Once upon a time, there was a happy little boy. His name was Ezzeldeen Abdullah Mohammad Nawal. That is a very big name! But everyone just called him Ezzeldeen.
Ezzeldeen had a very special treasure. It was not a gold coin. It was not a shiny diamond. It was a big, blue box.
Inside the box were magic bouncy balls. They were red like juicy apples. They were yellow like the warm sun. They were green like soft grass.
Ezzeldeen loved his balls very much. He would hold them and say,'Mine, mine, mine! 'One sunny morning, the sky was bright blue. The birds were singing.
'Tweet, tweet, tweet! 'Ezzeldeen took his big blue box to the park. The grass felt soft under his feet. 'Swish, swish, swish.
'He sat down on a bench. He was ready to play. Soon, he saw two kind ladies walking down the path. It was Ms Ria and Ms Rose.
Ms Ria had a happy smile. Ms Rose had a kind voice. 'Hello, Ezzeldeen! 'said Ms Ria.
'It is such a beautiful day! 'said Ms Rose. They sat on the bench next to him.
They looked at the big blue box. 'Ooh,'said Ms Ria. 'What is inside the box? 'Ezzeldeen opened the lid just a tiny bit.
The balls looked so shiny. 'Those look like fun! 'said Ms Rose. 'Can we play with you?
'asked Ms Ria. Ezzeldeen felt his tummy get tight. He did not want to share. He wanted to keep the balls all for himself.
He hugged the box tight to his chest. 'No,'said Ezzeldeen. 'These are my balls. Only mine.
'Ms Ria looked sad. Her smile went away. Ms Rose looked sad too. 'Oh,'said Ms Ria gently.
'Okay, Ezzeldeen. 'They sat quietly. Ezzeldeen opened the box to take one ball out. But...
oops! He opened it too wide. Pop! Pop!
Pop! The balls jumped out! They bounced everywhere! One ball bounced high.
'Boing! 'One ball rolled fast. 'Zoom! 'One ball went under the bench.
'Roll, roll, roll. 'Ezzeldeen tried to catch them. He ran left. He ran right.
'Oh no! 'cried Ezzeldeen. 'Come back! 'He could not catch them all.
There were too many. He felt a tear drop down his cheek. 'Drip, drop. 'He felt lonely and scared.
Can you guess what happened next? Suddenly, Ms Ria stood up. 'I will help you! 'she said.
Ms Rose stood up too. 'We will help you! 'she said. Ms Ria ran fast.
'Swish! 'She caught a red ball. Ms Rose jumped high. 'Up, up, up!
'She caught a yellow ball. They worked together. They gathered all the balls. Every single one.
Ms Ria brought the balls back. She put them in the box. Ms Rose put the last ball in too. 'Here you are, Ezzeldeen,'said Ms Ria with a smile.
'We helped you,'said Ms Rose softly. Ezzeldeen looked at the box. He looked at Ms Ria. He looked at Ms Rose.
They helped him even though he was not kind. Ezzeldeen felt a warm feeling in his heart. He knew what to do. He took out a big red ball.
He gave it to Ms Ria. 'This is for you,'he said. He took out a big yellow ball. He gave it to Ms Rose.
'This is for you,'he said. 'Now we can play together! 'Ms Ria clapped her hands. 'Clap, clap, clap!
'Ms Rose cheered. 'Hooray! 'Ezzeldeen smiled the biggest smile ever. Now they played a game.
Ezzeldeen threw the ball. 'Whoosh! 'Ms Ria caught it. 'Catch!
'Ms Rose threw it back. 'Zoom! 'They laughed and laughed. 'Ha ha ha!
'Ezzeldeen was so happy. He learned that playing alone is okay, but playing with friends is the best. Sharing makes everyone smile.