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