Percy’s Mystery Soup
Percy is making soup, but the sugar and salt got swapped, and so did a few other things!
Percy the penguin was cooking soup for dinner. He chopped peas. He stirred and stirred. The kitchen smelled almost ready. ‘Now for the seasoning,’ said Percy, humming.
But Percy wasn’t looking carefully. He grabbed the wrong jar. In went sugar instead of salt! Percy gave the soup a big stir. It looked okay. It smelled okay. He didn’t know about the mistake yet.
Soon, Juno the elephant and Otto the owl arrived, rubbing their tummies. ‘Soup’s ready!’ said Percy proudly. Everybody sat down. Everybody picked up a spoon.
Juno took a big slurp. Juno’s eyes went round. Otto took a mouthful. Otto’s whiskers curled. It was sweet as honey! ‘Hmm,’ said Juno. ‘It’s... Interesting.’
Percy took a taste. ‘Oh no!’ he gasped. ‘I used the wrong jar!’ His ears went pink. He wanted to hide under the table. But Otto burst into giggles, and then Juno did too.
‘Let’s fix it!’ said Juno. They added a bit of this and a bit of that. Some extra peas, a squeeze of lemon, a pinch of the right seasoning. They tasted again. ‘Perfect!’
They ate every drop. ‘It’s the best soup ever,’ said Juno. ‘Even better than the first one,’ said Otto. Percy laughed. ‘Okay,’ he said, ‘but next time, I’m reading the labels.’
The little lesson
Mistakes in the kitchen can lead to something delicious, if you share and taste with friends.
Let’s talk about it
- What goes in your favourite soup?
- What would you put in a mystery soup?
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