Twice mine: first, I made you, then I bought you

A young boy spent several days making a small boat to play with in the water. Finally, it was ready for its maiden voyage, so he carried it to the edge of the river. He carefully placed it in the water and slowly let out the string. How smoothly the boat sailed! He sat in the warm sunshine, admiring the little boat that he had built. Suddenly, a strong current caught the boat. The little boy tried to pull it back to shore, but the string broke. The little boat raced downstream. The boy ran along the sandy shore as fast as he could, but, soon, his boat vanished from sight. All afternoon he searched for the boat. Finally, when it was too dark to look any longer, he walked home overcome with s