“The Egg Mess”
Written by Lucy Stevenson Ewell. Illustrated by Valentina Belloni.
Sasha twirled in her bright pink skirt.
It was time for her favorite
part of Church: Primary.
Sasha’s teacher was helping them
learn the Articles of Faith. They were learning number 13.
It was long, but Sister Vonda said, I
know you can learn the first part. “We believe in being honest.”
Say it with me.
We believe in being honest, said
Sasha and the other kids.
Later that week, Sasha and her little
brother Alfred were playing in the kitchen. I'm bored, Alfred said.
Me too, said Sasha. Then Sasha saw some eggs on the table.
They looked fun to play with.
Hey, I have an idea. Let's play a game.
Sasha picked up an egg. You stand on the other side of the
table, she said to Alfred.
Then she rolled the egg across to him.
Sasha and Alfred laughed. The egg was so wobbly. Your turn,
Sasha said.
Alfred rolled the egg back to her,
but this time the egg didn't
roll straight. Instead, it curved and rolled
right off the table. Splat!
The egg crashed to the floor,
making a goopy mess.
Alfred looked at Sasha with wide eyes.
Then they both burst out laughing.
Let's do it again, he said.
Sasha grabbed another egg.
Catch it before it rolls off, she said.
She rolled the egg harder than she had
before. Alfred missed it. Splat!
Alfred grabbed two more eggs.
He rolled them faster. Sasha couldn't stop them soon enough.
Splat! Splat!
Sasha and Alfred giggled some more. Then
Sasha heard Mum coming. Oh, no.
They were gonna be in big trouble. Sasha
didn’t want Mum to be mad at them. Maybe they could make up a story. She
could tell Mum they didn’t do it. But then Sasha remembered the
13th Article of Faith. “We believe in being honest.”
What happened? Mum asked. She stared at the messy floor.
Who broke the eggs?
Sasha took a deep breath. I’m sorry,
Mum. It was me and Alfred.
We thought the eggs looked fun to play
with, but it wasn't a good idea.
Mum gave Sasha and Alfred a hug. Thanks
for telling me the truth. Sasha smiled. Then she turned to Alfred. Maybe
we can make up a new game about cleaning up.