The Sugar in the Soup
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Sol makes a funny mistake with a stranger at a cooking class.
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On Thursday evening, Sol went to a cooking class. She did not know anyone. The teacher gave her a partner.
The partner was a tall man named Ivo. "Hello," he said. "Let's make soup."
Sol cut the onions and the carrots. Ivo put water in the pot. They worked well together.
The teacher said, "Now add one spoon of salt." Sol took a white jar from the table. She put in one spoon. She did not look at the jar.
Ivo tasted the soup. His face changed. "Is it good?" Sol asked. "Taste it," he said.
Sol tasted it. The soup was sweet! It tasted like a cake with carrots.
She looked at the jar. The word on it was sugar. "Oh no!" she said. Ivo laughed, and Sol laughed too.
Other people looked at them. The teacher smiled. "Start again," she said.
This time, Sol read every jar. Ivo cut new onions. The new soup was very good.
After class, Ivo held his empty bowl. "Do you want to get coffee next week?" he asked.
"Yes," Sol said. "But you make the coffee."
