But my friends were going to the park to play ball. " Can you come too?" they asked.
I wanted to play hide-and-seek in the clean sheets but Grandma said, " No, you can't."
I wanted to practice my juggling show, instead.
I wanted to play with my little sister's dollhouse but Dad wouldn't let me.
Dad said, " Why don't you play in the sandbox?"
I wanted to water the garden but Grandpa said, " No, you can't."
"You won't let me do anything I want to do, " I said. " I guess I'll run away."
I was so mad.
But Mom said, " No, you can't."
So I packed my wagon with my favorite toys.
Then I walked out the front door.
And I packed a bag of cookies to eat on the way.
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I wanted to keep some frogs in the bathtub but Mom wouldn't let me.
I was so mad.
Mom said, " Why don't you play on the slide?"
I wanted to tickle the goldfish but Mom said, " Leave the goldfish alone."
So I decided to decorate the house but Grandpa said, " No, you can't do that either."
And Mom said I could.
I didn't want to do that, either. I was too mad.
I'll run away tomorrow if I'm still so mad.
That's how mad I was.
I didn't want to do that.
Was I ever mad.