Pippa’s Secret Sprinkle — In the quiet candy workshop, Pippa rolled warm sugar dough between her palms, pat-pat, pat-pat. Read the full story →
In the quiet candy workshop, Pippa rolled warm sugar dough between her palms, pat-pat, pat-pat. She wanted one bright sparkle for the lollipop she had made all by herself, but the sprinkle jar gave only a dry little rattle.
So Pippa stepped past the soft gummy bears and the sleepy chocolate squares, searching under ribbons and crinkly wrappers. A wrapper corner tickled her fingers. Inside was one silver star, hiding where nobody ever looked. “I made it shine!” Pippa whispered. She carried it back and pressed it into the swirl. Next time you see the tiny stars around the sweets, can you spot the one that began with pat-pat, pat-pat?