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Billy and the Hot Sauce Burrito

Once upon a time, in a cozy little kitchen, Billy was making lunch. 'Today, I'll make a burrito,' he thought.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair in kitchen, decides to make a burrito for lunch

Billy searched for beans, cheese, and a tortilla. 'Yum!' he smiled, as he laid them on the counter.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair gathers ingredients for his burrito

As he spread the beans, Billy wondered, 'What else can I add to make this special?'

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair considers additional burrito toppings

Then he saw it. A bottle of hot sauce! 'Just a few drops,' Billy said.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair finds hot sauce to add to his burrito

But the cap was loose. Whoosh! A lot of sauce poured out. 'Oh no! Too spicy?' worried Billy.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair accidentally adds too much hot sauce

He wrapped up the spicy burrito carefully. His hands were shaking a little.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair wraps his extra spicy burrito nervously

Taking a tiny bite, Billy braced himself. 'Hot, hot, hot!' he exclaimed, his face turning red.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair tries the spicy burrito and finds it very hot

Billy remembered his friend Tim loved spicy food. 'Maybe Tim would like this,' he thought.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair thinks of giving the burrito to his spicy-loving friend Tall friend, dark hair, loves spicy foods

He found Tim playing in the park. 'I made a hot sauce burrito, but it's too spicy for me!' Billy explained.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair offers the spicy burrito to Tall friend, dark hair, loves spicy foods in the park

Tim was happy to try it. 'Wow, this is perfect!' said Tim, munching happily.

Tall friend, dark hair, loves spicy foods tries and loves the too-spicy burrito

Billy smiled, feeling good about sharing. 'I'm glad you like it, Tim!' he said.

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair feels good about sharing with his friend

From that day on, Billy became more careful with hot sauce. And Tim had a new favorite, thanks to Billy!

Cheerful boy with brown eyes, short hair learns to be cautious, and Tall friend, dark hair, loves spicy foods has a new favorite treat

Reflection Questions

  • How do you think Billy felt when he accidentally added too much hot sauce?
  • What does it show about Billy that he decided to give the burrito to Tim?
  • How can sharing something that doesn't work for you make someone else happy?

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