Mia laughed and talked and looked everywhere, taking in all the sights. + +When they were finished, Mia smiled and thanked her brother for keeping her safe. Jake smiled back and gave her a big hug. + +No matter what, Mia knew she could always trust her brother to be there for her. +Once upon a time there was a little boy named Ben. He was three years old and excited to explore the world around him. One day he noticed a big, shiny field filled with oats. He had seen oats a few times before and always thought they were dull. + +"Oats!" he exclaimed. "They're so dull!" + +Ben's mom heard him. She came over and said, "Your eyes must be pretty strong to notice all of these oats. Would you like to try one?" + +Ben eagerly nodded his head in agreement. He reached out and grabbed an oat, popped it in his mouth and chewed. Surprisingly, it wasn't dull at all. It was sweet and crunchy and Ben loved it. + +From that day on, Ben loved oats. He noticed them whenever he saw them and always enjoyed a small handful of them. +Alice and her brother Peter were always nosy. They loved exploring and discovering new things, and this was especially true when they were in the park. +One day they were there to count the bees and butterflies when they saw a small puppy. The puppy was all alone and looked very sad. +Alice and Peter walked over and said hello. The puppy was scared at first, but soon the children were petting it and the puppy was happy. +Alice and Peter quickly fell in love with the puppy and wanted to take it home with them but couldn't. Peter looked sad, but Alice said to him, "We can't take the puppy home, but we can show it our love. It will be just as special". + +They petted the puppy some more, gave it a few snacks and then said their goodbyes. Then Alice and Peters' parents taught them an important lesson. They said that even though we can't bring all of the animals we love home, it's important for us to show them love and kindness whenever we can. + +Alice and Peter learned that day that love has no limits, no matter how nosy they are. +Once there was a very wealthy man. He had lots of colors in his house. One day, he decided to cut up some of his colors. He took out his special scissors and started to cut the colors. He made lots of pieces and it was very exciting! He made a big pile of colorful shapes. He was so happy with all the bright colors that he cut. He smiled and said to himself "This is the most colorful day ever!" +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Lily. She was 3 years old and loved to tell jokes. Whenever there was a funny moment, Lily always wanted to share her joke. + +One day, Lily's mum told her that if she could think of a really creative joke to make everybody laugh, she would pay her. Lily was very excited and immediately began searching for the perfect joke. + +She found a lot of funny jokes, but none of them seemed quite right. Then, she remembered a joke her grandpa had told her. She decided to tell it and started repeating it, over and over. + +When Lily arrived at school, she couldn't wait to tell her joke. She ran up to her teacher to tell her, but she soon found out that all her classmates already knew the joke! + +Lily was very disappointed, but then her teacher said: "I'm so impressed with your creativity! You still get to be paid!" + +Lily was so happy. She ran home and told her mum the wonderful news. + +From that day, Lily kept telling her jokes and her mum kept paying her for her creative ideas. + +The end. +Once there was a little girl who was very naughty and always liked to spoil the fun. One day she got lost in the woods and started to cry out loud. Suddenly, a ghost appeared and said to the little girl, "Why are you so ignorant? Do not make such a fuss." The little girl was scared, but she remembered what mummy had always said and knew she should not be scared of ghosts. So she tried to make friends with the ghost. The ghost showed her around the woods and told her stories. + +But his stories were not just fun and games, they were all stories of how to be naughty and spoil the fun. Little by little, the little girl started to forget all of mummy's teachings and got more and more naughty. Eventually, the ghost said, "Let's go to the biggest tree in the woods and I'll show you something special." So the little girl followed the ghost and when they got to the tree, the ghost said, "Now, since you've been so naughty, I'm going to leave you here forever!" + +The little girl was terrified and started to cry. The ghost just laughed and flew away. The little girl was left all alone in the woods. She was found hours later by a kind woodsman, but she was changed forever. She never returned to the naughty ways she had learned from the ghost and was always scared of the darkness. +Mommy was getting ready to give Emily a bath. Emily liked the bathtub because it was blue and bubbly with lots of colorful toys. She asked Mommy if she could get in. + +"Yes you can," said Mommy. + +Mommy helped Emily get in the bathtub and she was so excited. She splashed around quite a bit. But then she asked Mommy if there was any more available. Mommy said, "Yes, but you need to be careful and only use a little bit of water." + +Emily nodded her head and carefully squeezed out a bit more bubble bath. She had lots of fun playing with the bubbles. When Mommy said it was time to get out of the bathtub, Emily was very sad, but she knew she had to listen. She splashed around one last time before Mommy dried her off. + +"That was lots of fun," said Emily. + +Mommy smiled and said, "Yes, it was. Now, let's get you into your pajamas." Emily giggled and followed Mommy to her bedroom. +Once upon a time, a little girl was playing at the park. She was running around, laughing and having a lot of fun. Suddenly, she heard a meow and spotted a naughty cat. She liked it so much that she wanted to take it home. + +She said to the cat, "Do you want to come home with me? You can sleep in my bed and run around the garden." + +The cat replied, "Meow! I like your offer." + +The little girl smiled, took the cat by the paw and took it home. + +From that day onwards, the girl and the naughty cat were best friends. Every morning, the girl would remember the day she found the cat at the park and she was always very happy. + +The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Rose. She was 3 years old and loved to explore. + +One day, Rose went for a walk outside and saw something very weird in the garden - a big brown sack! Rose couldn't resist and she carefully picked it up and opened it. + +Suddenly, something jumped out and bit her! She screamed and quickly dropped the sack. + +When she looked inside, she saw two pairs of big eyes! + +"What are you?" asked Rose in surprise. + +"We are gophers! We like to live in sacks," they replied. + +Rose laughed, and soon they all became best friends. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy called Toby. Toby was 3-years old, and he had a toy truck that he loved very much. One day, Toby forgot to be careful and he tore his beloved toy truck. Toby felt very upset, he was full of tears. + +Toby's Mama saw what had happened and she asked Toby, "What did you learn?". Toby thought for a moment, and he realised that if he had been more careful, he would not have torn his toy truck. Toby's Mama gave him a hug and said, "Always be careful when you play. That way you will not tear anything". + +Toby felt better, and he tried to be more careful when he played. Every time he forgot to be careful, he reminded himself to slow down and take care. + +One day, If Toby was playing, he bumped into a shelf with lotion on it - and the lotion tumbled down and broke into pieces. Toby felt upset, until he remembered something: he recalled the heavy bottle and he thought, if he had been more careful he could have avoided breaking it. + +So Toby decided to always be careful with his toys - and even with other things that could be heavy and break. +Once upon a time, there was a very little frog. He wanted to go on an adventure. But he was scared. He asked his mom, "Is it scary outside?" His mom said, "No, it's ok to go. Just keep your eyes open." + +So, the little frog hopped outside. It was exciting and fun, but then he heard a scary noise. It was a big, roaring sound. The little frog was scared and started to hop away. He kept hopping, but the noise just kept getting louder and louder. + +Finally, he came to a big lake. He jumped in, but he couldn't get away from the noise. Suddenly, a big, scary monster came out of the water! It grabbed the little frog and ate him in one bite. + +The end. +Once there was a lamp. It was very old and very broken. It hung from the ceiling in a special place. One day, a little boy was in the room with the lamp. He wanted to play a game. He reached his hand up and tried to hang from the lamp. But he was too heavy and the lamp broke! It fell to the ground and broke into pieces. The little boy was so sad. He did not mean to break the old lamp! +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lucy. She wanted to build something special. She decided to use a cake to make something. + +"Mommy, I'm going to build something with cake," she said. + +"That sounds like a good idea, sweetie," said Mommy. + +The little girl put the cake on the table and started to build. First, she put a piece on the bottom, then another piece on top. She wanted it to be tight. + +"I'm almost done!" shouted Lucy. + +Mommy came to the table and saw what Lucy had made. It was a cake castle! + +"Look how tight you made those walls, Lucy," said Mommy. + +Lucy smiled. She was very proud of the cake castle she had built. +Once there was a little girl who loved to sing. One day, she noticed a fierce musician playing a loud drum in a nearby park. She wanted to join the musician and play with him. + +She walked up to the musician and asked if she could join him. The musician did not answer her. The little girl was upset. She wanted to play the drum too. She asked again, but the musician just ignored her. + +The little girl was feeling sad now. She wanted to show the fierce musician that she could play too. She asked one more time, but still got no answer. + +The little girl was mad. She took a deep breath and let out a big yell. She banged on the drum with all her might. Suddenly, the musician grinned and said, "Come on, let's play together!" + +The little girl smiled and the fierce musician began to teach her how to play the drum. They had lots of fun. From then on, they played together every day. +It was a holiday and Tommy was so excited. He was three years old and he knew it was going to be a lot of fun. + +At the table, his mum and dad were organizing the activities for the day. Tommy saw his mum and asked, "What are you doing?" + +"We are organizing our holiday," his mum said. + +"What can I do?" Tommy asked with a smile. + +"Why don't you go and seat over there in the corner?" his mum said pointing at a chair. + +Tommy ran over to the chair, sat down, and started smiling. He was happy that he had an important job to do in the holiday. He was going to be the best seat in town! +Once upon a time, there was a small orange cat. The cat loved playing in the sun and chasing butterflies. One day, there was a loud noise in the sky. Suddenly, a great angry wind started to swirl around. + +The wind got bigger and bigger. Everyone was scared. It was a hurricane! The orange cat felt a strong urge to hide. It ran to find a safe place. + +The hurricane blew for a very long time. But eventually, it stopped. The cat climbed out of his safe spot and looked around. Everywhere was messy. But the sun was still shining. + +The orange cat was very brave. It decided to start tidying up. It ran around, picking up sticks and leaves, and fixing things. Soon, the place looked better. + +The orange cat was very proud of itself. It gave itself a big orange hug and ran off to find its next adventure. +Once upon a time there was a lazy bear. He was always too lazy to do anything The bear's friends, the squirrel and the fox, wanted the bear to join them at camp. The bear didn't want to go and he said, "I'm being lazy today." + +His friends were disappointed and the squirrel said, "But why don't you come with us? We'll have so much fun." The bear shook his head and said, "No way! I'm going to stay in my den and be lazy." + +The squirrel and the fox were sad, but they understood how the bear felt. So instead, they said goodbye to him and went off to camp. They were sad, but they had a good time anyway. + +The bear stayed in his den and he was happy being lazy. He had a restful day, knowing his friends were having fun at camp. +Once upon a time there was a little boy called Jack. Jack was three years old and loved to eat toast. One day, Jack snatched a piece of toast from the kitchen counter, and ran away with it. He nibbled on it, and it tasted so good! But then something strange happened: the toast began to vanish! Jack was very confused and asked his mum, "What happened to the toast?" His mum smiled and said, "That wasn't just a regular piece of toast, Jack. That was a magic toast! If you eat it all, it will vanish and disappear." Jack was amazed and asked, "Will I get more?" His mum said that if he was good, she would make him another piece of original magic toast. Jack eagerly nodded and ran outside to play. From that day on, Jack would always look forward to his magic toast and it never failed to vanish away! +Once upon a time there was a little girl called Sarah. She lived with her dad in a small house by the river. Every day Sarah used to go and play in the woods near their house. + +One afternoon Sarah was playing in the woods when suddenly it started to get very cold. Her dad had warned her not to go out when it was so cold. But Sarah did not take any notice of her dad’s warning. + +On the way back home Sarah saw a big boot lying in the snow. She decided to take it with her, thinking that it might be useful. When Sarah got back to her house with the big boot, her dad was very angry. + +“Sarah, I warned you not to go out when it was so cold! The boot is too big for you, it’s very heavy,†said her dad. + +Sarah apologized and promised to never ignore her dad again. From that day onwards Sarah remembered her dad's warning whenever it was cold outside and she stayed inside the house. + +Moral of the story: Always listen to your parents' warnings as they want what is best for you. +Bob was feeling a bit sad. His best friend, Lucy, had moved away and he wasn't sure when he'd see her again. Bob was looking out the window, wishing she was there. Suddenly, he heard a familiar scream coming from outside. It was Lucy! +Bob ran outside and saw his loyal friend. He screamed at the top of his lungs with happiness and ran all the way to give her a big hug. He was so excited that she was back and he promised to always stay loyal to her. +Lucy smiled and said, "It's so good to see you, Bob. We can have so much fun together again." Bob smiled and agreed. He was so happy that his best friend had come back his way. +Once upon a time there was a clumsy little boy. His mom gave him a spoon. He wanted to show off his new spoon, so he started running around the house with it. + +But then he fell and the spoon went flying. He quickly ran over to where the spoon had landed and tried to pick it up. But it was hard because it had broken into three pieces. + +The little boy's mom was not happy. She asked him to accept it - the spoon was gone and he couldn't fix it. He started to cry but his mother told him he had to accept it. + +So the little boy reluctantly accepted it. From then on he was very careful not to break something again. Even though he had been clumsy, he learned a lesson that day. +Once upon a time, there was a castle near a river. Inside the castle, lived three princesses. Each morning, the princesses would supply food for their castle. One day, one of the princesses found something strange by the river. It was a sour fruit! She went back to the castle, to tell her sisters about the sour fruit. + +The other two princesses couldn’t believe it. So, they decided to go and see for themselves. + +When they reached the river, they saw the sour fruit. The princesses each tasted the sour fruit and decided they loved it! + +From then on, they supplied the castle with the sour fruit every day. The princesses, who now were very happy, named the fruit 'castleberries'. +Once upon a time, there was a lazy bear who lived in a dark forest. One day, the lazy bear was feeling bored so he thought he should do some work. Just then, he overheard a little rabbit asking a fox, “Can I help you do some work?†+ +The fox replied, “Sure! I need to gather some wood.†+ +The lazy bear said, “That sounds like too much work. I would rather be lazy.†+ +But the little rabbit tugged at the bear’s arm and said, “Come on, let’s go! We can help the fox and do some work together.†+ +The lazy bear didn't want to but in the end he agreed. So they worked together, gathering wood in the dark forest. They got so many logs that the fox was very happy. + +The lazy bear even began to feel proud of his work. He realised that work wasn't as hard or boring as he had thought. He thanked the little rabbit for her help and decided to do more work whenever he could. + +The end! +Once upon a time, there was a big boat with a big anchor. One day, some people were on the boat and they were very excited. Suddenly, one of the people started to sneeze. + +The little boy asked, "Why are you sneezing?" + +The girl responded, "Because I have a cold!" + +The little boy had a great idea. He said, "Let's throw the anchor overboard and it will make us feel better". + +Everyone on the boat laughed. Then they decided to throw the anchor overboard and it made everyone giggle. The anchor made a big splash as it went into the water and so everyone felt better. + +The end. +Once upon a time there was a poor family who lived in a small house. Every day the dad would go to work so he could make some money to save for the family. + +One day, the mom was talking to the 3 year old in the family. She said, "We need to save money for our family. That's why daddy has to work." + +The curious 3 year old asked, "What does 'save' mean?" + +The mom explained, "It means you can put money aside and not spend it right away. That way we can use it later." + +The 3 year old nodded while saying, "Ohhh! So saving can help our poor family!" + +The mom smiled, happy that her child was understanding what was happening. She said, "Yes! If we can save our money, it will help us a lot!" + +The 3 year old nodded and they hugged. The family was very grateful that they had started saving money. + + THE +Once upon a time there was a bean. The bean was so icy it was cold to the touch. It wanted to leave the cold place and find a warmer spot. + +The bean hopped on a train and traveled far and wide. Every once in a while, the bean would peek out of the window and watch the scenery go by. + +Finally, the train arrived at its destination. The bean hopped off the train and looked around. All the plants and trees around were warm and green, and the sun was bright in the sky. + +The bean had made it to a new, warm home. It was happy to leave its old, icy place and find a place where it could be cozy and happy. And from that day on, the bean never felt cold again. +Once there was a car. It was an expensive car. One day, Tom hopped in the car and decided to go for a drive. He put the car in reverse and started to back up. Suddenly, the car broke down! Tom felt so sad because now he couldn't go anywhere. + +Tom tried to fix the car. He worked hard all day, but nothing worked. After many attempts Tom gave up. + +He went to a mechanic. The mechanic said, "This car needs a lot of work. It's going to be expensive." Tom sighed. He knew he wouldn't have enough money. + +So in the end, Tom had to leave the car where it was. He never got a chance to make the car move forward again. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mia. She had a colourful plate with her, and she was very proud of it. She was going to share her happy moment with her family. + +Mia and her family were sitting around the dinner table. She took out her plate and said, "Look! I have a plate!" + +Mum and Dad were very pleased. Dad said, "Remember to be careful, Mia. Don't make any loud noises with it." + +Mia carefully placed the plate on the table and noticed the other plates around her. Then, she had a wonderful idea. She jumped up and said, "Let's have a clapping race using the plates!" + +Everyone laughed and joined her in the race, clapping their plates loudly against the table. It was so much fun that Mia decided to remember the moment always. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Lola. She loved to go outside and fly her kite on windy days. One morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the wind was warm. Lola grabbed her kite and ran outside. + +Lola began to fly her kite higher and higher while the wind blew through her hair. Soon, her kite was in the clouds! Lola said to herself, "I must lead my kite higher!" She tugged her kite string with all her might, and the wind carried the kite farther into the sky. + +Just then, dark clouds filled the sky. Suddenly it started to rain! Lola tried to tug her kite string and get her kite back down, but it was too late. The wind was strong and Lola's kite got stuck in the clouds. + +Lola shouted at the sky, ''What should I do?'' The clouds said back, ''Wait and be patient. The warm wind will soon lead your kite back to you.'' + +Lola listened to the clouds and waited patiently. Sure enough, after a few minutes, the warm wind blew and the kite came back down! Lola hugged her kite tightly and ran home. She learned a valuable lesson: sometimes you need to wait for the right kind of wind to lead you home. +Once upon a time there was a little cat. The cat liked to zoom around the garden. One day, the cat saw a butterfly. He wanted to cut down the butterfly with his paws. The butterfly was too soft and fluffy to be cut. + +So the cat decided to follow it. He zoomed around and around until the butterfly got tired. The butterfly landed on a soft leaf. The cat was delighted! He reached out with his paws and cut down the leaf. The butterfly was safe inside! + +The cat was happy to have helped the butterfly get away and he zoomed back home. From that day onwards, the cat and the butterfly were friends and played together in the garden. +Once there was a boy who was very brave. He wanted to step into the ocean and go see the sharks. His mom said it was too dangerous, but the boy took a deep breath and stepped in anyway. + +The water was cold and deep. He could feel the sand between his toes and he saw the fish swimming around. Then he saw it—the biggest shark he had ever seen! The boy was scared and started to shake, but he held his nerve. + +The shark swam closer and closer and the boy was very upset. He knew the shark wouldn't hurt him, but he still wanted to get away. Suddenly an idea came to him. He stepped closer to the shark and put out his hand. He touched the shark and it felt soft and velvety. + +The boy smiled. He was no longer scared. He had learned how to make friends with a shark! +Bob was a fly who loved to buzz around. He would spend his days fluttering in the sunshine, enjoying the meadows. + +One day, while he was resting on a flower, Bob saw something strange. He saw a shadow in the sky, and he noticed that it was freezing! + +Bob was a bit scared so he flew up to investigate the strange shadow. He saw that it was an original ice statue! All the other flies were buzzing around it, and it scared them too. + +Bob wasn't scared, so he zipped closer to check it out. Just as he got near, the fly heard a voice. + +“Stop!†the voice said. + +It was the ice! The ice statue had come to life and it was warning Bob to back away. + +Bob was confused, so he asked why. The ice statue told Bob it was protecting the meadow and that if he came too close, he would freeze too. + +Bob understood and flew away. He was sad that something so beautiful was so scary, but he knew he must keep away to stay safe. +Once there was a girl called Daisy who loved to do special things. One day she found a black mask. It was so shiny and glowed in the light. She had never seen a mask like this before. It seemed magical. + +Daisy took it home and put it on. Suddenly, Daisy felt different. Her body started to glow a bright, golden light. She smiled and spun in circles around her bedroom. + +As Daisy continued to spin around, the light from the black mask spread all around the room. Everything was glowing and beautiful. When Daisy finally stopped spinning, the light slowly faded away and the room went dark. + +Daisy then took off her mask. She thanked it for being her special friend and she placed it back in its hiding place, safe and sound. She would look at it whenever she needed a reminder to be brave and follow her dreams. +One day, a little girl named Judy was excited to go to the park. She brought her net and ran to the play area. + +The park was so lovely. There were trees, grass and butterflies everywhere. Judy began exploring and looked for places to catch the butterflies. + +She saw a giant flower garden and thought it would be the perfect spot. She ran over, held up her net and was ready to go. She saw a few yellow and pink butterflies flying above and started running. + +With lots of concentration, Judy was able to catch one with her net. She was so happy and hugged it gently. She then said goodbye to the butterfly and the lovely park. She wanted to come back again soon because it was such a lovely spot. +Once there was a kind girl named Savannah. She saw some papers on the ground with a pen next to them. She picked up the pen and saw that she could sign her name. She signed her name happily. Soon after, she looked outside the window. It was a sunny day and the weather was very nice. Savannah was excited to go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather, so she ran outside! She ran around and played games and smiled at the birds, then she started to sign her name in the sand. She was so happy signing her name that she didn't realize it was getting dark outside. When the rain started, she went inside and ran to get her umbrella. The rain had stopped after a while, so Savannah went back outside. She went back to the same spot she had signed her name and saw that the rain had made it shine even brighter. She smiled and thought signing her name was so fun! +Once upon a time there was a nice, kind boy. He wanted to find a special girl to marry. One day he saw a pretty girl. He asked her to marry him. + +The girl was very happy and said yes! They both said special words and put on rings. Then they hugged each other tightly around the waist. + +They had a big party with lots of happy people. Everyone was so kind and nice! The boy and the girl promised each other to be together forever. + +Then they went to live in a big house, just like a new family. + +The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Emma. She was wearing her pink dress and her pretty shoes. Emma had an exciting day planned. She was going to go to the park with her mom. + +When Emma got to the park, she was so happy. She ran around, zipping around with all her energy. She zipped to the swings, zipped to the sandbox and zipped back to the slide. Emma had so much fun! + +After playing for a while, Emma and her mom had a picnic. Mom gave Emma some sandwiches, and Emma ate them with lots of sugar on them. Emma felt so happy and full. + +But after playing and eating, Emma started to get very tired. She was so sleepy that she barely made it home. She zipped right to her bed and snuggled up under her blanket. She was fast asleep in no time. + +The end! +Once there was a little girl named Mary. Mary was very modest and never boasted about her work. One day, Mary was very tired from playing outside. She yawned a few times and decided to take a nap. + +Suddenly, a sneeze interrupted her nap. It was her little brother David and he had a hammer in his hands! He wanted to help and build something with it but he had no idea where to start. + +Mary saw him and said, "Let me show you, David. Hammering is very easy. You just hit something hard with the hammer." + +David really wanted to learn so Mary grabbed the hammer and proceeded to show him. She showed him how to hit the nails carefully and slowly. + +David was so happy! He thanked Mary for teaching him how to use the hammer properly. Mary was modest and said, "It was nothing, David!" Then they both hugged each other. +Once there was a little girl called Daisy. Daisy was 3 years old and loved to explore the world around her. + +One day, Daisy set off to explore some nearby woods. She wanted to find something special! As Daisy looked around, she noticed something glistening in the sun. When she went closer, she saw a mine full of sparkly stones. + +She was so excited and wanted to take one of the stones home with her. She reached out to take one, when she heard a voice call out to her. + +It was a fairy, who told Daisy that the stones were her mine, and she shouldn't take them without asking. The fairy said that Daisy could have one of the stones if she shared something yummy with her. Daisy had some yummy cookies in her pocket, and shared them with the fairy. + +The Fairy was so pleased and gave Daisy one of the sparkly stones. Daisy was so happy and learnt an important lesson - it's important to always ask permission before you take something that isn't yours. +Once upon a time, there was a troubled town. Every day, the people of the town felt scared and alone. Then one day, a hero came to the town. The people were hopeful and relieved. The hero promised to help them, and the people cheered for joy. + +The hero sent the people of the town to find things to help with their troubles. They found lots of things that made them feel better. The people were so happy that they wanted to thank the hero. So they sent them a special gift. + +The hero was so touched by the gift that tears of joy came to their eyes. They were very thankful and smiled happily. The hero thanked the people of the town and sent them love. With the help of the hero, the troubled town was now a happy town again. +Once upon a time, there was a woman who was walking through the forest. She was feeling very tired, so she decided to have a rest. She lay down on the grass and breathed deeply. Suddenly, she yawned a big yawn. + +Suddenly, she heard a voice. It was a small voice saying: "Delicious! Yawning is yummy!" +The woman was very surprised. She looked around and in the bushes she saw a little hedgehog sniffing around. It was a funny sight. + +When the hedgehog noticed the woman, he ran up to her and said: "Yawning is delicious - do it again!" + +The woman laughed and thought that this was the most unusual request she had ever heard. She opened her mouth and yawned again. + +"Yummy, yummy, yummy!" The hedgehog said with a satisfied smile, and then he said good-bye and scurried off into the forest. + +And the woman smiled too, as she watched him go. +Timmy was very excited. He was invited to a party. He was going to play with his friends and eat cake. +But when Timmy arrived he saw that the cake was made with wheat and he was very sorry. He was allergic to wheat. +Timmy sat sadly in the corner. He wanted to join his friends but he didn't want to get sick. He was very sorry that he couldn't have any cake. +Then Timmy's friends saw how sad he was. They invited him to play with them instead. It was even more fun than eating cake. +In the end, Timmy had an amazing time. He was no longer sorry and he was glad that he had such good friends. +Once upon a time there were two friends, Bob and Pete. They lived together in a small house on the edge of a big forest. Every day, they would go out together to explore and find minerals. Each time they found a mineral, they would smile and feel happy. + +One day, Bob and Pete were walking deep into the forest, looking for minerals. The sun was huge and hot, but the air was calm. Suddenly, Bob saw a rock in the distance which shone in the sun. He shouted and waved to Pete, telling him that he had found a mineral. + +The two friends ran up to the rock, but it wasn't a mineral at all. It was a bear standing on its hind legs, ready to attack. The bear roared loudly and the friends were so scared that they ran away screaming. They never found a mineral that day, and they didn't smile again. +Once upon a time, there was a robot. It was big and shiny. Everyone was happy when they saw it. + +The robot made many things. It did very cool tricks. Everyone clapped and applauded. + +Then one day, the robot got stuck. It had picked up something very heavy and it couldn't move. Everyone was sad. + +But then a little boy came over. He was only three years old! He helped the robot. He pushed and pulled the heavy thing away. + +Now the robot was free! Everyone clapped and applauded the little boy's help. He was very happy that he had been able to help the robot. The End. +Once upon a time, there was a tiny mouse. She was very brave and always wanted to explore. One day, she decided to crawl into a cave. She had never seen anything so dark inside. + +Suddenly, she heard a bright sound. She looked around in the darkness and saw a beautiful shining diamond in the wall. She crawled up the wall to grab the diamond. + +When she touched it, she felt a hot heat. She quickly dropped the diamond and tried to crawl away. Suddenly, the walls of the cave began to shake. + +The little mouse was very scared and tried to move faster. She heard a loud voice that said, “Mouse! You must never try to take something that is not yours!†+ +The little mouse learned her lesson and never wanted to take something that did not belong to her again. She promised herself to always be honest and do the right thing. +Once upon a time, there was a kind bear called Billy. Billy always took care of his woodland friends. +One day, the forest where Billy lived was surrounded by a big fire. Billy's friends were scared, so Billy stayed to protect them. + +Billy's friend, Johnny Rabbit, ran up to him and asked, "What can we do? How can we save ourselves?". +Billy replied, "I'll try to look after everyone, but that fire is so big. We need to find help". + +The very next day, a spoiled lion called Simon appeared at the edge of the forest. He saw the fire and did not care that it was getting closer. +Billy said to Simon, "Please help us, the fire is getting worse!". +Simon replied, "It's not my problem, I'm just here to have fun". + +Billy knew that he must do something to save his friends. He put his own life in danger and ran towards the fire, hoping to put it out with his bear paws. +Simon saw this and changed his mind. He too ran towards the fire and helped Billy put it out. + +The woodland friends were very grateful for Billy and Simon. +This story teaches us that even when people are spoiled, kindness and care can still touch their hearts and save the day! +Once upon a time, there was a delicate little girl named Lily. One day, she went on an adventure with her mom and dad. They went to the park to have some fun. + +As they were walking, Lily saw something shiny twinkling in the grass and she bent down to pick it up. She saw it was a pretty little flower with delicate petals. Lily was so happy, she gave it a big twist and ran over to her mom and dad, showing them her special flower. + +At that moment, Lily felt a naughty wink coming from a nearby bush. She turned around and saw a sneaky little fox with a mischievous twinkle in his eye! He had stolen her special flower! + +Lily didn't want the fox to take her flower, so she ran after him, but he was too fast! Her mom and dad tried to help her, but the fox just kept running. + +Eventually, the fox stopped to look back and gave Lily one last wink, before disappearing into the woods with the delicate flower. + +Lily was sad, but her mom and dad hugged her and told her that it was okay. They said that the important thing is that she tried her best and that she had a wonderful adventure that day with her mom and dad. +Once upon a time there was a little girl who was only three years old. She stepped onto her brightly coloured carpet and she jumped in excitement. She felt so happy that she wanted to make some noise so she shouted very loudly. + +The little girl liked to step on the carpet as it felt so soft beneath her bare feet. She stepped slowly forward, feeling the warmth of the carpet. Every time she stepped, the carpet felt like it was giving her a big hug. + +The little girl liked to jump up and down on the carpet, making it bounce and move around. She laughed as she did it, feeling so happy and she made the most loudest noises ever! All of the loud noises made her feel great. + +The little girl jumped and stepped until she was too tired to do it anymore. Then she peacefully lay down on her carpet, content in the knowledge that she had had so much fun today. +Once there was a little girl called Lucy. She was only three years old. Every night, Lucy would listen very carefully to the sounds around her. + +One night, Lucy heard something strange – a thin, raspy sound coming from outside her window. It sounded like a bird calling. Lucy wanted to see what it was, so she opened the window. To her surprise, she found a small, grey bird with a very sore lung. + +Lucy was sad for the bird and wanted to help. She ran inside to get some food for the bird, but it was too late. The bird could no longer fly away, so Lucy gently picked it up and held it in her hands. + +Lucy cooed softly to the bird and sang a lullaby to help make it feel better. She rocked the bird back and forth in her arms like a baby until it eventually fell asleep. After a while, the bird's breathing got stronger and it flew away. + +From that day onwards, Lucy always listened carefully in the night, hoping to find a bird in need. +Jimmy was a three year old boy. He felt so sad one day, because his pull toy was broken. He could not play with it anymore. He sighed, and his lip started to quiver. + +His mom saw Jimmy looking so sad, so she decided to fix the toy. She tried to fix the broken pieces together. She used ribbon, glue and tape. After a few minutes, she gave it back to Jimmy. + +Jimmy was so happy. He pulled the toy around the room, laughing and playing. His mom was so proud of him. + +Jimmy's pull toy was no longer broken. Now he could play with it as much as he wanted. Jimmy hugged his mom, he was so happy. +One day, John was playing in the park. He loved to swing and look up at the sky. He saw a big aeroplane flying far up in the sky. He wanted to fly in it too. + +John asked his mum to take him on an aeroplane but she said no. John started to feel angry. He said he would mind if she said no. + +His mum felt bad so she took John to the airport. He saw a lot of aeroplanes getting ready to fly. They even went inside one and John got to sit in the pilot's seat. + +When it was time for the aeroplane to take off, John waved goodbye. He had a big smile on his face and he didn't feel angry anymore. He had a wonderful time on his aeroplane ride. +Once upon a time there was a chubby boy. His name was John. + +John was walking in the park when he saw something interesting: it was a chair. It was in front of a big door. + +John wanted to know what was behind the door. He walked to the door, and put his hand on the handle. He gave it a twist and heard a click. The door was unlocked! + +John was very excited. He was standing there, looking at the door, when he heard a voice from behind. + +“What are you doing, John?†+ +John looked around and saw his mom. She was smiling at him. + +John smiled and said, “I unlocked the door! Can I open it?†+ +Mom nodded and said, “Go ahead and have a look.†+ +John happily opened the door and saw a big room inside. He could see balloons and games, and a big cake on the table. + +He knew he was in for a special treat! +Johnny was feeling bored one day, so he decided to go for a walk. He saw a little wood nearby and decided to explore it. As he walked through the wood, he spotted something glittering in the sunlight. + +He ran to pick it up and found it was a medal. He shouted “Yippee!†in excitement. Johnny looked around to see if anyone was nearby. He saw a rabbit, who was stretching across the grass. + +Johnny said “Hello! Can I keep this medal?†+The rabbit replied “Yes, it's a little medal; it's yours if you like†+ +So Johnny thanked the rabbit and put the medal in his pocket. He loved it. He admired it for a long time and felt proud of himself for finding it. + +He had a wonderful time in the woods. Every time Johnny stretched, he remembered the little medal he had found. +Once upon a time there was a little girl called Daisy wants to play on the slide. She asked her mom to play with her. So her mom said to her, "Yes, we can go to the park and play on the slide". + +Daisy was so happy and she started to jump. Her mom smiled at her and said, "But remember, you must be careful and stay on the slide. You don't want to get hurt, do you?". Daisy said, "No, mommy". + +So they went to the park and Daisy started to slide. After a few minutes, her mom said to her, "You are so lucky. You have a wonderful park to play in and you can slide as much as you want". Daisy smiled and said, "Yes, I'm so lucky". + +The moral of this story is that we should be grateful for the things we have, like time to play and places to go. Instead of wishing for more, we should be content with our lot and be thankful! +Once there was a little girl named Sarah. She was 3 years old and very curious. Every day, she explored the world around her. + +One day, Sarah went out to explore the garden. She saw a tall bush and was very curious. She touched the bush, and from behind it came a meow. There was a little orange cat! + +Sarah smiled and slowly reached for the cat. It shied away, but Sarah continued to reach for the cat and said: “It's okay. I won't hurt you.†+ +The cat stepped closer, and Sarah gently hugged it. The cat felt loved and relaxed. + +Afterwards, Sarah said “Friends don't need to be the same color. They just need to be treated with love and kindness.†+ +Having taught this lesson, Sarah waved goodbye to the cat, before running off to explore the rest of the garden. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Bill who was very curious. He was always looking for new adventures. One day, Bill's parents told him he could go explore the forest near their house. He was very excited and went right away! + +As he was walking, he came across a cave. He was eager to see what was inside, so he went right in. Inside the cave, he saw a strange creature that he had never seen before. He said, "Welcome! Who are you?" + +The creature replied, "My name is Hangus. I am the King of the forest. You should not be here and must leave right away! What a foolish boy you are!" + +Bill was scared, so he ran away as fast as he could. When he got back home, his parents scolded him and told him never to talk to strangers like that again. They said, "You should always be careful and listen to our warnings." + +From that day on, Bill was much more careful and never did anything foolish again. He was always aware of his surroundings and listened to his parents. He had learned his lesson, and would never forget it! +Once upon a time there was a girl named Anna. She had an old tire that was very original. Anna really liked this old tire and she always called it her best friend. + +One day, Anna decided to take the tire for a walk. She rolled it along and soon they were in the park. As they walked, Anna started to hear a voice behind them. She looked around and saw that it was her mom calling. + +"Anna, come here! It's time to get some ice cream," her mom said. Anna smiled and turned to the tire. + +"Let's go, my friend," she said. And together, Anna and her old tire went to get some ice cream. +Once there was an elderly man who lived in a house. He had an ashtray on his table at all times. Every day he would kiss the ashtray and say good morning to it. + +One day, a young couple and their three year old child were walking by the man's house. They stopped to have a look. The little girl saw the ashtray and asked what it was. The man said it was a special ashtray and he kissed it every day. + +The little girl was curious and asked to try it too. The man said sure, and the little girl leaned in and kissed the ashtray. Unfortunately, she had forgotten to wash her hands that day, and the elderly man got very ill. + +The man was so sick he had to go to hospital. The little girl and her family were very sad that they had caused the man to get sick and they wished they'd never stopped at his house. + +The moral of the story is to always wash your hands before you kiss something. +Once upon a time, there lived two cats named Max and Minnie. They both lived in a very big house. Max and Minnie loved playing together. + +One day, Max said to Minnie, "Let's go for a walk!" So, Max and Minnie went outside. + +As they were walking, they saw something very strange. They saw a weird motion happening in the bushes! Max and Minnie stopped walking and tried to figure out what was going on. + +Suddenly, they heard a huge yawn coming from the bushes. Max and Minnie were so curious, so they peered inside the bushes. + +In the middle of the bushes, they saw a big, yellow bear yawning! Max and Minnie were so surprised. They both ran away to tell the others about the weirdMotion! +Once upon a time, there was one strong boy named Joe. Joe liked to number caps. He had a special bag with many caps in it. Every day, Joe went out in the sun and counted them. He was so fast at counting that no one else could do it as quickly as him. + +One day, Joe had counted enough caps to make a strong castle. He made it with a bunch of tall towers and round walls. It was so strong, nothing could knock it down. Everyone who saw it admired Joe for his strong cap castle. + +Joe also liked to show off his counting skills. He taught his little brother how to count caps. His brother was so proud that he could count as fast as his big brother. Everyone was happy when Joe and his brother counted together. + +The end. +Once upon a time, a little girl was playing in the park near her house. She was playing with her basketball, tossing it up and trying to catch it. Suddenly, a big gust of wind came and blew the ball up into a tall tree. The little girl gasped and started to cry. + +Just then, her daddy came running up behind her. He was so handsome and sweet and she knew he was there to save the day. He kindly looked up into the tree and said, "Don't worry, baby girl, let me rescue that basketball for you." + +The girl watched in awe as her daddy carefully climbed up the tree and grabbed the adorable basketball. He carefully jumped down and handed it back to the little girl, who was very happy to be reunited with it. + +He smiled and said, "There, now it's all safe!" Then he gave her a big hug. The little girl was so glad to have her daddy, and she squeezed him tight. She knew he would always rescue her, no matter what. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Daisy. She was only three years old and it was her first time locked away in her very own room. She found it very exciting, but also a little bit scary. + +As she explored her room, she saw a small box with a big padlock on it. She couldn't get it open. She tried her hardest to open it, but it just wouldn't budge. + +Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. It belonged to her mother. Her mother had come to open the padlock. + +"What is this, mommy?" Daisy asked. + +"It's a special box, sweetheart. It has all the secrets of life inside," her mother said. + +"What kind of secrets?" Daisy asked eagerly. + +"Secrets like how to be kind and brave, and how to cherish the little things in life," her mother replied. + +Daisy felt excited and happy. She couldn't wait to unlock her box and learn all the secrets of life! +One day, a little boy named Tom was sitting at the breakfast table with his parents. He was excited because he saw toast on the table. Then his mother said to him, "Tom, would you like some toast?" + +Tom smiled and said, "Yes please!" + +So his mother put two slices of toast into the toaster. Tom heard the toaster making a noise and soon the toast popped up. + +His mother took the toast out of the toaster, spread some butter and jam on it, and then handed it to Tom. Tom was so happy - he took a bite of the toast and it was the yummiest toast ever! + +There was only one problem - it was a bit wet. "Oh no, the toast is wet!" said Tom. + +"Don't worry" said his mother, "It's still tasty!" So Tom ate his wet toast and it tasted just as good as if it was dry. And Tom was happy. +Once upon a time, there was a family who went to the beach. The dad was very thoughtful and brought his watch with him. He wanted to make sure they got back home on time. + +The family had a wonderful day playing in the sand, jumping the waves and eating yummy snacks. + +Before they left, the dad gave his watch to his daughter as she loved it so much. But she was very sad to leave the beach. + +She said to her dad: "Do I have to leave?" +Her dad smiled and said: "Yes, but I brought something for you to remember the beach. Take my watch and remember how much fun we had!" + +The daughter was very happy, and the family went home with wonderful memories. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Emma. She wanted to go on an adventure. One day, Emma saw a boat and ran over to it. She was so excited and hopped in the boat. + +"Where do we go?" she asked the boat. + +But the boat didn't answer. + +"Come on, let's go somewhere!" + +Again the boat stayed quiet. Emma began to get tired and feel sleepy. Suddenly, an older man appeared by the boat. + +"You can't just run away and leave," he said. "You have to tell your mom and dad where you're going." + +Emma thought about what the man said and realized he was right. She waved goodbye to the boat, nodded to the man and ran home. + +The moral of the story is: before going on any adventure, be sure to tell your mom and dad first. +Once upon a time, there was a little rabbit. He was sad because he could not do the same things that his brothers and sisters could do. He wished he could jump up high and play with them. + +One day, the rabbit saw a brilliant lake. It was so beautiful and clear. He wanted to jump into the cool water. His family encouraged him to try it. + +He was scared at first, but with the encouragement of his family, the rabbit jumped in. He was so happy when he swam and enjoyed being in the lake. + +The rabbit learned a valuable lesson; if you are brave and have courage, you can do anything. With hard work and encouragement from family or friends, you can reach new heights. +Once there was a little duck. He lived next to the shore. One day he got a very exciting order. It was a gift from a fake princess. The duck couldn't believe it! + +He was so excited. He ran to the shore to find the gift. But when he got there, he was surprised. He couldn't find the gift. He looked and looked, but nothing was there. + +The duck was sad. But then he heard a voice. It was the fake princess. She told him not to worry. She said that she had an even better gift for him. + +The duck was excited. The fake princess took him to a secret lake. The lake was full of sparkly jewels. The duck was so happy! The fake princess said he could take one jewel as his special gift. + +The duck was very happy. He thanked the fake princess and ordered a sparkly blue jewel. He took it back to the shore and showed it to all his friends! +Bobby and Brad were best friends. Bobby had a very special radio, it was his most favorite possession. When Brad saw the radio his face turned green with jealousy. He wanted it for himself. + +One day, Bobby and Brad were at a park together. While Bobby was not looking, Brad grabbed the radio and ran away. Bobby was very sad. He couldn't find Brad anywhere. + +Just then, Bobby's feet started to freeze. He looked down at the ground and saw that the ground was covered in ice. He realized that Brad must have had magic in his hands and he froze the ground! Bobby raced to try and catch up to Brad. + +Bobby eventually caught up and was able to grab the radio back out of Brad's hands. Bobby was so relieved to get his special radio back. Brad was very sorry and promised he wouldn't be jealous ever again. Bobby and Brad continued to be best friends! +One day, a little girl had an adventure. She went to a special place, with many different things in it. At the back of the room, there was a big bookshelf. It was tall, and it had a light on top. + +The little girl was curious, so she went to look at the bookshelf. She climbed up the ladder and found a sack in the very top shelf. It was light, so she could carry it down the ladder. + +Once she was back on the ground, she opened the sack and found a lot of treasures inside! She brought the sack back home and showed it to her family. They were all very happy to see what was inside! + +The little girl kept the treasures inside the sack, to remember her wonderful adventure. +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Jane who was very brave. She had a crazy plan and a ladder that she wanted to use to unite the whole world. She thought it would be cool if people everywhere could be friends and help each other. + +The first step of Jane's plan was to climb the ladder, but it was shaky and so tall that she could only reach a few feet off the ground. Everyone laughed at her, but she kept trying. + +Finally, she asked her friends to help and they held the ladder up for her. She made it to the top and everyone was amazed! She could shout to the world that everybody should be friends. + +With everyone's help, she made her crazy dream come true. She brought everyone together and united the world. People were happy and full of joy. It was a magical moment! + +Jane had done something really special. She reminded us all that if you work together, anything can be possible. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Emily. She was very curious and loved exploring new places. One day, Emily saw a big lamp. She was fascinated by the lamp and wanted to know what was inside it. Emily was determined to find out so she struggled to open the lamp. She tried to pry it open, but it wouldn't budge. It seemed like the lamp wanted to stay closed. + +Emily was getting frustrated. She knew she couldn't get the lamp open, but she just had to know what was inside! She tried everything she could think of, but nothing worked. Suddenly, she had an idea. Emily looked around until she found a big stick. She used all her strength to try to pry open the lamp with the stick. Finally, with the help of the stick, she was able to open the lamp! + +Emily was surprised to see a beautiful butterfly inside. Her face beamed with joy and excitement. She was so happy, but also a bit sad that she had to struggle all this time to open the lamp. Nevertheless, she was very proud of her achievement. From now on, Emily could show everyone the beautiful butterfly hidden inside the lamp. +Once upon a time, there was a mouse. The mouse loved cheese. He wanted to eat all of the cheese he could find. + +One day, the mouse saw a big piece of cheese. He wanted it, so he raced as fast as he could to get it. He ran and ran until he reached the cheese. + +But the cheese was very hard. The mouse wanted it, but he couldn't bite it. He tried and tried, but he could not bite it. + +So, the mouse thought and thought. He had an idea. He found a big rock and he used it to smash the cheese. The cheese broke into pieces, and the mouse ate them all. He was very happy. +Once there was a small boy, Jim. Jim loved to play and explore in the woods near his house. One day, he decided to go for a little adventure by himself. He had a special hook that his father had given him as an early present. + +As Jim explored, he came upon an old tree with a strange, circular hole in the base. Jim became very curious, so he decided to lower his hook in the hole to see what he could find. When he did, he felt the hook catching something serious. He pulled quickly and found a huge, old box. + +Jim was so excited, he couldn't wait to open the box and see what was inside. Suddenly, he heard a loud, thunderous sound. All at once, the treetop started to shake and huge branches began to fall. Jim, now feeling very scared, quickly threw the box into his bag and began to run. + +He heard a loud crash behind him and felt a sudden pain in his leg. He had been struck by a falling branch and was now badly hurt. He tried to stand and safety, but his leg couldn't hold his weight. He collapsed in the woods and was never seen again. + +The box was still in his bag. What secrets were hidden away inside? We may never know. +Once upon a time, there was a generous king. He was very kind to everyone around him. +One day, he came across a page full of stories. It made him pause. He wondered what adventures they held. +"I must share these stories with everyone," said the king. He was very generous, so he shared the page with all of the people in the kingdom. +From then on, everyone in the kingdom knew the exciting and magical stories. Everyone was very appreciative of the king's generous gift. +The king smiled. He was happy that he shared the page full of stories with the people. +The End. +Once upon a time, there were two friends, Bob and Betty. Every day, they played together in the sunshine. They had so much fun together! + +One day, Bob asked Betty if she wanted to go to the factory. She nodded eagerly in reply. As they approached the factory, the door was closed and the bricks seemed heavy. + +Bob knocked on the door. "Hello!" he called out. A gruff voice replied, "Who's there?" +Bob explained that they wanted to come inside. The voice replied, "No, this is a private factory. You can't come in here." + +Bob was disappointed, but he persisted. He asked again if they could come in. The voice replied, "No! I won't let you in." + +Bob was sad, but he remembered something his mom had said about being persistent. He asked for one more chance. The voice replied, "If you are brave enough, you can come in." + +Bob's eyes lit up. He felt excited and brave. He reached out and opened the door. To his surprise, inside the factory was a magical place full of wonderful things. He and Betty laughed and explored until the sun went down. + +Experience had taught Bob that being brave and persistent can lead to beautiful things. He was so glad that he had the courage to make the request. +Jonny was excited. He was going on a picnic with his family. His mom and dad were planning the picnic and asked Jonny what he wanted to bring. He said he wanted to bring some fruit. + +The family went to the store and picked out some apples, oranges, and grapes. Jonny was so excited. He couldn't wait to eat some delicious fruit on the picnic. + +On picnic day, they packed a picnic basket and went to the park. Jonny spread out a blanket on the grass. Mom and Dad unpacked the food and drinks and Jonny put the fruit out for everyone. + +They all had a great time eating and talking. Jonny was so happy he had planned to bring the fruit on the picnic. It was the best picnic day ever! +One day, Clover the cat went out to enjoy a warm summer day. He got to a big tree. Suddenly, he found a big, round peach. It was so juicy and smelled so nice. He was so surprised! He decided to take it home and so he put it in his mouth and started running. + +At home, Clover showed his peach to his friend, Bella the rabbit. Bella also smelled it and was very happy. Suddenly, a big smelly dog came close to them. He smelled the peach and wanted it for himself. He chased both of them trying to get the peach. + +Clover and Bella were both scared and they ran away. But the dog got too close. He snatched the peach and ran away! Both of them were very sad. The smelly dog got the peach and Clover and Bella didn't get anything! They had a bad surprise ending. +Once, there was a little girl named Lucy. She liked to wear her mask, but she kept forgetting it. She always remembered when she was almost out the door, but never in time. + +One day when she was at the beach, she noticed a mask in the sand. It was a special mask, and it fit her very tight. She couldn't believe her luck! + +After that, she never forgot to bring her mask with her. Even when it got tight, she kept it on. The special mask kept her safe and healthy, and she was very happy. +Once there was a beautiful eraser. It was so beautiful that everyone wanted it. But then one day, a naughty boy called Joe came along. Joe had a sack, which he put the eraser inside. Then he ran away! + +The people were so angry! They didn't know where Joe went. So, they began to look for him. They looked high and low, but they couldn't find him. + +Finally, the people gave up on finding Joe. But, the day after, the eraser was in the same place! Joe had put it back - maybe he was too scared after all. + +The people were so happy! They said "Hooray!" The eraser was safe, and it was still beautiful. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Jenny. She was very glad because her mommy bought her a special mixer. She was so excited that she ran to open it. Jenny was so happy when she saw the mixer filled with fun gadgets and buttons. + +Jenny tried out all the gadgets and buttons and mixed some really fun things. She mixed food, paints and many other things. Jenny felt so creative and was having so much fun. + +Unfortunately, the day got late and it was time to close the mixer. She was a bit sad because playing with the mixer was so much fun. But then she thought of all the fun she will have with the mixer the next day. + +So Jenny closed the mixer and went off to bed with a big smile on her face. She was very glad that she had a mixer to play with every day. +Once upon a time, there was a little green frog. He had a large nose and liked to jump around. All the other animals admired him because of his vibrant color. + +One day, the frog was in a pond, gently splashing in the water. Suddenly, a big black eagle swooped down and grabbed him in its claws. + +The frog was scared and shouted: "Let me go, eagle! Please don't take me away." + +But the eagle was far too strong, and it flew away with the frog to its nest at the top of a tall tree. The frog saw that the eagle's nest was filled with funny looking sticks. + +The eagle spoke to the frog: "These sticks are for you. I want you to throw them into the pond down below. I'm sure it will make a nice surprise for the other animals." + +The frog was sad, but had no choice but to do what the eagle said. He took the sticks and threw them one by one. + +When the frog was done, the eagle had an evil smirk on its face. It grabbed the little frog by its nose and threw him into the pond down below. The frog was so scared he almost forgot to swim. + +The frog was relieved to be back in the pond, but he was terrified of the eagle. He never forgot the moment the eagle grabbed his nose. From that day onward, he was a lot more +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Maggie. Maggie liked to explore and discover things. One day, she was in her bedroom and she discovered something important. It was a big bookcase! + +Maggie asked her mom, “What is this?†+ +Her mom said, “It's a bookcase. It holds books.†+ +Maggie went over to it and looked at all the books. She was very excited. She wanted to read all of them! + +Maggie asked her mom, “Can I read them?†+ +Her mom said, “Yes, but you need to be careful with the books. They are very special and important.†+ +Maggie took a book off the shelf. She was so happy that she had found something new to explore and discover. She knew that books were always fun and she couldn't wait to start reading! +Once upon a time, there was a purple bubble. It hovered in the air not saying a word. + +A little girl called Emma saw the bubble. She asked her mum, "What is that mum?†Her mum replied, "That's a very special bubble my dear." With a smile, she added, "Let's go and say hello." + +Emma and her mum approached the bubble. All of a sudden, the bubble began to speak. It said, "Hello Emma, I'm so glad to meet you." The little girl was surprised and delighted. She spoke back, "Hello bubble, I'm Emma." + +The bubble continued to speak. "Emma, I have something special for you," and with a nod, it flew off into the sky. "Where is it going?" Emma asked her mum. + +"It was a sign, Emma," her mum replied. "It's telling you something special is coming your way. Maybe tomorrow, you'll discover what it is!" + +The next day, Emma found a huge purple balloon waiting just for her. She was so excited that she could hardly contain her joy. She knew the bubble had been right: something special was on its way. +Gary and his parents were taking a walk. Suddenly, Gary heard a very noisy sound. He looked up to see a big metal machine. + +"What is that?" Gary asked. + +"That is a tractor," his parents said. They pointed at the tractor as it was going in reverse. + +"Wow! Why is it going backward?" Gary asked. + +"It is going backward because the driver needs to turn it around so he can go the other way," his parents explained. + +Gary watched in awe as the tractor slowly went in reverse. Then the tractor stopped and went the other way. + +"Bye-bye, tractor!" Gary waved as the tractor drove away. He smiled when he heard the noisy sound fade away. +Once upon a time there was a poor little monkey named Steve. He was looking for a place to sleep, but the wind kept blowing him away. So he went to a nearby tree and tried to squeeze himself in with all the other animals. + +The animals saw Steve and asked what he was doing there. He told them he was looking for somewhere to sleep. + +The other animals said, "There is no room for you here." + +Steve was about to cry, when a gentle voice said, "Come here, Steve." The voice was coming from the leaves of the tree. When Steve looked up, he saw a small squirrel smiled and said, "Squeeze in here with me, and the wind won't bother you." So Steve happily squeezed in with the squirrel, and the two of them watched the stars until Steve fell asleep. + +At last, Steve was safe, warm and comfortable. He had found a home that was just right for him. +One day, a little girl named Daisy had to go grocery shopping with her mom. She was very excited and couldn't wait to explore all the stores and get yummy edible treats. + +As they began to shop, Daisy noticed that people looked a bit gloomy. When she asked her mom why everyone looked so sad, her mom said it was because the stores didn't have enough dough. Daisy didn't understand, so her mom said, "Money for groceries". + +Suddenly Daisy realized that everyone didn't have enough money to buy food. Daisy was saddened by this, but it made her even more excited to help her mom buy food for their family. + +Daisy's mom asked her to pick out the dough for their homemade treats. Daisy happily ran back and forth between the aisle, following the trail of delicious ingredients. Finally, they were done shopping and they headed home. + +As they left, Daisy realized that it was more important to help those in need than it was to buy yummy treats. She was glad that she had the chance to make a difference and bring a bit of joy to the gloomy stores. +Emily wanted to go sailing. Her dad took her to the lake. She was very impatient to get in the boat! + +They sat down in the boat and Dad handed Emily the sail. She began to pull on it and the boat started to move. + +Emily was so happy! The wind blew through her hair and filled their sail. The boat moved faster and faster until they were gliding across the lake. + +Emily spotted an acorn floating along the shore. She was very excited and shouted with joy. She hopped out of the boat and paddled towards the acorn. + +When she picked it up, Emily shouted "For me!" and smiled. Dad helped her back into the boat and they sailed away, Emily happy and excited, clutching her acorn. +Once upon a time there was a good little boy named Timmy. He wanted to go to the library to find new books. But before he went, his mommy had to wash him. She took him to the bathroom and washed his face and hands. Then, she brushed his hair and put him in clean clothes. + +Next, they went to the library. It was so big and had lots of books to read. They found books about superheroes and animals and even about outer space. Timmy looked and looked until he found a book about pirates. He was so excited! + +Finally, it was time to go home. Timmy was very happy and said that the library was good. He promised his mommy that he would come back next week and find even more books to read. +The little girl loved squares. She always asked her mum for them at the shops. They were so yummy. One day she saw a big square in the garden. It was so shiny and bright. She ran outside to get it but it was stuck to the ground. She pulled with all her might but it wouldn't move. She started to cry. + +Her mum came outside to help her. She tried to get it loose but it was too heavy. No matter how hard they tried, it wouldn't move. + +The little girl was so sad. She wished she had never seen the square. She said goodbye to the yummy square and went inside. She was so disappointed that she never got to eat it. She never loved squares again. +One day, Emma and her little brother Paul went to the park to play. In the park was a sandbox that Paul and Emma had never seen before. As they went to explore it, Paul noticed a huge book inside the sandbox. He was very curious and he told his sister that he wanted to look at it. + +Emma and Paul took the book out of the sandbox and noticed that there were many pages inside it. But all of them were blank. Paul was very frustrated and he began to cry. But Emma had a plan and she asked her brother to carry the book back home. + +When they arrived home, Emma and Paul took the book to the living room. Emma asked Paul to help her look for some colored pencils, but Paul said he was too frustrated. Emma told her brother that she had a plan and asked him to trust her. + +Paul was still frustrated and not sure about Emma's plan. But Emma began to use the pencils to bring color to the pages of the book. Soon, the white pages were filled with colorful drawings. Paul's face lit up and he could not believe his eyes. + +Emma had displayed beautiful artwork on all the pages of the book. Paul was surprised that Emma had created so many wonderful drawings. He was no longer frustrated and was happy they had kept the book from the sandbox. +Once upon a time there was a girl called Summer. She was very fragile, which meant that she had to be extra careful. She liked to play outside in the sunshine, but one day her mum told her that she must stay inside. + +Summer was sad and wanted to go outside, so she found some scissors and took them to the garden. She wanted to cut some flowers and make a beautiful bouquet. + +But Summer had been so careful her whole life that she was extra careful with the scissors. She was very gentle and slow as she carefully cut the petals of the flowers. + +When Summer was finished, she had a big bunch of flowers and a big smile on her face! She was glad that she'd managed to cut the flowers so carefully, and now that it was summer, she would be able to go outside and play. +Once upon a time there was a girl named Ann. Ann found a box of blocks on the floor. They were clear and she liked them a lot. She picked up the blocks and held them in her hands. She decided to make top with them. + +Ann put the blocks together to make a tower. She put one block on top of another and then another. The tower grew tall and was very pretty. Ann was happy and clapped her hands. + +Suddenly, a big wind came and blew Ann's tower over. The blocks flew everywhere. Ann was sad, but she wasn't mad. She was already thinking of what she could do next. + +Ann started to pick up the blocks. She put them back in the box, one by one. When Ann was done, she smiled and looked at the clear box of blocks. She knew she could make something else with them soon. +Once there was a little boy who was very friendly. He loved meeting new people and was always looking for someone to play with. + +One day, he went to the playground to meet some new friends. He saw a little girl there and they started to play together. The boy and the girl had so much fun together. + +After they were done playing, the boy asked the girl if he could come over to her house and play. The girl said yes and he went over to her house. They spent the whole day playing together and it was so much fun! + +When it was time for the girl to take a nap, the boy decided to help her. He made her a bed, tucked her in and said goodnight. The little girl was so grateful for all the boy had done for her, and she fell asleep quickly. + +The boy had been very helpful and the little girl was very happy he had come to meet her. They spent many days playing together and enjoying each other's company. +Max and Mommy were outside the store. Mommy had her arm around Max and they leaned together. Max was happy because he knew they were going to get a treat. + +Mommy opened the door and smiled. Inside was a comfortable place, with warm colors and a cozy feeling. Max saw the shelves of treats and wanted them all! + +Mommy laughed and said, "Let's find something special for you, Max." She helped Max pick a yummy snack. He was so excited! He leaned up on his tiptoes to reach for his treat. + +Mommy gave Max a hug and said, "There you go. Enjoy your treat, sweetheart." + +Max was so happy and felt so comfortable. He had his special treat and snuggled close to Mommy. Together they walked happily out of the store. +Once there lived a brave young kitten. He was called Paws. Paws lived with his owners in a big house. One day, Paws heard a mysterious noise coming from outside. He ran to the window and saw a big dog in the garden. + +Paws asked his owners what was happening. His owners said, "Oh, it's Mr. Dog. He is here to unite us all. He is here to bring us all together as a family." + +Paws was excited and ran outside to meet Mr. Dog. He felt very curious and wanted to learn more about him. He said hello to Mr. Dog and noticed that his heels were very big. Paws asked, "Why are your heels so big and mysterious?" + +Mr. Dog laughed. He said, "It's because I'm special. My big heels are here to help me run faster. I want to unite us all, so that we can all be happy together." + +Paws was happy to learn about Mr. Dog and his mysterious heels. Paws couldn't wait to explore the garden with Mr. Dog and unite as a family. +Molly and her Daddy were in the garden. Molly was having lots of fun.As they looked around, they noticed that the sky was getting wet. Daddy said they should go indoors. + +But then there was a loud noise. Daddy looked up and saw the clouds had split open and the rain was coming down. Molly felt a bit dizzy and confused by the loud noise, but Daddy was happy. He said that the rain would help the plants in the garden grow. + +Suddenly, Daddy chased Molly as the rain got heavier. Molly ran and laughed as Daddy tried to catch her. They played until Molly was so wet that Daddy said it was time to go inside. +Once upon a time, there was a cold day. It was so cold that clouds were in the sky. + +Suddenly, the clouds started to move and the sun came out! It was so warm and lovely. Everywhere, things started to spring. The trees had little leaves coming out of them, and the flowers opened. + +It was so nice. Everyone was happy and said wonderful words. They said words like, “Spring is here!†and “Look at the birds singing!†+ +It was a beautiful day. Everyone was glad that the cold was gone and the sun was out. We all enjoyed the wonderful day of spring. +Once upon a time, there were two little toy soldiers who were always ready to fight. One of the soldiers was wearing a regular suit while the other was wearing a special suit. + +One day, the soldier with the regular suit got frustrated and challenged the other soldier to a fight. The other soldier laughed and said, "Let's fight!" + +The two soldiers clashed their tiny swords and began to fight. Suddenly, the soldier with the regular suit managed to knock down the soldier with the special suit with one powerful hit. + +The soldier with the special suit shouted, "Stop! I give up!" He was shaking and the other soldier said, "Good. Now, let's never fight again." + +The two soldiers shook hands and they never fought again, happy to be friends. +Once upon a time, there was a little cat named Jax. Jax was very polite. He said 'please' and 'thank you' and was always asking if he could help. + +One day, Jax thought he would like to try a different style of walking. So, he asked his mom if he could allow him to try walking like a kangaroo. His mom said 'yes'. + +So Jax jumped up and down like a kangaroo. He hopped around the house, and even put his tail up in the air like a kangaroo. He had lots of fun hopping around like this. + +His mom smiled, as she watched Jax hopping around. She was very proud of her polite little kangaroo. +Sophia was standing in the park watching the birds. She was so excited when she saw one beautiful bird with brilliant blue feathers, it was a unique one. Suddenly, she noticed a squirrel approaching the bird carrying an ink bottle. + +"Good morning," said the squirrel. "I would like to buy some blue ink for my tail." + +Sophia thought about it for a moment. She knew that ink was not good for the bird and so she said, "No! You can't buy the ink, it is not your own." + +The squirrel was disappointed but understanding. He smiled at Sophia and said, "Thank you so much for protecting the unique bird. I will find a different colour to use on my tail." + +Sophia smiled at the squirrel and watched as he scurried away to find a different kind of ink. She felt proud that she was able to do something helpful for a unique creature. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Ali. One day she looked in her bedroom drawer and realised that she needed to replace something. She opened it and saw that her favourite toy wasn't there. + +Ali went to find her mum, who was in the kitchen. "Mum, I can't find my favourite toy," she said, looking sad. + +"Let's have a look," her Mum said, giving Ali a warm hug. Ali showed her mum the empty drawer, and her mum smiled. "Never mind. We'll replace it with something new and special." + +Together, Ali and her mum went to the toy shop. Ali saw so many special toys that she wanted, but eventually she found a warm, soft toy that she loved. They bought it and Ali ran back to her room to put it in her drawer. + +She opened it up and put the new toy in. All she had to do now was close her drawer and it would be like nothing had ever gone missing. Ali smiled, feeling glad that now something special was in place of her old toy. +Mama and Papa went out for dinner and left Jimmy in charge. Jimmy was only three, but he was so proud of being the big boy at home. + +Jimmy wanted to show Mama and Papa how grown up he was, so he got naughty. He tried to do things Mama and Papa told him not to, like play with Mama's sweater. + +Jimmy hugged Mama's sweater and kissed it. But then he heard a noise. He looked around and saw a mouse in the corner. + +Jimmy got scared. He dropped Mama's sweater and the mouse ran away. + +Mama and Papa came back home and saw what Jimmy had done. They were not happy. +Jimmy was so embarrassed, he felt like his heart was sinking. + +Mama and Papa said Jimmy couldn't be trusted to stay home alone. They told him to never be naughty like this again. + +Jimmy was so sad and he never tried to be naughty again. +Jack was a 3 year old who loved to play outside. One day he was playing in his backyard when he saw a stranger. He felt scared and worried. He didn't know what to do so he decided to test them. + +Jack asked the stranger if they wanted to play a game. The strange smiled and said yes. They played tag and Jack quickly forgot he was worried. Jack had a lot of fun with the stranger. + +After a while, the stranger had to go. Jack waved goodbye and said thank you. From then on, Jack wasn't worried when he saw a stranger. He just asked them if they wanted to play a game. +Once upon a time, there was a soldier who was very brave. He was always travelling and exploring. One day, he came to a big dark cave. He was a bit scared but he went in. + +Inside the cave, he saw a big yellow flower. He asked the flower, "What do you do in here?". + +The flower said in a soft voice, "I rot away, just like all the other things in here". The soldier felt fearful and started to walk away. + +Just then the flower said, "You don't have to be so fearful! There is always sunshine outside. Come, let's go out". + +The soldier was so happy to hear the flower's kind words. He reached out and together they walked out of the cave. Where the sunshine welcomed them with warmth and joy. + +The soldier thanked the flower for being so kind. The flower said, "You are a brave soldier, you don't need to be scared". And the soldier smiled and knew that he'd always be brave. +There was once a polite owner who had a job to complete. He needed to fix the broken window in his house. He looked but he was unable to find the right tool. He asked his little brother to help him. + +The little brother, a 3 year old, said, "I can help you, brother!" But the owner said, "It's too big a job for you." + +The little brother was determined. He said, "You can do it! Just give me a chance, please!" So the owner agreed. + +The little brother grabbed a tool and tried to help, but the window was still broken. The owner said, "This isn't the right tool. I told you it's too big a job for you, little brother." + +The little brother started to cry. The owner felt bad for not being polite. He hugged his brother and said, "Thank you for trying. I can do this one, but don't worry, I'll get it fixed. You are a big help to me!" + +The owner and his little brother worked together, finding the right tool and fixing the window. Finally, they successfully completed the job. + +The little brother was so proud. He said, "We did it! I knew you and I could work together and get it done!" The owner smiled, feeling happy and proud too. +Once upon a time there was a boy called Tim. He wanted to carry his big red ball, so he went to the park. He was having lots of fun with the ball. But then a big dog came and took it away in its mouth! Tim was sad and wanted his ball back. + +So he got an idea. He found a flexible stick and used it to try and get his ball back. The dog was very scared when Tim got close and ran away! Tim thought the stick was magical! + +But when Tim finally got the ball back something was different. He couldn't kick it anymore. When he licked the ball it had a funny taste. He quickly realized the dog had licked it too. + +Tim was very happy to have his ball back, but now he never let the dog near it again. He only used his flexible stick to carry his ball! +Sue was very proud of her new train set. She had gotten it for her birthday and now she could make the train go around the rails. It was fun. She could make the train go forward and backward. + +One day, her brother John wanted to play with her train set. Sue was not sure that she wanted to share, but she agreed to let him play. + +John and Sue decided to race the trains. They each grabbed a train and started to push them. They raced around the rails and were having a lot of fun. + +But then, John wanted to make his train go faster. He suggested pushing it with his hands. Sue disagreed, because that would not be fair. + +John did not want to listen and he started pushing the train with his hands. Sue was very upset. She said, "That's not fair, John! You must stick to the rules!" + +John stopped pushing the train. He looked proud and said, "I don't need to listen to you!" Even though Sue was proud of her brother for standing up to her, she made sure he understood that he needed to obey the rules when playing with her train set. +Once upon a time there was a little boy who loved mushrooms. Whenever he went to the store with his mom, he would look for mushrooms. + +One day, the store didn't have any mushrooms! The little boy was very sad, but he looked around and found something else that was very special. + +It was a giant, red mushroom! The little boy was so excited and asked his mom if he could have it. + +She said yes and they took the mushroom to the checkout. When they paid for it, the little boy was very happy. He had found something available that he really liked. + +He took his new mushroom home with him, and it was the best day ever! He kept the mushroom in his bedroom and it made him so happy every time he looked at it. +Once there was a tough dog called Jack. He lived in a house at the end of the street. Everyday Jack went for a walk and saw lots of different things. He was a very curious dog and wanted to try and understand the world around him. + +One day he saw a butterfly and stopped to watch it. He wanted to understand why the butterfly was so colourful. After watching it there awhile, he understood why they were so pretty. + +The next day Jack saw a caterpillar. It was crawling slowly across the ground and he wanted to understand what it was doing. After watching it for some time, he understood that it was looking for a place to build its cocoon. + +Jack was happy to understand the things around him. He knew he was a very lucky dog because he could see and understand the world with his own eyes. +Once there was a man who was very wealthy. He liked to count his money each day. One day, he decided to go for a ride on his bicycle. He pedaled and pedaled until he was tired. + +As he counted his money, he noticed something interesting. He counted and counted until he realized he had something special. He had enough money to buy something really amazing. + +He went to the store and bought something he had never seen before. It was a brand new bike. It had three pedals and the most comfortable seat. + +The man was so happy with his new purchase. Every day he rode the new bike and counted his money. He was so thankful for his wealth and for his new bike. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Sophie. Sophie loved to stir in the kitchen with her mom. She loved to stir the pot with her spoon. One day, her mom was making radishes for dinner. Sophie was so excited because she had never seen a radish before. + +When she saw them, she said "Mommy, what are those? They look funny!" + +Her mom smiled at her and said "Those are radishes, sweetheart. They are little, red and furry." Sophie was amazed and she smiled back. + +"Can I stir them in the pot, Mommy?" she asked. + +"Of course!" her mom said. + +So Sophie grabbed her spoon and carefully stirred the radishes in the pot. She was so proud of herself and she couldn't wait to eat them. + +The end. +One day, Lucy was feeling so excited. She wanted to escape! She ran to the garden, which was full of sunshine and flowers. + +Her heart raced as she explored the garden. She loved all the bright colours and the fragrant smells. She laughed and twirled around, feeling so happy and free. + +As she looked around, she noticed her old dependable teddy bear sitting in the grass. She smiled and picked it up. + +“Come bear, let’s escape together and explore this garden!†she said with a giggle. + +The bear and Lucy had such an adventure. They ran around, sending daisies flying, and peeked at the butterflies and ladybugs. They laughed and played until the sun went down. + +It was the perfect escape. Heart full, Lucy hugged the bear tight and promised to go on more escapades together soon. +Today was a dull day. Mommy was at work and Mikey was home with Grandma. Grandma said it was time to go outside and play. Mikey asked, "What can I do?" Grandma said Mikey could slide down the big slide in the back yard. + +Mikey was so excited! He raced outside, ran to the slide and climbed up the ladder. When he got to the top, he looked around and smiled. Then he sat down and he pushed off. Down the slide he went, faster and faster! + +When he reached the bottom, he jumped up and yelled, "Again!" So he ran back up the ladder and slid down the slide again. Mikey went up and down the slide all afternoon. + +Finally, Grandma said it was time to come inside. Mikey was sad but he had a big smile on his face because he had so much fun sliding down the big slide today. +Once upon a time there was a little girl, and her name was Mia. She was three years old. Mia loved purple – it was her favourite colour. + +One day, Mia had a special surprise – a purple mark to put on her arm. She wasn't sure what it was, but it looked like a star. + +Mia couldn't wait to put the purple mark on her arm. She kneeled down and her mummy helped her get the mark just right. When it was finished, it looked beautiful! + +Mia was so proud of her purple mark. She showed it to all her friends and even her daddy. + +All the people in Mia's life were so impressed. They said she was special and clever, and Mia always smiled when they said that. She would always remember the day she got her purple mark. +Once upon a time, there were two best friends named Mary and Bella. Mary had lots of wool to make a bow. She was wondering how she could make the perfect bow with the wool. + +One day Mary asked Bella, "Will you help me make a bow with the wool?" + +Bella had an idea and said, "Let's make a bow for your dress!" + +Mary looked at the wool shook her head and said, "It's too sour!" + +Bella smiled and said, "Let's dye the wool in some pretty colours. That way, the bow won't look so sour anymore!" + +So they dyed the wool in red, blue and yellow and tied them together to make the perfect bow. Mary put the bow on her dress and they both smiled at the end result. Everyone at the party loved the colourful bow and complimented Mary on it. + +From that day onwards, Bella and Mary made the most beautiful bows with the wool. They sold them in the market and everyone said they the bows were perfect, not too sour and really pretty. +Once upon a time, there was a harmless kid. He loved to sleep in his big, comfy bed. Every day before he went to sleep, he'd look out his bedroom window and wave goodbye to the sun. The sun would always wave back and the kid felt safe and happy. + +At night, the kid would look up at the stars and feel so small and peaceful. He loved dreaming under the stars. + +One night, the harmless kid had a special dream. He dreamt of flying like a bird. He flew all around the world in his dream, but always came back to his cozy bed in the end. When he woke up the next morning, he felt so happy and decided to wave goodbye to the sun with two hands! + +The harmless kid was always happy and content, sleeping in his bed under the twinkling stars. +Once upon a time, there was a warm cow. Everywhere she went, she wanted to belong. She didn’t know why, but she wanted to fit in. Every day, the warm cow went on walks, looking for her place in the world. + +One day, the warm cow walked into a meadow. The other cows in the meadow welcomed her with big smiles and welcoming eyes. The warm cow knew that she had found her place to belong. She was so happy and grateful for the kindness of the other cows. + +The warm cow stayed with the other cows in the meadow for a long time. The other cows continued to be kind to her, and she belonged there. She was happy because she belonged somewhere. + +This story has a moral value: Belonging in a place gives you happiness. The story uses foreshadowing in the beginning; the warm cow wants to fit in and find her place. This sets up the story for the payoff at the end, which is when the warm cow finds a group of cows to belong to in the meadow. +Sara was getting a haircut. Her mama was using scissors to fold her hair. Sara had wanted a really fat haircut, so her mama kept folding her hair into funny shapes. She thought it was so much fun! But when Sara saw herself in the mirror she was sad. Her hair was not fat like she wanted. Mama said, “It’s ok sweetie, let's try again!†So even though the first haircut didn’t work, they tried again. This time they made it really fat and Sara was so happy. Now she looked like a princess. She smiled and said, “My hair looks great!†+Once upon a time there was a fox. He had a long and bushy tail. His tail was his favorite part of himself. + +The fox lived in a big forest. He was always very alert, because he had to constantly look out for danger. + +One day the fox decided to organize his day. He wanted to explore the forest and find something new. He got up early in the morning. He explored the trees and bushes, looking for something special. + +Finally he stopped and looked around. Everything looked different than when he first started. He realized he had organized his day perfectly! He had found a beautiful meadow full of wild flowers. + +The fox felt very happy. He would come back here again. He wagged his bushy tail and felt very content. The fox was alert and happy to have organized his day. +Once there was a boy called Timmy. He was only three years old, but he was very smart. One day, Timmy saw a store he had never seen before. He wanted to go inside. + +He didn't fit through the door of the store. He tried very hard to get in, but he just couldn't fit. Frustrated, Timmy started crying. He just wanted to find out what was inside the store. + +Timmy stayed at the store for hours, but he just couldn't fit through the door. He started getting really upset and went home sad. He never did find out what was inside the store and he felt like he had missed out on something very special. + +The end. +Once upon a time, there was a princess who was very delicate. She lived in a beautiful castle and she loved to explore the grounds. One day, she decided to go on a search. She was in a hurry, but she didn't know why. + +The princess searched all over her castle, but couldn't find what she was looking for. She searched the secret garden, the audience chamber and even the throne room, but still nothing. + +Eventually, the princess decided to search the attic. When she climbed up the stairs, she noticed a door slightly ajar. When she opened it, something twinkled and sparkled in the moonlight. + +The princess gasped in delight - it was her favourite necklace. She had been in such a hurry to find it and there it was, right in front of her. The princess was so happy that she could wear her special necklace again. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Jo. She was dressed in her favourite pink hat and her best red shoes. One day, Jo went to the park and saw a big tree. + +"How beautiful!" she said. As she looked closer, it began to bloom. Because it was such a beautiful day, Jo decided to sit by the tree and have her lunch. She ate a delicious waffle with butter and maple syrup. + +Just then, she heard something loud and familiar. It was her silly brother, Dan, walking towards the tree. + +"Where are you going?" Jo asked him. + +"I'm going to climb the tree," Dan answered with a foolish smile. + +"That's too dangerous! You could get hurt," Jo said. She knew he wouldn't listen to her, so she followed him. + +Soon, the two of them were playing in the tree, and Jo noticed a wonderful thing: there were beautiful flowers growing on the branches! + +"Look! The tree is blooming!" said Jo. They both held hands and admired the beauty of the blooming tree. For a moment, the world felt like a magical place. + +Jo and Dan hugged each other and headed home, feeling very lucky to have experienced such a wonderful sight. +Once upon a time, there was a tall onion. It was so tall that it reached the sky. One day, the onion was feeling lonely. So, it decided to go and find some friends. + +The onion walked and walked until it came upon a farm. All the animals on the farm were so happy to see the tall onion. They asked the onion to stay and play with them. + +The onion was so excited. It played with all the animals for days and days. But then, one day, the onion had to go back home. Everybody on the farm was sad. They wanted their new friend to stay. + +But, the tall onion knew that it had to go, so it said goodbye and waved. Then, it walked and walked until it reached its home. + +The tall onion was so happy to be back home, but it still missed all its new friends. So, it decided to go and visit them again soon. +Sammy was walking through the park one day when he noticed something really neat. He saw a large cooler sitting on the ground and it was filled with yummy treats! + +He rushed over with excitement, but when he tried to open the lid it was locked shut. He was about to give up when he heard a voice behind him say, "You can have it, if you like." + +Sammy was surprised and spun around to see an old man smiling at him. The old man explained, "I'm feeling generous, so why don't you take it?" Sammy was thrilled and thanked him before he carefully opened the lid. + +Inside the cooler were snacks, sodas, and ice-cold water. Sammy quickly picked out a snack and thanked the old man again. The old man responded with a snap of his fingers and said, "You're very welcome!" + +Sammy went on his way with a full stomach and couldn't stop smiling. He was so happy that the old man had been so generous. +Jim was out for a jog. He waved at the people who drove by in their cars. He tried to dodge the puddles so he didn't get wet. Suddenly, he heard a loud honk. Jim jumped and looked over to see a big car driving right towards him. Jim was scared. He had to think fast! + +Jim quickly ran off the road and into the woods. The car followed after him. Jim started running faster but the car kept coming closer. Jim was worried, could he make it away in time? He had to try! Jim ran until he reached a clearing and stopped. He looked over and saw the serious face of the driver through the car window. + +Jim was stuck. He didn't know what to do. He had to stay focused. Jim put up his hands in the air and waited for what would happen. After a few moments, the car turned around and drove away. Jim breathed a sigh of relief and started to jog away from there. He was glad he was safe. +Once upon a time there was a big castle. Inside the castle lived a little girl. She liked to read her magazine and play with her toys. + +One day, she was feeling very upset. She had been playing outside, but a big mean monster approached. He wanted to take the little girl away! + +Luckily the little girl had a special guard to protect her. He was a brave knight. He quickly ran up to protect the girl from the monster. He used his sword to keep the monster away. + +The brave knight protected the little girl until the monster went away. The little girl was happy and safe again. She thanked the knight for looking after her and gave him a big hug. + +The brave knight protected the little girl, so she could play with her toys and read her magazine. And they all lived happily ever after! +One day, two friends, Bob and Sue, were walking in the park. It was a sunny day and the birds were singing. As they walked, Bob noticed something out of the corner of his eye. + +He peeked around the corner and saw a beautiful rainbow. The colors were bright and pretty. Sue saw it too and they both smiled. + +Their attention then shifted to the rhythm of the music in the park. It was coming from a nearby tree. Together, they tapped their toes and clapped their hands. The rhythm was cheerful and pretty. + +As they paused to listen, they saw a group of butterflies dancing in the air. Bob and Sue watched in awe as the butterflies twirled and peeked in and out of the rainbow they had just seen. It was a pretty sight. +Once upon a time, a little boy named Jake was playing in the park on a hot summer day. He was swinging on the swings and having a lot of fun. But then the sky started to grow dark and big raindrops started to fall from the sky. Jake started to cry. + +Just then, Jake's mom came to the rescue. She said to Jake, "Come here Jake, let's get you dry." She tucked Jake under her big umbrella and they started to walk. + +But then it started to rain harder and harder. "Let's hurry!" shouted Mom. They quickly walked across the field to the cross under a bridge. When they got there, they were both soaked and exhausted. "We'd better stop here till the rain stops," said Mom. + +They waited and waited but the rain kept falling. Jake felt helpless, but Mom knew what to do. She took a big blanket from her bag and spread it on the ground. Then she used two sticks she found to prop it up and make a tent. Now they were both dry and happy again. +One day, a boy named Johns arrived at his school. He had a new map, and he was very excited to use it. Everyone was watching him, and it made him a little bit embarrassed. + +He looked around and found his friends. He showed them his map and told them he was going to use it to explore the school. His friends all agreed it was a great idea. + +They started walking around the school, and soon Johns read the map. He found the playground, the library and the art room. He was proud of himself for reading the map. + +When it was time to go home, his friends said goodbye and thanked him for showing them around the school. Johns was proud and smiled as he left the school. He knew he had done a great job exploring with his map. +Once upon a time there were two sisters called Emily and Lucy. Emily loved to organize things, while Lucy preferred to just leave things be. One day, Emily decided to organize their bedroom. She took all the toys off the floor and put them away in the cupboard. She tidied the bed and folded their clothes into neat piles. Lucy watched Emily, and when she was done, she asked her to organize her toys too. + +Emily took all Lucy's toys and lined them up in a row. She found one toy that had a lip, so she put it away in the cupboard with the other toys. When Emily finished, the room was nice and tidy. But Emily noticed something strange - it seemed a little too dry in the room. She searched around until she found a small pot of paint that was dry. She took it away and the room felt much better! Emily and Lucy were very happy with the way their bedroom had been organized. +Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was so excited to go out and play in the storm. She put on her raincoat and smiled. She skipped outside and looked up. The sky was grey and it was starting to rain. She watched the incredible lightning and felt the thunder. She could feel the wind on her face, and it made her giggle. Suddenly there was a loud noise and the sky started to roar. The little girl sighed and watched the storm. She ran around and enjoyed the rain. It was an incredible sight. After a while, the storm passed and the sun came out again. The girl was happy she was able to experience such an amazing storm. +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Sally. Sally was very excited, because today was a special day. Sally was going to grab some luxury treats! + +Sally looked around the store and was very confused. Everywhere she looked, she saw boxes and bags filled with luxurious treats. How was she supposed to decide what to grab?! + +Sally saw a basket filled with yummy chocolates. She quickly grabbed a handful and went to the checkout line. After Sally paid for her treats, she ran home as fast as she could. + +When she finally arrived home, Sally took out a blanket and spread it on the floor. She opened her bag of luxury treats and ate every last one! It was the best day ever. +Once upon a time there was a man named Bob who cared a lot about his house. He wanted it to look clean and tidy. + +Everyday he cleaned the kitchen and bathroom. He made the bed, swept the floors and wiped the windows. He even cleaned the faucet! + +Bob was very proud of how tidy his house looked. He could show it to his friends and family and make them smile. + +He would take extra care to clean the kitchen and bathroom, ensuring everything was spotless. He even cleaned the faucet. + +Bob was very happy. His house was tidy and he could show it off to everyone with pride. +Once there was a girl who wanted to design something. She decided to build a station for her toys. She was very excited about it. + +The girl got to work and she soon had a beautiful station for her toys. She was very proud of her design. + +One day, when she went to play at the station, she noticed that it was very quiet. She started to get scared but tried to ignore it. + +The girl started to play and the station started to creak and shake. Suddenly, the station collapsed and fell on the floor. The girl was very sad and scared. + +The station was ruined and the girl had to find another way to play with her toys. She was very disappointed and she learned a lesson. +Mummy and Daddy were always looking for new things to do. One day they decided to give a test to their daughter, who was three-years-old. She sat in front of the dining table with a piece of paper. + +Mummy said, “We’re going to ask you some questions to see how much you know. Are you ready?†+ +The little girl nodded shyly. + +Mummy asked, “What lives in a deep ocean?†+ +The little girl didn’t know what to say, so she thought and thought. Then, she smiled and proudly said, “Fish!†+ +Mummy and Daddy smiled, and Daddy said, “That’s right! Very good.†+ +Mummy then asked, “What comes out of a tree?†+ +The little girl thought some more, and then shouted with excitement, “Leaves!†+ +Again, Mummy and Daddy smiled and praised her. + +At the end of the test, the little girl had passed with flying colours. To celebrate, Mummy and Daddy took her out for ice cream! +Once upon a time there was a small bear named Lucy. +One day, she decided to go on an adventure and explore the forest. As she hopped through the trees, she saw something shiny and sparkly in the distance. She hopped closer and realized it was a top. + +Lucy picked it up and looked at it closely. It was so pretty! Then, she wondered how heavy it was. + +She said to herself, "I wonder if I can weigh the top." Just then, she had an idea! She put the top in her picnic basket and put it on the scales. + +The scales moved around and then both sides were even. The top weighed the same as some of the other things in her basket. + +Lucy smiled. She was glad she could weigh the small top, and she continued on with her adventure. +Once upon a time there were two friends, Maria and Pat. Maria and Pat went to the beach one day after it had been raining. As they got closer to the beach, Pat saw a puddle and started running towards it. + +"Splash! Splash!" Pat shouted as he jumped in the puddle. + +"Pat! Stop that! That's silly!" Maria said. + +Pat laughed. "It's fun! Come here, Maria," he said. + +But Maria just shook her head. "It's too stupid. Why don't we try some of the water in the ocean," she said. + +So Pat and Maria went down to the beach and tasted the salty sea water. + +"It's yucky!" Pat said with a frown. + +"It's not yucky. It's salty!" Maria said. + +Pat stuck out his tongue and made a face. "It's still yucky," he said. + +But Maria just smiled. "It might taste bad, Pat, but it is fun to splash in the ocean," she said. + +So Pat and Maria spent the afternoon splashing in the ocean, and from that day on Pat never thought seawater was stupid again. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl. She was a very curious 3-year-old and always wanted to explore. One day, she decided to see what was at the end of the block. + +When she got there, she noticed a big, old building. On the front of the building, it said "Toy Store". She was so excited, she couldn't wait to go inside! + +She walked up to the entrance and saw that the door was blue. She turned the door handle and opened the door. Inside, she saw lots of colorful toys and games. She explored each aisle, taking little peeks at each one. + +Finally, she came to the checkout counter. Behind it were shelves full of all sorts of toys. She pointed to a toy and asked her mom what the price was. Her mom said it was five dollars. + +The little girl crossed her arms and thought for a moment. Then, she turned away from the toy and said she wanted to go now. She said she wanted to save the money for something else. + +And so, happily, the 3-year-old girl turned away from the toy store and went home. +Once upon a time, there were two best friends named Gabby and Cassy. They were both very different, but they loved eachother very much. + +One day, Gabby decided to show Cassy something very special. She took her friend to the garden and they saw the most beautiful flower! Cassy exclaimed, "It's so gifted!" +Together they watched the flower bloom and smiled. + +Gabby then took Cassy to the nearby store. She said, "Let's get something to eat!" They bought yogurt and enjoyed it together in the garden, surrounded by all the beautiful flowers. + +The two continue to be best friends, and love to watch the flowers bloom every day. +One day, a little girl was playing outside when suddenly it started to rain. She was wearing sunglasses so she wasn't too upset. Suddenly, her friend came over and said, "I'm so upset, it's raining and my sunglasses are getting wet". + +The little girl said, "Don't worry! We can wipe them off." So she took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped off the sunglasses. + +"There!" she said, "now they're all dry. We can keep on playing". + +Her friend said, "Thank you so much. I was so upset before but now I'm not anymore". + +So the two of them kept playing in the rain, with dry sunglasses on! +Once upon a time there lived a little boy who was called Dan. He lived in a small hut deep in the woods. He liked to explore the woods and he knew every path in them. + +One day, he felt restless and he wanted to do something fun. So he decided to go on an adventure. He went to the woods looking for something fun but he couldn't find anything. He started to feel a little bit sad. + +Suddenly, he heard a loud noise coming from the middle of the woods. He went closer to take a look. He saw an old hut that he didn't know. He moved closer and peered inside. + +He saw a little puppy that seemed very restless. Dan could tell that the puppy had been there for a long time. He went inside and cuddled the puppy to make it feel better. He knew that the puppy needed a good home, so he decided to take it back to his hut. + +Once they got home, Dan put the puppy in his bed and he fed it some food. From then on, Dan and the puppy were best friends. They would explore the woods together and have wonderful adventures. They were happy and content in their little hut. +Mandy was brilliant at numbers. She learned them so quickly that she needed a tutor to help her learn even more. Mandy's tutor was amazing and taught her new number games. Mandy would play with these games for hours, because she was so quick to learn. + +Mandy was brilliant at counting from 1 to 10 and adding numbers together. Her tutor was happy to help her with more advanced numbers too. With the help of her tutor, Mandy could count to 100 and add more complicated numbers together. + +Mandy loved playing with numbers and her tutor. They even came up with a game where she had to solve number puzzles. Mandy would finish the puzzles so quickly that her tutor kept making them harder and harder. + +Mandy's tutor was always very impressed with her progress. He was happy to see Mandy using numbers in different ways, and becoming a brilliant math student. +Once upon a time, there was a brave girl called Alice. She wanted to explore the world and try new things. Her parents said no, they didn't want her to take too many risks. But Alice was very brave and she insisted that she wanted to try. + +Alice's parents had a tough decision to make. They loved Alice very much and wanted her to be safe. But they were also impressed by her courage and determination. + +Alice's dad decided to give her a chance. He said, "Alright, Alice, you can explore the world a little, as long as you promise to be careful". Alice smiled excitedly and shook her dad's hand. + +But Alice's mum wasn't so sure. She said, "It's too risky, Alice. You could get hurt". Alice insisted that she would be fine, but her mum remained concerned. + +In the end, Alice's parents negotiated a compromise. Alice would be allowed to explore a bit, but with extra supervision and safety measures in place. Although it was tough, Alice's parents allowed her to pursue her dreams. And with that, Alice set off to explore the world. +Bob was a good boy. He liked to play outside. Today he was playing with his motor. It was small and red, but he thought it was wonderful. He wore a helmet when he rode it. It made him feel safe and happy. + +He rode it around the garden. He felt the sunshine on his face and smiled. As he was riding, he saw a flowerbed with lots of pretty flowers. He got off his motor to take a closer look. He smiled big when he saw how beautiful they all were. + +Next he went back to his motor and rode down the path. He felt so happy as he zoomed around, feeling the breeze and the sun. He knew this was a good day! +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Abigail. She was very enthusiastic and enjoyed playing with her toys. One day, her mommy said she wanted to bake a special cake for her. Abigail became even more excited. + +Her mommy said she could help, so together they went to the kitchen. Abigail got to mix the cake batter together until it was smooth. Then, they put the cake in the oven and waited patiently. + +Meanwhile, Abigail spotted a bright red ribbon on the counter. She asked her mommy if she could use it to tie her hair into a bow. Her mommy helped her tie the ribbon and they giggled together. + +Finally, the cake was done! After they each had a piece, Abigail's mommy carefully wrapped the rest and put it away for later. Abigail was so pleased with the cake and the ribbon in her hair. She gave her mommy a big hug and went off to play. +Once there was a poor little girl. She was so poor she only had one toy to play with. It was an old oven. One day she was pushing her oven around her yard. Suddenly, it became stuck in the mud. The poor little girl had no idea how to get it out, so she just started to cry. + +Just then, a big truck drove by. The truck stopped and the driver opened his door. He came over to the little girl and asked her what was wrong. She told him about her toy oven being stuck in the mud. The driver smiled, grabbed the oven and gave it a big push. The oven flew out of the mud and landed right back in the little girl's arms. + +The driver smiled as he said goodbye and drove away. The little girl was so happy she hugged the oven tightly. From that day on, she never forgot her friend, the truck driver, and always pushed her oven around with a smile on her face. +John had a little cooler. He was so excited to get it because he had always wanted one. He knew that when the hot summer came he could use the cooler and keep his cool. + +John took his cooler outside. On his way, he saw his friend, Mike. Mike was very excited to see the cooler and asked John if he could pay for a sip of cool water. John smiled and said yes. + +John grabbed his cooler and opened it to grab a bottle of water. He offered the bottle to Mike, but suddenly, he felt like something was not right. There was no cold air coming out of the cooler. John looked inside and saw that all of his water bottles were warm. + +John looked back at Mike, who was standing there with a disappointed face. John felt embarrassed and disappointed at the same time, but he knew he had to do something. He apologized to Mike for not having any cold water and handed him the warm bottle anyway. Mike thanked him and went away, leaving John alone with his little cooler. +Mama was very proud of her three year old daughter. She wanted to encourage her to explore the world around her. One morning Mama and her daughter went for a walk down a wide street. Both of them were surprised to see the long, wide street. It was very clean and shiny. The sun was beaming brightly, making the street even brighter. + +Mama looked down at her daughter, who was admiring the street. + +Mama:"Come on, sweetheart! Let's explore this wide road." + +The little girl smiled and followed her mom. They saw a few birds chirping and hopping around. They both smiled as they watched the birds. + +Mama:"See how beautiful they look? We should encourage them to explore their surroundings too!" + +The little girl nodded in agreement. She felt so happy and energised! She felt encouraged to explore even more of the world. She looked around and took in the beauty of the street. + +Mama was so proud of her daughter. It was a wonderful morning exploring the wide street. +John pulled the soap from the cupboard. It was very pale, like the colour of the clouds in the sky. He laughed when he saw it. + +John took the soap and then went to find his mom. She was in the living room. "Mom, look what I have! Can I use it?" asked John, holding up the soap. + +His mom smiled. "Yes, you can use it John," she said. "Just be careful not to get it in your eyes." + +John nodded and then ran off to the bathroom. There he pulled down his pants and started washing his hands with the pale soap. He was careful not to get any soap in his eyes. After he was finished washing his hands, he put the soap back in the cupboard and smiled. +Today, Tom went for a walk with his mum. As they were walking, Tom noticed some people doing some work. He asked his mum why they were doing it. "Those people are doing some work, Tom. It's ordinary work," his mum replied. + +They kept walking and soon they saw an old man by the side of the road. Tom ran up to him and said hello. The old man smiled and offered Tom a special treat - an ice cream! Tom was so excited he couldn't believe it. He grabbed it and thanked the old man. His mum smiled. "That was very kind, Tom," she said. + +They carried on walking and soon they came to the park. Tom ran around, exploring and enjoying himself. At the end of his adventure, he noticed a slide. He ran over and grabbed the handrail. He was about to slide down when his mum said, "No, Tom. That slide is too ordinary for you!" Tom smiled and hugged his mum. He was so happy that he had ordinary work to do. +Once upon a time, there was a girl called Lily. She was only three years old, but she was very brave. One day she wanted to go outside on the lawn, but when she stepped outside something weird happened. She saw a big, green monster! Lily didn’t know what to do, but then she grabbed her dad’s hand and ran. When they were safe and back inside the house, they all looked out the window. They saw that it wasn’t a monster, but a big, green frog! They laughed and laughed, because it was so weird. +Once upon a time, there was a little beetle who was walking around her home on the forest floor. Suddenly, she saw a river up ahead. The beetle froze in fear, scared that the river was too deep for her to cross. + +Just then, a friendly frog hopped up to the beetle. "Are you okay little one?" he asked. + +The beetle sadly replied, "I wanted to cross the river, but it looks so big and deep". + +The frog smiled kindly and said, "Don't worry, I can rescue you. Hold onto me, I'll take you across". + +The beetle clutched on tight and the frog hopped carefully into the river. He slowly crossed the river, and eventually they both made it safely to the other side. + +The beetle thanked the frog and said goodbye. She was glad that she had been rescued, and she now knew that the river was not so scary after all. +The sun was hot and Billy was out playing in his garden. He was eager to explore new things, but didn't want to go too far. He saw a juicy red apple and thought he would take a bite. He looked around to make sure his mom wasn't watching and sunk his teeth into the apple. Suddenly, he felt a sharp prick on his tongue. He sampled the juice and it was sour, not sweet like he thought it would be! It turns out the sour apple was filled with little bugs that had bitten him! Billy made sure to eat only sweet apples the next time. He was eager to learn more about the world, even if it sometimes came with a surprise. +One day, John was walking down the street when he saw a strange sight. A small taxi was parked outside a post office. Suddenly, a man in a hurry rushed out of the post office and into the taxi. John was curious, so he followed the taxi. + +The taxi drove to an old house at the edge of town. The man got out of the taxi and started to mail a large box. He seemed so desperate, so John was filled with a feeling of compassion. + +John was amazed when the taxi drove away and the man stayed at the house. He had the feeling that something amazing was going to happen. Sure enough, later that day, a truck arrived to take away the box. + +John learned a lesson that day - a feeling of compassion can lead to wonderful surprises! +Once upon a time there was a little boy named Tim. One day, Tim was in a hurry to go to bed. He grabbed his blanket and his stuffed bear, and went to his room. + +Once in bed, Tim had a nightmare. He was so scared and confused when he woke up. He called out to his Mom, "Mommy, help me!" His Mom came in and said, "What's wrong Timmy?" + +He said, "I had a nightmare. I was so scared and confused!" His Mom said, "It's okay, Timmy. Nightmares can be scary but they can't hurt you. It's time to go back to sleep. Everything will be alright." + +Tim was relieved and hugged his mom tightly. Then, he lay down in bed and his mom hugged him until he fell asleep. Tim was no longer scared or confused. He felt safe with his Mom in his bed. +Once upon a time, there was a tall man. He wanted to borrow a stair. So he asked his friend if he could borrow it. His friend said yes, but the stair was very big. It was too big to fit in the man's house! + +The man decided to take the stair outside. He put it on the ground and it was so tall that it touched the clouds! He was so happy that he could borrow it. + +He decided to make a slide out of the stair. He asked his friends to help him carry it. All the friends laughed and had so much fun playing on the tall slide. + +When the sun went down, the man returned the stair to his friend. Everyone said goodbye and thanked the man for lending them the stair. + +The end. +Once upon a time, There were two friends named Tim and Beth. One day, Tim and Beth were playing in the park when it started to rain. Beth was scared, so Tim said, "Don't be scared, Beth. Let's just go home, okay?" But Beth wouldn't move. She was getting frustrated. + +Tim saw the problem, so he said, "Here, Beth. I have some cheese. Would you like some?" + +Beth smiled and said, "Yes, please." As she enjoyed the cheese, the rain slowly stopped and the sun started to come out. + +When they got home, Tim told Beth, "You see, Beth? We can have fun even when things don't go our way. We just need to find something special to do." + +The moral of the story is that when things don't go our way, we don't need to get frustrated. We just need to find something special to do instead. +Once upon a time, there was a man who had a neck that was sick. He went to the doctors to try and find a cure, but the doctors said that his neck was as dead as a stone. The man was sad, but he kept his head high and continued to go on with his life. + +However, he soon found that his neck had an unexpected surprise. The man was walking through the woods one day when something strange happened. Suddenly, his neck lit up like a lightbulb and he could feel something moving inside of it. + +When he got home, the man told his family what had happened. No one really believed him, but he knew that something amazing was going to happen. He could just feel it in his bones. + +The next day, the man's neck began to heal and he had more energy than ever before. After a few days, the man's neck was as good as new! The man was so happy, he couldn't believe it. He had been cured by a miracle! All his old pains had vanished and he could go on with his life as if nothing had ever happened. +One day, in a dull hall, there was a box. Inside the box was a big surprise! It was a brand new toy. It was bright, colourful, and exciting! +Everyone was so excited to see it. But then, something sad happened. One of the toy’s pieces had broken off. +The other people in the hall were sad. They didn’t want the toy to be broken, so they asked if anyone knew how to fix it. Nobody knew how. +Suddenly, a little girl came up with an idea. She said she knew how to replace the broken part. She took the box away and soon came back with a new piece for the toy. +Everyone in the hall was very happy! The little girl had replaced the broken part, so the toy was fixed. It was as good as new. The little girl was a hero. +Mia was three years old and feeling very sleepy. She had been playing all day in the garden and was ready for her nap. As she yawned, she suddenly noticed an object lying on the ground. She picked it up to take a closer look and was surprised to see that it had a secret inside. + +Mia asked her mom, "What is this?" + +Her mom replied, "It looks like it's made of metal. I think it might be a secret box." + +Mia was intrigued and quickly shook the box. Something inside made a rattling noise. With a big smile, Mia revealed the contents. Inside was a beautiful butterfly necklace. + +Mia was so happy and said, "Thank you Mom! Now I can wear this to my next nap." + +Mia put on the necklace and with it clutched tightly in her hands, she quickly drifted off into a sleepy nap. +Once upon a time there was an infant who was very hungry. He searched for food wherever he could find it, but sadly he could not find anything. + +He thought to himself, "What can I do to get food?" Then he had an idea. He decided to perform an act. + +He jumped and spun and danced, and he clapped and waved his hands! The infant was so happy when people began clapping and laughing at his performance. Suddenly, somebody gave him food! + +The infant was so happy he could not believe it. He had gotten food because he had performed an act. He could not stop eating, and he felt full by the end of the day. + +The infant was so thankful he had been able to perform and get food. He learned that performing could help the hungry, and he was no longer hungry. +Once there two people named Joe and Lily who were very restless. They wanted to have a big adventure and so they decided to sign up to go to war. They waved goodbye to their families and left. + +After many days of travel, they reached the war. They saw many scary things and felt very scared. Joe and Lily tried to stay brave but it was very hard to be brave. They fought fiercely and they didn't give up. + +But one day, the war became too much for Joe and Lily. They had seen too much and were feeling very tired. They wanted to go back home, but they were too late. They both sadly died in the war and never made it home. +Jack was walking down the street with Mom. He looked up at the blue sky and gazed at the clouds. Everywhere he looked, there were fun things to see. + +They stopped at a store. Jack saw a bright blue phone sitting in the window. He wanted it so badly! Mom said they would buy it if she could find a good deal. + +Jack smiled and held Mom's hand as they looked around. Mom found a matching blue phone for a good price. She bought it for Jack and he hugged her. + +Jack hugged Mom's neck tightly and thanked her for the phone. He ran outside, holding the phone in his arms, and gazed at the blue sky once again. It was a wonderful day! +Once upon a time there was a little girl who was very hungry. She looked everywhere but she could not find anything to eat. + +She walked into the kitchen and noticed a funny pill on the counter. She poked it with her little finger, then the pill grew and grew until it was as big as a melon. + +The little girl was so excited, she grabbed the pill and took a bite. It was the most delicious food she had ever tasted! She ate the whole pill in no time and her tummy stopped rumbling. + +The little girl was so happy that she did a jig around the kitchen. From then on, every time she was hungry, she will go back to the kitchen and poke the pill. +Once upon a time there was a girl named Katie. She loved to wear makeup. Every day, Katie would load her makeup into her bag, and go outside to play with her friends. + +One day, Katie was walking when she saw another girl. The girl had beautiful makeup on, so Katie decided to ask her where she had gotten it from. + +"I bought my makeup from the store," the girl said. "It took me a long time, but I was very persistent. I went back to the store every day until I was able to find exactly the colours I wanted." + +Katie thanked the girl for the advice, and then ran home. She was determined to find the makeup she wanted to, too. With her parents' help, Katie was able to load enough money into her pocket to buy the makeup she wanted. She picked out makeup in all the colours she had seen and was very happy. + +From then on, Katie was always persistent in her search for new and interesting makeup. She continued going to the store every day to try new things, and she never gave up until she had found exactly the right shade and colour. +Mummy was playing a game with her daughter, named Claire. Claire was three years old and she was having a great time. + +"Let's play hide and seek!" said Mummy. +"Yes!" said Claire happily. + +Mummy went and hid behind the couch. "Where is Mummy?" she asked. +"She's behind the couch," said Claire. + +Claire listened carefully. She heard a little laugh come from behind the couch. Mummy had found the perfect spot to hide! + +Claire ran excitedly around the couch until she found Mummy. +"Gotcha!" said Mummy when she saw Claire. + +They both laughed and hugged each other. It was the perfect game. +One day, little Daisy was playing in her garden wearing a new skirt. She saw something very interesting in the grass and dropped down to examine it. As she squinted at the little object, she heard a voice. + +"What have you found there, Daisy?" said the voice. + +Daisy was very excited and turned around to find her Mum. "I'm not sure," Daisy replied, "but it looks like a big stone!" + +Mum smiled. "Let me have a look," she said, kneeling down beside Daisy. She carefully examined the stone and said, "Yes, it's a stone, but it's different to any stone I have ever seen before." + +Daisy smiled, thrilled to have found something new. "Can I keep it?" she asked, looking up at her Mum. + +"Of course you can," Mum laughed. "It's a reminder that the world is full of surprises, even in the most simple of places." + +Daisy hugged the stone to her chest, her new skirt shining in the sunlight, and ran to show her Dad what she had found. +Once upon a time there was a young boy called Jack. Jack was very adventurous and loved to explore. + +One day, Jack walked through the forest and stumbled upon a hidden cottage. He was so excited he ran up to the door and opened it. Inside sat an old man, who urged Jack to come inside. Jack thought it was a great idea, so he went inside. + +The old man seemed kind. He told Jack about all of the wonderful stories from his youth. Jack was mesmerized and couldn't believe the old man knew so much. + +Soon, it was getting dark and the old man urged Jack to stay with him for the night. Jack thought it was a good idea and said yes. Before he knew it, he was fast asleep in a corner of the cottage. + +When Jack awoke in the morning, the old man was gone. All Jack had left was a hidden note that said he was to never come back to the cottage. + +Jack was scared, so he ran home. He never returned to the cottage and the old man was never seen again. +Once upon a time there were two friends named Mrs. Rat and Mr. Rabbit. One day Mrs. Rat was looking for something to do, so she decided to work at a special post office. When Mr. Rabbit found out, he became very envious. + +Mrs. Rat said to him, “You should come and join me. It is really fun working here.†+ +But Mr. Rabbit shook his head. “Nope, I am too envious.†+ +Mrs. Rat said, “Don’t be silly! It’s easy to work at the post office, I’ll show you how.†+ +So Mrs. Rat and Mr. Rabbit went to the post office. Mrs. Rat showed Mr. Rabbit how to work the post. And soon the two friends were having lots of fun, working together. +Once upon a time there was a little girl named Anna who loved to complain. When she woke up in the morning she complained that it was still dark outside. When she went to school her friends gave her an apple, but Anna complained that it was too light. + +One day Anna went for a walk and saw a farmer in the middle of an apple tree. The farmer said, "Hey little one, do you want to pick some apples from the tree?" Anna said, "Yes!" + +Anna was excited and climbed high in the tree. She picked the lightest apple she could find, but it still was quite heavy. Anna tried to take it down but it wouldn't come off the branch. + +The farmer smiled and said, "Don't complain about the apples being too light. Use your strength and work together with the apple." So Anna stopped complaining and worked with the apple. She pulled and twisted the apple until finally it came off the branch. + +Anna learned an important lesson that day - don't complain about things given to you. You are capable of doing a lot more when you believe in yourself and work together with others. +Once upon a time, there was a King who owned a special crown. It was very expensive and he loved it very much. One day the King was walking in the hot sun, and the crown started to melt. He felt very sad and ran to put it in the cooler. + +Later, a man saw the King and said "You need to get a better crown. One that won't melt in the sun." The King went to a store, and there he found a new, expensive crown. It was made of strong metal and he knew it wouldn't melt. + +He took the new crown home, and the King was very happy. He liked how it looked and he wore it everywhere. Now, the King never has to worry that the crown will melt in the hot sun. +Once upon a time, a little girl named Mia lived in a small village. One day, Mia received a surprise in the mail. She was very excited and opened it up quickly. Inside she found a beautiful butterfly. Mia had never seen a butterfly like this before. + +The butterfly was very polite and stayed close to Mia wherever she went. Mia loved having a special friend like the butterfly. She named it Smiley and treated it like family. + +One day, Mia and Smiley went to the park to fly a kite. While they flew the kite, suddenly Smiley flew away with the wind. Mia tried to reach it, but it was too late. + +Mia was so sad and felt lost without her friend. She kept looking up at the sky, hoping to see Smiley flying back. She kept hoping, until one day Smiley returned back to Mia. + +Mia was very happy to see her friend and they flew the kite together like nothing had changed. From that day on, Mia always remembered to be more polite and loving, just like her butterfly friend Smiley. +One day, a little boy was walking in his garden. He saw something shiny by a tree. He ran over and picked it up. It was a bathrobe! It was so soft and it was green with yellow spots. + +The boy was so happy. He ran inside the house and put it on. He kept running around, rubbing the bathrobe and feeling so happy. + +But then his mom came and saw him. She smiled and said, "What are you doing, foolish boy? You can't wear that bathrobe outside." + +The little boy hung his head. He said sorry and went back outside. He moved to another part of the garden and rubbed the bathrobe against his face. He smiled as he felt its softness. + +Though his mom had scolded him, her son had learned a nice lesson - it is foolish to wear a bathrobe outside! +Once upon a time, there was a little girl and she wanted an expensive gift for her birthday. She asked her mom for it, but the mom said she couldn’t afford it. The little girl was very sad. + +The mom wanted to make her daughter feel happy, so she thought of a special plan. She went to the store and bought a piece of paper. She folded the paper carefully and put it inside a box. She said to her daughter, “This is a very special gift for you. It’s very expensive.†+ +The little girl smiled and hugged her mom. She carefully opened the box and when she saw the folded paper, she was very disappointed. The mom had lied to her. + +The little girl felt very angry and sad. She threw the box away and ran away from the house. She never came back. + +The mom was very sad and felt bad for what she did. She had folded the paper, but she couldn't fold the broken relationship with her daughter. +Once there was a clumsy bear who loved to explore. Every morning, he would leave his house and venture into the woods. He wanted to discover the secrets of the forest, but he would always get stuck along the way. + +One day, the bear noticed a small door in the side of a hill. He was curious and wanted to see what was behind it. He tried to push it open, but it wouldn't budge. He pushed and pushed, but it wouldn't open. He tried to use his claws, but again he failed. + +Suddenly, a wise old owl came along and said to the bear, "You won't succeed by yourself. To open this door, you need help from others." + +The bear was confused and asked, "What do you mean?" + +The wise old owl said, "We can only succeed when we all work together. No one can do it alone." + +The bear understood this lesson and asked for help from a strong deer and a clever fox. They all worked together and, soon, they opened the door. + +The bear learned an important lesson that day: don't be too clumsy. Life's adventures can be hard, but if we are willing to ask for help and work together, we can all succeed. +Alice and her mummy were walking down the street when suddenly Alice saw a very modern light. She stopped and looked up at it, eyes wide with awe. + +"Mummy, what's that?" she asked, pointing at the beautiful, sparkling light. + +Mummy smiled and said, "That's a modern light, Alice. It's very pretty isn't it?" + +Alice nodded, starting to walk towards the light. But before she could get close enough to touch it, Mummy grabbed her hand and said, "It's getting dark, we better go now." + +Alice reluctantly agreed and they started walking back home. As they walked, the modern light still illuminated the street. Alice looked back and waved goodbye to the light. + +Mummy smiled and said, "Let's come back tomorrow and say hello to the light." + +Alice smiled too and said, "Okay!" +Once there was a little bunny who loved sunrises. Every morning, bunny woke early to watch the soft colors as the sun rose. He was always so excited to see how beautiful it was. + +One day, his friends didn't want to include him on their morning adventure. He was so sad that he couldn't join. He saw his friends having fun without him. + +But then bunny realized that since he was alone he could watch the sunrise uninterrupted. He quickly hopped out of bed and made his way to the top of the hill. There, he watched the soft colors of the sunrise and it made him feel so happy. + +From then on, Bunny made sure to wake up early every morning to watch the sunrise by himself. He always included his friends, but also knew it was ok to spend time alone sometimes. +Once upon a time, there was a dolphin. She liked to share things with her friends. One day she decided to share a snack with a fish. She was happy and excited, but the fish thought it looked boring. + +The dolphin did not know what to do. She wanted to help her fish friend enjoy the snack. So she decided to play a game. She asked the fish to close its eyes for a surprise. + +When the fish opened its eyes, it was so happy! The dolphin had changed the snack into something fun. They played with it until they were all tired and happy. + +Ever since then, the dolphin shared her snacks with her friends, and they all had a lot of fun! +Once upon a time in an enormous forest there was a round tree. One day a little girl and her mommy went to the tree. + +The little girl asked, "Mommy, why is this tree special?" + +Her mother answered, "This tree is special because from this tree something will rise up that is just for you." + +The little girl was so excited and asked, "What is it?!" + +Her mother replied, "It is a surprise. You will have to wait and see!" + +The little girl waited and waited, but nothing seemed to be happening. Suddenly, there was a loud noise and the ground began to shake. Something big was rising from the ground in front of the tree! + +The little girl ran up to the enormous object and exclaimed, "It's a giant slide!!" + +And so the little girl got to play on her very own slide every day, thanks to the special round tree. +Once there was a boy named Bill. He liked to keep things in his pockets. One day, he found a sausage in his pocket and he smiled. He couldn't believe he had kept it in his pocket. + +He decided to show his mom the sausage. But when she saw it, she started to laugh. She said, "What are you doing with that?" Bill felt a bit embarrassed but he kept the sausage. + +His mom laughed again and said, "You better eat that sausage before it goes bad!" Bill was excited and took a bite. It tasted delicious. + +Bill was happy that he found the sausage in his pocket and he was glad he kept it. From then on, he always made sure to keep things in his pocket that would make him happy. +Once upon a time there was a kind oven. Every night it used to sleep in the kitchen. + +One night the oven felt sad. It had no friends to help it sleep. + +Suddenly, a kind mouse came along and said, "Hello! Why don't you sleep with me? I promise to sing you a sleepy song." + +So the kind oven and the kind mouse snuggled up together and the mouse sang a soft, sleepy song. Before long the oven was fast asleep. And he slept peacefully all night long. + +The next morning the oven woke up feeling happy and well-rested. He was so glad to have made a kind friend. From then on the oven and the mouse snuggled up together each night and the mouse sang a sleepy song to the oven. They were the best of friends. +Once upon a time, there was a naughty pirate called Jack. Jack loved sailing the seas looking for adventure. One day, Jack came across a tiny island. Jack was so excited, he rushed ashore to explore. + +Suddenly, Jack heard a loud sigh coming from behind a rock. He carefully walked over and saw a tiny mouse hiding. + +“Oh dear, what are you doing here?†asked Jack. + +The mouse looked sad and replied, “I lost my way. I want to get home.†+ +“I can help,†said Jack. So Jack took the mouse onboard his ship and sailed until they arrived at the mouse’s home. + +The mouse was so happy! He hugged Jack and thanked him for his kindness. Jack smiled and sighed, “That’s what being a pirate is all about!†+Once upon a time, there were two little brothers - Toby and Karl. Toby was a very curious boy and he asked his parents for a new model car. His parents set little expectations for him and told him that he had to work hard to get the model car. + +Toby worked really hard and was really careful with his toys. However, his brother Karl didn't care about his toys and left them strewn all over the living room. + +On Toby's birthday, he was overjoyed to receive the model car he wanted! That night, Toby and Karl talked about the model car and their parents expectations. + +Karl said to Toby, "You worked really hard to get your model car, and that's why you got it. I should be working harder too." + +Toby smiled and said, "That's true, Karl. Hard work always pays off!" + +The moral of the story is that when you work hard, you will be rewarded. +The boat was high and it was rocking in the water. A little girl was in it. She was very happy and excited. + +Suddenly, the waves got higher and the boat started to move faster. The girl was scared. She didn't know what would happen next. + +But then she saw a bright light at the end of the boat. When she looked closer, she saw that the light was coming from a rainbow. She was smiling again, because she knew it was a sign of good luck. + +The boat kept moving until it got to the end. The little girl had a great time on the boat and she was happy that she had ended the ride so nicely with the rainbow. +One day, a family of three went camping in the woods. Mommy, Daddy and the little boy. The sky was dark and the ground was wet. It was raining! + +The family set up a small tent. Daddy held up the poles while Mommy held the big cover. They pushed the pegs into the ground and the tent was ready. + +The family felt sorry for the rain, but they were happy to be together in the tent. They snuggled up close and sang songs together. + +The rain kept falling but the family had fun inside their cozy little tent. They played games and told stories until the rain finally stopped. + +The family said goodbye to the tent and went home. Mommy, Daddy and the little boy were all very sorry to leave their cheerful little tent behind. +Once upon a time there was a green bean. It was a very happy bean, but one day it was in trouble. The bean was stuck in a tree way up high and it couldn't get down. Suddenly, a brave boy came and said, "I will save you!" He carefully climbed the tree and grabbed the bean. He safely put the bean back on the ground and he smiled. The bean smiled too and said, "Thank you for saving me!" The brave boy said, "You're welcome". Then they both laughed and the bean danced in the grass. They were both so happy and that was the end. +Once upon a time, there lived a humble giraffe. His name was Jack and he lived in the jungle. Jack had a very important job; he had to deliver a switch. So, he set off on his mission. + +Jack ran and ran and ran, until he came to the edge of the jungle. He saw an even bigger jungle and was very scared, but he was also very brave and he knew he had to find the switch. He kept running until he heard a funny noise. He looked closely and saw the switch, right in front of him! + +Jack was so happy, he picked up the switch and started running back to his home in the jungle. He ran and ran until he delivered the switch back to its rightful owner. + +Jack was very proud of himself and the jungle was very proud of Jack. They all celebrated Jack's courage and humility, and he became the switch deliverer of the jungle. +Once upon a time, there was a girl named Mia. Mia loved to explore the world and play with all the animals she could find. One day, Mia wanted to travel to a far away place. She needed a passport to get there, so she decided to mail away for one. + +Mia found an envelope and gathered up some paper and a pen. She wrote out a big label to put on the envelope that read: + +"Please send passport!" + +She put the papers in the envelope and put it into the mailbox. + +Mia was feeling excited and playful as she waited for her passport to arrive. One day, when Mia was playing in the park, the mailman came with a very special package. It was her new passport! + +Mia thanked the mailman and ran off to explore the world. She knew that with her new passport, anything was possible. +Once upon a time there was a boy called Joe. Joe had a saw and he wanted to learn how to use it. But it was too tricky. + +So Joe asked his dad for help. Daddy said, "I will teach you how to use the saw, Joe". Joe was excited and he watched very carefully. + +Daddy showed Joe how to use the saw carefully, as it was very sharp. Joe tried his best to do as Daddy said but it was hard. He made some stupid mistakes but his Daddy was very patient. + +In the end, Joe learned how to use the saw. He was so happy and proud of himself. From then on, Joe could use the saw whenever he wanted! +John and his mom were walking to the park. John looked around the park and spotted a big black bear. He started to get scared and he tried to hide behind his mom. + +John's mom smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. The bear is a friendly one. He's just taking a nap right now." + +John moved closer and leaned against the bear. He felt its soft fur and noticed that its fur was black. He whispered to the bear, "Hi, Mr. Bear." + +The bear yawned and opened its mouth. Its breath smelled bitter. John stepped back, surprised. His mom laughed and said, "That's just the smell from his brown roots. Bears love them." + +John looked closer and noticed that the bear was enjoying the sun and its breakfast. He reached out and patted the bear on the head. The bear hummed and went back to sleep. + +John started to understand why the bear was so friendly. He smiled, happy that he had made a new friend. +Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved sweets. She was very persistent when it came to asking for sugar. + +One day, the little girl went for a walk with her Mommy. As they walked, they came across a big tree in the park. + +The little girl was curious and asked her Mommy what was behind the tree. Her Mommy told her that she would have to wait and find out. + +When they reached the tree, the little girl was so excited. She had no idea what was going to be revealed. Suddenly, the tree opened up and revealed the most delicious pile of sugar! + +The little girl was so happy and delighted. She looked at her Mommy and thanked her. From that day forward, the little girl always stayed persistent in asking for treats. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Ellie who had a messy room. Ellie wanted to clean her room, but she was only 3, so she didn't know how to do it. + +She asked her mom for help. Her mom said, "Okay Ellie, let's start with the carpet. What do you want to do with it?" + +Ellie thought for a moment and said, "Can we include it in the cleaning?" Her mom smiled and said, "Of course! That's a great idea." + +Together, mom and Ellie vacuumed, dusted and wiped the carpet until it was spotless. After that, they put all the toys away and made the bed. Finally, Ellie's room was clean and tidy. + +Ellie felt so proud of herself, and her mom gave her a big hug. "Well done Ellie! You made a big, messy room neat and tidy". + +The end. +Once upon a time, there were two friends, Tyler and Jasmine, who decided to take a walk in the park. As Tyler and Jasmine were walking, they noticed a bush. Tyler said to Jasmine, “Let’s hide behind the bush!†+ +Jasmine agreed, and the two of them hopped behind the bush and hid. After a few seconds, Jasmine peeked her head out from behind the bush and said, “I see something yummy in that bush!†+ +Tyler peeked his head out of the bush and took a look. Sure enough, there were some yummy berries in the bush. Tyler quickly picked some of the berries and said, “Let’s go home and record this!†+ +Jasmine smiled and said, “Yes! I can’t wait to show everyone my yummy berries!†+ +So, the two friends went home, recorded their yummy berries, and shared them with their family. Everyone enjoyed the yummy berries that Tyler and Jasmine had found in the bush! +One day, little Timmy was walking in the forest when he heard something strange. It was a beautiful sound! It was the sound of a violin. + +Timmy was curious and followed the sound of music. Then, he saw a tall man with a long stick standing in a clearing. + +The man was playing a violin. + +Timmy couldn't believe it - he had never seen anything so beautiful. He wanted to keep it all to himself. + +Timmy called out to the man, "Can I have the violin?" + +The man answered sternly, "No! It's mine! I must protect it." + +Timmy was very sad he couldn't keep the violin, but he accepted the man's answer. He said goodbye and walked away. + +Suddenly, he heard a loud noise - it was the man screaming in pain. Timmy quickly ran back, but the man was not there, just the violin lying on the ground. + +Timmy took the violin and ran away. He was scared and didn't know what was happening. + +When he got home, his parents told him that the man was attacked by a thief who wanted to steal the violin. + +Little Timmy never felt sadder - he had taken away the thing that the man was trying to protect. +Once upon a time, there was a mama and a baby. The baby's mama always wanted her to behave. This made the baby very sad, so she promised to be more obedient. + +One day, the baby went on an adventure through the forest. While exploring, she noticed a dark cave and decided to go inside. + +Suddenly, the baby heard a loud growl coming from the cave. She became very scared and quickly ran out. + +When the baby returned home, her mama said, "I told you to behave." The baby knew she had been naughty and admitted she was wrong. Then, her mama gave her a hug and said, "That's okay. Next time, always be obedient." + +The baby remembered her mama's words and was careful to listen in the future. From then on, she behaved and found happiness once again. +Many times, Daniel had heard his mother say that work was important. He got ready to go to the park one day, thinking it would be like all the other days. But this time was different – there was a high maze waiting for him when he arrived. Daniel had never seen such a fun adventure before. He excitedly stepped inside. + +“Be careful and remember what I said, Daniel! Work is important,†his mom shouted behind him. + +Daniel took on the challenge of the tall maze filled with twists and turns. He leaned his head around each corner, careful to take it step by step. + +After an hour, Daniel had carefully but successfully reached the exit. He was surprised to find his mother there waiting for him. She smiled, relieved to see him emerge safe and sound. + +“Do you remember what I said?†his mother asked him. + +“Yes, mommy. You said work is important,†Daniel replied. + +His mother nodded and smiled. “That’s right. Just like you worked your way through the maze and eventually found the exit, hard work will always pay off.†+ +Daniel smiled and nodded, feeling proud of himself for mastering the high maze. He hugged his mom and knew that work was always worth it. +Once there was a little girl who lived with her sister. They got along really well, but the little girl was often envious of the things her sister had. One day, they decided to go on a picnic together. As they ate their sandwiches by the river, the little girl noticed that her sister had a beautiful little bird flying around her. She couldn't help but be envious of it! + +The bird flew away, and the little girl asked her sister to get it back. But her sister said no. She told her that she had observed the bird, and it only stayed because it wanted to. She said that the bird was free, and it was unfair to try to keep it. + +The little girl was sad not to have a bird of her own, but she learned an important lesson that day. She realized that life was about more than just having nice things, it was about taking a moment to just observe and appreciate the world around her. +Once upon a time there was a small skull. He was honest and friendly, always looking out for his friends. One day he decided to surprise them by visiting their house. + +But when he got there, something unexpected happened. Instead of welcoming him with open arms, his friends ran away in fear! The skull was so shocked and embarrassed. + +He soon found out why. His friends thought he was a bad skull and had heard stories about him being dishonest. They did not trust him and were afraid of what he might do to them. + +The skull was so upset and sad. He had been honest and kind, but no one appreciated that. He sadly left, not wanting to cause any more trouble – and he never went to visit his friends again. +Once upon a time, there was a kind boy named Timmy. He loved to play soccer with his friends at the park. Timmy had a goal to be the best soccer player in the world. + +One day, while they were playing, a mean boy came and stole their ball. Timmy was sad because he couldn't play anymore. But then, a compassionate lady saw what happened and gave them a new ball to play with. + +Timmy was happy again and they continued playing soccer. He kicked the ball and scored a goal! His friends cheered for him and Timmy felt proud. From that day on, Timmy learned that being kind and compassionate is better than stealing and being mean. +Once upon a time, there was a bunny who liked to read magazines. One day, the bunny found a soft magazine that had pictures of carrots. The bunny was so happy and read it all day long. + +But then, the bunny saw that the magazine was about to end. That made the bunny sad. The bunny wanted to read more about carrots. So, the bunny went outside and found some carrots to eat instead. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a diary where she wrote all her secrets. One day, Lily's brother found her diary and read it. Lily was very confused and sad because her brother broke her trust. + +Lily's brother thought it was funny to read her diary and joke about it with his friends. But Lily was hurt and didn't want to talk to him anymore. She learned that it's not nice to invade someone's privacy and make fun of them. + +Sadly, Lily's brother never apologized and they grew apart. The moral of the story is to always respect other people's things and feelings. +Once upon a time, there was a big bus. The bus had a driver who drove it around town. The driver was very nice, but he was always alone. He felt lonely because he didn't have anyone to talk to on his long trips. + +One day, a little girl got on the bus. She smiled at the driver and said hello. The driver was happy to see her and they started talking. The little girl told the driver all about her day and the driver listened. + +When it was time for the little girl to get off the bus, she said thank you to the driver. The driver was surprised and happy. He realized that he wasn't so lonely anymore because he had made a new friend. From that day on, the driver always had someone to talk to on his trips around town. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play outside in his backyard. One day, he saw his neighbor, Mr. Smith, working in his garden. Timmy went over to say hello. + +"Hi, Mr. Smith! What are you doing?" asked Timmy. + +"I'm planting some seeds to grow healthy vegetables," replied Mr. Smith. + +"That sounds fun! Can I help?" asked Timmy. + +"Of course! You can help me water the plants," said Mr. Smith. + +After they finished watering the plants, Mr. Smith said, "Timmy, would you like to buy some of my vegetables when they're ready?" + +"Yes, please! I want to buy some carrots and broccoli for my mom," said Timmy. + +Mr. Smith smiled and said, "Great! And when you're all done, you can rest in the oasis under that tree over there." +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy loved to play with his toy cars and trucks. One day, Timmy's mom asked him to clean up his toys and put them in a line. Timmy was very obedient and did just as his mom asked. + +As Timmy was cleaning up, he found a secret treasure box hidden under his bed. He was so excited to see what was inside! Timmy carefully opened the box to reveal a shiny new toy car. + +Timmy ran to his mom and showed her the new car. "Wow, Timmy! That's a beautiful car," said his mom. "You did a great job cleaning up your toys and putting them in a line." Timmy was so happy that he was obedient and found the treasure box. From that day on, Timmy always made sure to keep his toys in a neat line so he could find more treasures. +Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Lily. She was very anxious because she couldn't find her favorite toy. She asked her mom, "Mommy, where is my toy?" Her mom replied, "Did you check your toy box?" Lily said, "Yes, I did, but it's not there." + +Her mom suggested, "Why don't you try to unlock your closet? Maybe it's in there." Lily was excited and said, "Okay, I will try!" She went to her closet and unlocked it. She found her toy inside and hugged it tightly. She said, "Thank you, mommy, for helping me find my toy!" Her mom smiled and said, "You're welcome, sweetie. I'm glad you found it." +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy had a bad itch on his arm, and he couldn't stop scratching it. His mom told him not to scratch it, but it was too hard not to. + +One day, Timmy and his mom went to the park. Timmy saw a big bird and wanted to record it on his tablet. He asked his mom if he could, and she said yes. Timmy was so excited to record the bird. + +But then, his bad itch started acting up again. Timmy tried not to scratch it, but it was too hard. His mom reminded him that scratching it would only make it worse. Timmy knew she was right, so he stopped scratching and focused on recording the bird. + +In the end, Timmy was able to record the bird without scratching his itch. He felt proud of himself for listening to his mom and not making his itch worse. And he was happy to have a cool video of the big bird to show his friends. The end. +Once upon a time, there was a wise owl. The owl lived in a big tree in the forest. Every night, the owl would sing a song and all the animals in the forest would come to listen. One day, a little bird named Tweety came to visit the owl. Tweety saw a triangle in the tree and asked the owl what it was. The owl explained that it was a shape with three sides. Tweety was amazed and asked the owl to teach him how to sing. The owl was happy to teach Tweety and they sang together every night. From that day on, Tweety and the owl became good friends and sang songs together in the forest. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. One day, Lily was playing with her toys when her mom called her to come eat her lunch. Lily didn't want to stop playing, so she refused to go. + +Her mom said, "Lily, you must come eat your food. It's important to stay healthy." But Lily still refused. + +Later that day, Lily went to her room to play with her dolls. She looked in the mirror and noticed that her hair was messy. She tried to fix it, but it looked even funnier than before. She laughed and said to herself, "I look silly!" + +Suddenly, Lily's little brother came into her room and wanted to play with her dolls. Lily didn't want to share her toys, so she refused to let him play. Her brother started to cry, and Lily felt bad. She realized that it's not nice to refuse to share with others. She apologized to her brother and they played together, making funny faces in the mirror. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. Timmy had a big black dog named Max. Max loved to sleep all day long. One day, Timmy's mommy gave him a present. It was a big red ball! Timmy and Max played with the ball all day long, until they both got very tired. Timmy and Max went to sleep together, dreaming about all the fun they would have with their new present tomorrow. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved playing outside in the sunny meadow. One day, she saw a hive on a tree. It looked so interesting that she decided to poke it with a stick. Suddenly, bees started flying out of the hive and stinging her. It was terrible! + +Lily ran back to her house, crying and suffering from the bee stings. Her mommy quickly put some medicine on her wounds to make her feel better. But Lily learned her lesson and never poked a hive again. + +The next day, Lily went back to the meadow to play. She saw a butterfly fluttering around a flower. Remembering her terrible experience with the bees, she decided to watch the butterfly from a safe distance. She realized that sometimes things that look interesting can be dangerous. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to drink water from her own jug. It was wide and could hold a lot of water. + +One day, Lily went to the park to play with her friends. She left her jug on the bench and went to play. When she came back, her jug was gone. She looked everywhere but couldn't find it. + +Lily started to cry and a kind lady came over and asked her what was wrong. Lily told her about her wide jug and how it was gone. The lady tried to help her find it, but they couldn't. + +Lily went home sad and without her jug. She learned that sometimes things we own can be taken away and it's important to take care of them. +Once upon a time, there was a happy family of animals. There was a rabbit, a squirrel, and a bird. They all lived in a big tree together. One day, a big storm came and scattered all of their things around. The rabbit's carrots were all over the place, the squirrel's nuts were everywhere, and the bird's feathers were all over the ground. + +The animals were sad because they couldn't find their things. But then, they realized that they all had different muscles that could help them find their things. The rabbit had strong legs to hop around and find the carrots. The squirrel had strong arms to pick up the nuts. And the bird had strong wings to fly and find the feathers. + +They all worked together and found their things. They were happy and learned that even though they were different, they could still help each other. From that day on, they were the best of friends and always helped each other when they needed it. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside with her friends. One day, while they were playing, Lily's friend Jack started to sneeze. "Bless you!" said Lily. Jack replied, "Thanks, I think I'm allergic to the flowers." + +Suddenly, Lily's mom called out, "Dinner time! Come inside!" They all ran inside and sat down at the table. Lily's mom had made mashed potatoes for dinner. Lily loved mashed potatoes, they were her favorite food. "Yum!" said Lily as she took a big bite. + +After dinner, Lily's mom read her a bedtime story. It was a calm and peaceful story about a sleepy bear. Lily fell asleep quickly and dreamed about playing with her friends and eating mashed potatoes. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a black pillow that she loved very much. She took it with her everywhere she went. One day, Lily went to the park with her pillow. She saw a little boy crying because he had lost his toy. + +Lily felt sad for the little boy and wanted to help him. She asked him if he had lost something that belonged to him. The little boy said he had lost his teddy bear. Lily thought for a moment and then gave him her black pillow. + +The little boy was so happy and hugged the pillow tight. Lily felt happy too because she knew she had done the right thing. She learned that sometimes it's better to give something away than to keep it all to yourself. From that day on, Lily knew that sharing was a good thing and it made her feel good inside. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside in the park. One day, she saw a tiny ant walking on the ground. She thought the ant was so cool! She watched it crawl and admired how strong it was for its size. + +But then, Lily saw a big, dangerous dog running towards the ant. She was scared for the ant! But the ant was quick and ran away just in time. Lily felt relieved and happy that the ant was okay. + +From that day on, Lily always looked out for the ants in the park and admired how brave they were in the face of danger. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to help her mom in the kitchen. One day, her mom asked her to start peeling an onion. Lily didn't like onions because they made her cry. But she wanted to help her mom, so she started peeling the onion. + +As she peeled the onion, her eyes started to water and she felt uncomfortable. "Mommy, this onion is making me cry and feel uncomfortable," Lily said. Her mom replied, "I know, sweetie. Onions can do that. But you're doing a great job helping me." + +Lily finished peeling the onion and her mom gave her a big hug. "Thank you for helping me, Lily. You're such a good helper," her mom said. Lily felt happy that she could help her mom, even though the onion made her uncomfortable. From that day on, Lily wasn't afraid to start peeling onions anymore. +Once upon a time, there was a goat named Billy. Billy liked to play with his friends in the meadow. One day, Billy saw his friend Lucy crying. "What's wrong?" asked Billy. "I hurt my leg," said Lucy. "I can't act like the other goats anymore." + +Billy felt sad for Lucy. "Don't worry, I'll go get help," said Billy. He ran to find their farmer. "Lucy is hurt," said Billy. "Can you help her?" + +The farmer went to see Lucy and fixed her leg. "Thank you, Billy," said Lucy. "You acted like a true friend." From that day on, Billy and Lucy played together every day in the meadow, happy and healthy. +Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Timmy. He loved to go fishing with his dad. They would take their rods and go to the lake. Timmy's dad would teach him how to catch fish. + +One day, while they were fishing, Timmy saw a big bird in the sky. The bird was making a loud whistle sound. Timmy got scared and hid behind his dad. His dad told him not to be scared and that the bird was just saying hello. + +Suddenly, Timmy's rod started to shake. He had caught a fish! He was so happy that he forgot all about the bird. He showed his dad the fish and they both smiled. From that day on, Timmy was no longer scared of the bird's whistle. He knew it was just a friendly sound from a friendly bird. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved music and wanted to play the violin. One day, her mom gave her a beautiful violin as a gift. Lily was so happy and thanked her mom. + +Lily's mom said, "Be careful, the violin is hot from being in the sun. Let it cool down before you play it." Lily nodded her head and waited patiently for the violin to cool down. + +After a while, Lily picked up the violin and started playing. It sounded beautiful! Her little brother came into the room and said, "Wow, Lily! You're so good at playing the violin. Can you give me a turn?" + +Lily smiled and said, "Sure, I can give you a turn." She handed the violin to her brother and watched as he played a few notes. They both had so much fun playing music together. +Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy. He loved to jump on his couch and play with his toys. One day, Timmy became very nervous because he heard a loud noise outside. He looked out the window and saw a big monster coming towards his house. + +Timmy tried to run away, but the monster destroyed his couch and all of his toys. Timmy was very sad because he had nowhere to sit and play anymore. The monster then took Timmy away and he was never seen again. + +The end. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She loved to play in her garden with her toys. One day, her mommy came outside and said, "Lily, we need to prune the bushes." + +Lily didn't know what "prune" meant, but she saw her mommy cutting the branches of the bush with a special tool. Her mommy said, "We need to make the bush smaller so it can grow bigger and stronger." + +After her mommy finished pruning the bush, Lily noticed that it looked different. It was shorter and had fewer leaves. But her mommy said, "Don't worry, Lily. The bush will grow back even better than before." + +Lily felt calm knowing that the bush would be okay. And sure enough, a few weeks later, the bush was bigger and more beautiful than ever before. Lily learned that sometimes things have to be finished or changed to become even better. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily loved to play with her toys, especially her dollhouse. One day, Lily's mom took her to the toy store to buy her a new toy. + +Lily saw a big, shiny toy car that she really wanted, but her mom said it was too expensive. Lily got sad and said, "I hate when we can't buy what I want." + +Her mom hugged her and said, "Don't worry, Lily. Let's look around and see if we can find something else you like." They walked around the store and Lily found a cute little stuffed bunny. + +Lily's face lit up and she said, "Mommy, can we open it now and play with it?" Her mom smiled and said, "Of course, Lily. Let's go home and play with your new bunny." And they lived happily ever after. +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She had a big bed with a soft mattress. One day, Lily's mom brought her a new mattress. It was not like the original one. + +Lily asked her mom, "Why did you get a new mattress? I like the original one." + +Her mom replied, "The original one was old and you were starting to feel uncomfortable. This new one will help you sleep better." + +Lily tried the new mattress and felt happy. She said, "I feel cozy and warm on this new mattress. Thank you, mom!" +Once upon a time, there was a gray cat. The cat was sad because it had no friends to play with. One day, the cat saw some other cats playing together. The gray cat wanted to join in and play too. + +The other cats were happy to let the gray cat play with them. They all played together and had so much fun. The gray cat was so happy to have made new friends. + +After playing for a while, the cats decided to climb a tree to see who could get to the top first. The gray cat was not very good at climbing, but it kept trying. Finally, the gray cat made it to the top and everyone cheered. The gray cat felt so proud of its success! +Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily loved to play in her backyard and watch the birds. One day, while she was playing, she saw a dove sitting on a branch. The dove was so pretty and Lily was happy to see it. + +But then, her little brother came outside and started to disturb the dove by throwing rocks. Lily was upset because she didn't want the dove to fly away. She told her brother to stop, but he didn't listen. + +Lily became jealous of her brother because he was scaring away the dove. She wished he would be nice to the bird like she was. Finally, her mom came outside and told her brother to stop disturbing the dove. The dove flew away, but Lily was happy that her mom helped her protect the pretty bird. +Once upon a time, there was a poor girl named Lily. She lived in a small house with her mother and father. One day, Lily met a prince. He was very handsome and kind. They talked and played together. + +Lily said, "I want to marry you, Prince." + +The prince replied, "I want to marry you too, Lily." + +But Lily's parents said, "No, you are too poor. The prince cannot marry you." + +Lily was very sad. She went to the forest to be alone. She sat in silence and cried. Suddenly, a big bear appeared and attacked her. The bear hurt her badly. + +The prince came to find Lily, but it was too late. She was already gone. The prince was very sad and cried too. He wished he could have married Lily. +Once upon a time, there was an old grandma. She was very old and walked slowly. She lived in a house with a big garden. One day, she wanted to perform a magic trick. She put on some perfume that smelled like flowers. Then, she waved her wand and said some words. Suddenly, a big rabbit appeared! The rabbit was so big that it could hardly fit in the garden. The grandma was very happy and the rabbit was happy too. They played together all day. From that day on, the grandma was known as the elderly magician who could perform magic with her perfume.