Rocco Makes Soup for Everyone
Rocco is making soup, but the sugar and salt got swapped, and so did a few other things!
Rocco the rabbit was cooking soup for dinner. He chopped pumpkin. He stirred and stirred. The kitchen smelled almost ready. ‘Now for the seasoning,’ said Rocco, humming.
But Rocco wasn’t looking carefully. He grabbed the wrong jar. In went sugar instead of salt! Rocco gave the soup a big stir. It looked okay. It smelled okay. He didn’t know about the mistake yet.
Soon, Percy the panda and Pippa the koala arrived, rubbing their tummies. ‘Soup’s ready!’ said Rocco proudly. Everybody sat down. Everybody picked up a spoon.
Percy took a big slurp. Percy’s eyes went round. Pippa took a mouthful. Pippa’s whiskers curled. It was sweet as honey! ‘Hmm,’ said Percy. ‘It’s... Interesting.’
Rocco took a taste. ‘Oh no!’ he gasped. ‘I used the wrong jar!’ His ears went pink. He wanted to hide under the table. But Pippa burst into giggles, and then Percy did too.
‘Let’s fix it!’ said Percy. They added a bit of this and a bit of that. Some extra pumpkin, 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 Percy. ‘Even better than the first one,’ said Pippa. Rocco 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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