As Trixie came through the back door of the kitchen, she saw her mother searching the counter, the dish water in the sink, and the kitchen drawers that hold the baking tools. As Moms caught sight of Trixie, she asked, “Trixie, do you have any idea what happened to my apple corer? I swear it was right here an hour ago when I was making apple pies.”
Trixie replied, “No idea Moms. But you know? While I was outside, I did see Bobby and the Lynch twins run out of here about thirty minutes ago. He had a net bag of oranges swinging in his hand. I tried to ask him where he was going with them, but he ignored me.
Moms asked, “The oranges are alright. He asked me to get a bag for the three of them to share in their clubhouse. But what on earth could he want with an apple corer? No, it must have gone missing, but I don’t know where.”
Suddenly Moms heard her name being called from outside. She went to the door and saw Mart covered in orange pulp and pieces of orange peel clinging to his clothes. She also saw Bobby, Larry and Terry standing in front of Mart with their heads down, but their shoulders jiggling in laughter.
“Moms! Do you have any idea what the terrible trio has been doing now?” Mart exclaimed. “They are using some of the pyrotechnics left over from New Year’s and putting them in oranges, lighting the fuse and throwing them at unsuspecting pedestrians! Although I think we are fortunate that they got me and not Regan or Mr. Maypenny, I am all sticky with orange pulp! Oh, and here is your apple corer. They used it to cut an opening in the oranges so they could insert the firecrackers.
Bobby could not contain himself and said, “Moms! You should have seen it. We tossed the first orange and it exploded in the air and then the second one landed at Mart’s feet. It was awesome seeing all the orange bits flying around and watching the juice drip down his face. And you know Mart. He can’t resist any food. We even saw him wiping the juice off his face and licking his fingers. Maybe you need to make him an orange fruit salad and call it Exploding Oranges!”
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