Iris and the Quiet Bean — Under the sorting table, Iris tucked her smooth green jelly bean into her pocket. It was her lucky bean, saved for the first sunny nibble after all the eggs were packed. Read the full story →
Under the sorting table, Iris tucked her smooth green jelly bean into her pocket. It was her lucky bean, saved for the first sunny nibble after all the eggs were packed. Then she heard sniff-sniff behind the paper grass, soft as tissue.
Iris climbed out of the warm basket, past striped eggs and crinkly ribbons. A tiny chick helper sat by the sticker stamps, too shy to ask for a snack. Iris held out her green bean. “For you,” she whispered. Her pocket felt empty on the way back, but her hands felt warm. When you spot the bean-shaped candies in the basket, can you keep Iris’s quiet secret?
