Elephant's Child has provided our story words this month.
- Too many cooks spoil the broth
- The apple of my eye
- Pie in the sky
- Not for all the tea in China
- Spill the beans
Olive is always insistent that I scratch her belly when I walk outside. She does not understand that it is a chore for me to bend over and reach her. I have to wait to pet her when she jumps up on the platform to eat her breakfast. Then I can rub her behind the ears and rub her belly. This day my daughter brought us our black-eye pea soup for good luck in the new year. The soup was more than peas, it included three kinds of beans. As I walked out to greet her, Olive jumped in front of me and laid down on her back causing me to spill the beans my daughter had just handed me.
My daughter was very sad that all her good work had been lost. I agreed to return to her home with her and help make the delicious soup again. She thanked me but did not accept my help, stating that too many cooks spoil the broth. My daughter left determined to bring a new batch of soup. She was a precious girl and definitely the apple of my eye.
My son arrived next carrying an apple pie. It was time for my dog Frankie to get in the way. She rushed out to greet my son. This caused him to fall forward thus turning that dessert into a pie in the sky.
Not for all the tea in China would I ask my son to bake another pie for us. Looking in my kitchen junk drawer I found an unexpired coupon for a discount at our local cafe. I called my daughter to leave the kitchen and join us for a meal that was promising New Years Day, black-eyed pea and ham lucky meals.
Very well done my friend.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this when I first read it - and it rereads just as well.
ReplyDeleteAnd no dishes to wash!
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