Tilly Waits for Peppermint — If I tell you a secret, keep it frosty: long ago, peppermint sticks were plain white. Tilly wanted one red stripe for her cane, so she stood very still in the candy-cane clearing. Read the full story →
If I tell you a secret, keep it frosty: long ago, peppermint sticks were plain white. Tilly wanted one red stripe for her cane, so she stood very still in the candy-cane clearing. The pines creaked. Snow tickled her scarf. Nothing happened.
Then a tiny cane sprite popped from a drift with a soft “plink!” “Wait for the slow red,” it whispered. Tilly waited while the cold moon shone like milk. At last, a ruby line curled around the cane, then another, sweet-smelling and bright. Ever since, candy canes wear stripes because Tilly did not wiggle. Next time you spot her raised mitten, can you keep the secret too?