As the twins' mother, Corinne was worried they would cry at being left at the kindergarten, which happened a few days ago.
The twins were crying when she went to pick them up, but on this day, they came out smiling instead.
"That's wonderful. Since you two have been so good, you can each choose a balloon you like."
"Yay!"
"I want the bunny!"
The twins skipped and hopped over to the old man selling the balloons. The old man kindly bent down so that it would be easier for them to choose which balloon they wanted.
Corinne felt relieved to see the twins getting used to their days at the kindergarten.
At that moment, she noticed Joey did not go to pick his balloon. Instead, he stood alone with his head hung low.
"What's the matter, Joey? You don't want a balloon?" Corinne asked him gently.
Joey looked up at her with surprise. "I get one, too?"
Corinne frowned. "Of course. Why wouldn't Mommy get you one?"
Joey's eyes lit up. "Thanks, Mommy!" he said, beaming at her.
Only then did he walk to the old man selling the balloons. However, he stood waiting until the twins finished choosing their balloons before choosing one himself.
Joey chose a balloon he liked after the twins were done choosing. However, Bryan—one of the twins—changed his mind and wanted Joey's tiger-shaped balloon after seeing it.
Joey agreed to trade balloons with Bryan, but the younger kid insisted on having both. The older boy was reluctant to let him have both balloons, so Bryan started throwing a tantrum.
Seeing this, Joey pouted and gave Bryan the tiger-shaped balloon.
Satisfied, Bryan reached out to take the balloon. Before he could even touch it, however, his hand was slapped away.
Bryan started crying again.
"You each get one! It's not right to force others to give you their balloon just because you regret the one you chose!" scolded Corinne with a frown.
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