[Latin]

What's the correct way of saying *the part inside the asterisks* below
"The woman was giving a present to the girl, and the girl told her a story. *The woman did not like the story, but the girl liked the gifts*":

a) "fēmina fābulam nōn amāvit, sed puella dōna amāvit", or
b) "fēmina fābulam nōn amābat, sed puella dōna amābat"?