Pippa’s Candle-Sneak Game — Under the paper flags, Pippa tapped her toes on the rug: tap, tap, shh. Read the full story →
Under the paper flags, Pippa tapped her toes on the rug: tap, tap, shh. She had invented Candle-Sneak, a game where you carried one cupcake across the room without the flame going poof. The cupcake waited on the little table, smelling like vanilla clouds. Pippa wanted to bring it back before anyone guessed the game had begun.
She stepped off the rug. The floorboards went creak-creak, and her balloon string tickled her ear. Halfway there, a curl of confetti stuck to her foot, and the candle wobbled when she picked up the cupcake. “Don’t poof,” Pippa whispered. She came back slower, not sneaky at all, but smiling. Next time you spot her tiny candle, keep the secret: Pippa’s brave tap, tap, shh came all the way back.
