The pillow game

Two little brothers woke up one morning and started playing with their pillows. They played a game where they hit each other with the pillows, and the first one to fall onto the bed lost.

As the game went on, their voices and laughter grew louder.

After a while, their mother entered their room and found a big mess. The brothers had torn open their pillows, and cotton was scattered all over the floor and beds.

"What's going on here?" their mother asked, looking disappointed.

"We're playing with our pillows, and I'm winning!" the older brother exclaimed.

"But look at the mess you've made!" their mother said. "You've ruined your pillows! What will you sleep on tonight?"

The little boys looked at their mother with disappointed faces and started picking up the cotton.

"You are very lucky to have pillows like these," their mother said, deciding to use the opportunity to teach them something new. "Did you know that the very first pillows were made of stone?" she asked, capturing their attention.

The two brothers looked at their mother in disbelief. "What?!" they shouted.

"Yes, the first pillows were not like the soft ones you have now," their mother continued. "Imagine hitting each other with those stone pillows!"

"Mummy, we would hurt ourselves if we were hitting each other with pillows made of stone!" the younger brother said.

  “That’s correct!” the mother said.

“Why did they make the pillows out of stone?” the older brother asked.

“There wasn't enough material like cotton during that period, so people used stone instead," the mother explained. The boys looked at each other, fascinated. "And do you know something else?" she asked, a hint of excitement in her voice.

The little boys nodded eagerly.

"Pillows back then were mainly used to keep insects out of people's mouths while they slept!" their mother said dramatically.

"Noooo! Didn't they have mosquito nets?" the younger brother asked.

Their mother smiled. "No, there were no mosquito nets back then, so the stone pillows were very important to keep those insects away from people's mouths."

She looked around the room, where cotton was still scattered everywhere. "Speaking of pillows, let's clean up this mess and find a way to make new ones. We can make sure they're soft and comfortable. And remember, pillows are for sleeping, not for playing"

The little boys nodded in agreement as they picked up the cotton.

With their mother's help, they put the cotton back into the pillows, and she sewed them up. As bedtime approached, the two brothers were grateful for their soft pillows and the mosquito nets that kept insects away.

The End

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