One day, a boy named Tim and his dog, Spot, were playing in the house. Tim was running fast with Spot. They both liked to play near the window because it was bright and they could see outside. Tim and Spot saw a big red ball outside the window. "Look, Spot!" Tim said, pointing at the ball. "Let's go outside and play with the ball!" They ran to the door and went outside. Tim picked up the ball and threw it high in the sky. Spot ran fast to catch the ball. But then, something unexpected happened. A big bird came down from the sky and took the ball in its beak. "Oh no!" Tim said. "The bird took our ball!" Spot barked at the bird. The bird looked at Tim and Spot, and it seemed to understand. The bird flew down and dropped the ball back to them. "Thank you, bird!" Tim said, smiling. Spot wagged his tail, happy to have the ball back. They played with the ball for the rest of the day, and the bird even joined in on the fun. From that day on, Tim, Spot, and the bird became good friends.