Once upon a time there was an elf named Maddie. Maddie was bored and asked her Mom if she could go outside. Maddie’s mom said Maddie could run to the market and pick up supplies for fly soup for dinner. Maddie was excited. She got some money from her mom and walked down the street to the market. Maddie went inside the grocery store and saw all the mom’s and dad’s getting their groceries. Maddie felt like a big girl shopping all by herself. She strolled through the fresh fruit smelling the oranges and lemons, plucking a grape and enjoying the sweetness as it popped in her mouth. She picked 3 bright red apples and put them in her basket. Next Maddie walked around to the bakery. The smell of warm bread filled her nose. Shelves of cakes, and pretzels, cookies and baguette lined the wall. Maddie pick up a loaf of bread and added it to her basket. Next Maddie walked around to the fresh meat isle. Dark red venison and ground sausages made her mouth water. There were packages of eel, fresh fish, and even containers of worms and toads. Maddie added a package of flies to her basket. When she walked next into the frozen foods she was greeted with colorful containers of ice cream, frozen fruit ice pops, and custard pies. Maddie though a chocolate pie would go nicely with the fly soup. She put it in her basket. Finally Maddie wound her way down the beverage aisle. The shelves held bottles of sweet nectar, juice, and exotic animal milks. Maddie picked up a bright yellow jug of lemonade. Maddie took her groceries to the cashiers counter and emptied them onto a long conveyor belt. The cashier held the items over a machine that beeped as each item passed. At the end a boy put the apples, bread, flies, pie, and lemonade into a brown paper bag. Maddie pulled the money her mom had given her out of her purse and gave it to the cashier. Maddie felt like a big girl. She carried the bag home and put the groceries onto the counter proudly for her mom. Maddie’s mom smiled as she pulled the items out and put them into the pantry. "Yes, a chocolate pie will go nicely with our fly soup for dinner."
The End
