The Heart-Shaped Cake
(208 words)
By Deborah Holt
Williams
Charlie slammed
the cupboard shut. “I can’t believe we
don’t have one!” he grumped. “Have
what?” asked his mother. “A heart-shaped
pan!” retorted Charlie. “We’re all
supposed to bring heart-shaped treats to class, and I signed up to bake a cake.” He cracked the eggs and beat the batter so
hard he nearly broke the bowl.
Charlie’s mom
checked the cupboard. “We have a round
pan and a square pan,” she said. “Maybe
you can do something with those.”
Charlie stared at
the pans, then he moved them around on the counter, then he shouted “YES!” He filled them with batter and popped them in
the oven. When they came out, he cut the
round cake in half. “OK, two half
circles! Now…” He turned the square cake so that it looked
more like a diamond. He put one
half-circle cake on one top edge of the diamond and one on the other top
edge. When frosting covered the cake, it
was a perfect heart!
“Sorry I was
cranky, Mom,” said Charlie. “Now that
you’ve calmed down,” said Mom, “I have a Valentine poem for you. Your
face got all red, but then you got smart. A circle and square, and you made a heart!”
