What’s In the Pot?

Crystal Warren
Hayley Alonzo

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’What’s for supper?’ asked Sam. ’It’s a
surprise’, said Mama, putting a big pot on the
stove.

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She added a jug of water. Sam was worried.
’Are we having water for supper?’ he wailed.
’It’s a surprise. Wait and see.’ replied Mama.

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’Can I help?’ asked Sam. ’I could stir.’ ’You are
still a bit short,’ said Mama. ’The pot might fall
over. But you can help me by fetching things.’

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’Can you bring me an onion, please.’ ’This
doesn’t smell very nice.’ ’They will taste nice
once they are cooked.’

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’Now I need some tomatoes.” ”No, that is an
apple. The tomatoes are also round and red,
but you will find them in the fridge.’

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’Can you bring me potatoes. They are round
and brown.’ ’Is supper ready yet?’

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’If you are hungry you can eat the apple while
you wait.’. ’What about these?’ ’No, we won’t
need biscuits. We can save those for after
supper.’

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’What’s in the pot?’ ’It’s a surprise. Wait and
see.’

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’What about this?’ ’That is a watermelon. It
will be too big for the pot.’ ’See if you can find
some spinach. It is also green.’

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’Please get some bread.” ”No, it won’t go into
the pot but on the table.’

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Mama carried the pot to the table and started
to dish up. ’What’s in the pot?’ asked Sam.

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’Soup!’ My favourite!

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