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KIRSTEN MCDONALD

Carlos and Carmen: The Yummy Mistake

 

Summary:  Carlos and Carmen want to make this Mother's Day the best one ever, but they need a little help in the kitchen from their Dad.  Everything's going great until Dad pulls the pan out of the oven. Then the twins watch their fluffy, yummy surprise sink down, down, down.  Luckily, Carlos and Carmen have a great idea that turns their mistake into a really yummy Mother's Day surprise.

 

Word Count:  1000 words

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Chapter One:  Flowers and Toast

 

Carlos and Carmen ran to the kitchen.  They were the first ones up, and they had lots to do.

 

Carmen washed the strawberries, and Carlos made the toast.  Then they rushed outside.  Carmen picked three big yellow daffodils, and Carlos picked three pink tulips. 

 

“Mamá will like these flores for Mother’s Day,” Carlos said as he and Carmen rushed back inside.

 

“And she’ll like the yummy breakfast we made,” added Carmen.

 

The twins hurried to their parents’ room.  They burst into the room and shouted, “¡Feliz Día de las Madres!”

 

“We made you breakfast!” said Carmen as she placed the breakfast on the bed.

 

“And we picked you flores!” Carlos said.

 

 “What about me?” asked Papá.

 

“Oh, Papá,” said Carmen.  “It’s Mother’s Day.  Father’s Day comes later.”

 

“But, I’ll share with you,” said Mamá, and she handed Papá a piece of toast.

 

 

 

Chapter Two: A Song, a Dance, and a Plan

        

Chapter Three:  Something Sneaky

 

Chapter Four: The Surprise Surprise