Poppy’s Soup Mix-Up
Poppy is making soup, but the sugar and salt got swapped, and so did a few other things!
Poppy the panda was cooking soup for dinner. She chopped potatoes. She stirred and stirred. The kitchen smelled almost ready. ‘Now for the seasoning,’ said Poppy, humming.
But Poppy wasn’t looking carefully. She grabbed the wrong jar. In went a tin of custard instead of cream! Poppy gave the soup a big stir. It looked okay. It smelled okay. She didn’t know about the mistake yet.
Soon, Bear the frog and Moe the mouse arrived, rubbing their tummies. ‘Soup’s ready!’ said Poppy proudly. Everybody sat down. Everybody picked up a spoon.
Bear took a big slurp. Bear’s eyes went round. Moe took a mouthful. Moe’s whiskers curled. It was yellow and wobbly! ‘Hmm,’ said Bear. ‘It’s... Interesting.’
Poppy took a taste. ‘Oh no!’ she gasped. ‘I used the wrong jar!’ Her ears went pink. She wanted to hide under the table. But Moe burst into giggles, and then Bear did too.
‘Let’s fix it!’ said Bear. They added a bit of this and a bit of that. Some extra potatoes, 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 Bear. ‘Even better than the first one,’ said Moe. Poppy laughed. ‘Okay,’ she 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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