Why Sundaes Wear Sprinkles — Under the warm flower-stand awning, Tavi pressed wavy lines around a paper sundae cup with her thumb. Read the full story →
Under the warm flower-stand awning, Tavi pressed wavy lines around a paper sundae cup with her thumb. She wanted her first handmade treat to look like summer, not like a plain white bucket. The spoon clinked against the counter, the cherry smelled sweet and sharp, and the sun made the melting cream shine. “Almost,” Tavi whispered, adding one more careful dot.
But the top still looked too quiet. Tavi turned the big spoon to smooth it, and something rattled inside the handle: tik-tik-tik. She popped open a tiny round cap nobody had noticed before. Out rolled bright sprinkles, light as flower seeds. Tavi scattered them over the soft dome, and the sundae seemed to smile beneath its cherry. Ever since then, sundaes wear sprinkles to show the maker’s proud hands were there; next time you spot the spoon, can you find where the first tik-tik-tik was hiding?
