Not Quite a Mermaid (2007)
Not Quite a Mermaid
“Black smoke was billowing out of the oven.
‘Oh!’ Electra said, opening the oven door.
The cake had grown, puffing up over the sides of the tin. It had also turned black.
‘It’s burnt!’ Sasha exclaimed.
Electra grabbed some oven gloves and took the cake out of the oven. ‘It’s not that bad,’ she said as she put it down on the table. ‘We can just cut the burnt bits off. I’m sure it’ll taste OK.’ She prodded it with a finger. It was as hard as a rock. ‘I…um…I think,’ she added doubtfully.
‘We can’t ...give Gran a burnt cake,’ Sam said in dismay.
Electra’s eyes fell on some tubes of icing sugar in the open cupboard. ‘I know!’ she exclaimed. ‘Leave it to me! Why don’t you go and finish the birthday cards and I’ll sort the cake out.’ ‘Are you sure you can?’ Sasha said dubiously.
Electra nodded.
‘OK then,’ Sam said, and he and Sasha swam off.
‘What are you going to do?’ Splash asked Electra curiously.
‘This.’ Electra picked off the burnt bits on top of the cake.MoreLess
‘Oh!’ Electra said, opening the oven door.
The cake had grown, puffing up over the sides of the tin. It had also turned black.
‘It’s burnt!’ Sasha exclaimed.
Electra grabbed some oven gloves and took the cake out of the oven. ‘It’s not that bad,’ she said as she put it down on the table. ‘We can just cut the burnt bits off. I’m sure it’ll taste OK.’ She prodded it with a finger. It was as hard as a rock. ‘I…um…I think,’ she added doubtfully.
‘We can’t ...give Gran a burnt cake,’ Sam said in dismay.
Electra’s eyes fell on some tubes of icing sugar in the open cupboard. ‘I know!’ she exclaimed. ‘Leave it to me! Why don’t you go and finish the birthday cards and I’ll sort the cake out.’ ‘Are you sure you can?’ Sasha said dubiously.
Electra nodded.
‘OK then,’ Sam said, and he and Sasha swam off.
‘What are you going to do?’ Splash asked Electra curiously.
‘This.’ Electra picked off the burnt bits on top of the cake.MoreLess
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