Baking a Cake
Joseph and his sister, Amanda, were home alone. Their mother had gone to the supermarket. Feeling bored, they decided to bake a cake.
The children followed the instructions in a recipe. The mixture was almost ready. Joseph wanted to add cocoa powder into the mixture in the bowl. However, Amanda refused to let him do it. She wanted to add strawberry essence instead. Joseph did not let Amanda have her way. He snatched the bowl from her and tossed a huge spoonful of cocoa powder into it. Amanda was furious. She snatched the bowl back from Joseph and emptied a bottle of essence into it. The mixture was ruined!
Joseph yelled at his sister for spoiling the mixture. Amanda yelled back and told him that it was his fault. Both of them were still arguing when their mother came back from the supermarket. She was shocked to see the kitchen in a mess and her children shouting at each other. She stormed into the kitchen and demanded to know what had happened.
After listening to their story, the children’s mother scolded them for quarrelling with each other. Then, she told them to throw the mixture away. She helped them to bake two cakes – one chocolate cake and the other strawberry.
