Maria's cake
Flavia Kunihira
Emily Berg
English

Maria's mom is in the kitchen getting ready to bake.

1

She mixes the eggs in the flour, adds milk and salt.
She adds chocolate too.

2

Maria's mom pours butter onto the cake pan.

3

After 30 minutes, the cake is ready.

4

Maria is outside playing with her friends.

5

Her mom and dad come out of the house singing happy birthday.

6

Maria is very excited and starts dancing.

7

Her friends join the celebrations.

8

She finally cuts the cake.

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Maria's cake
Author - Flavia Kunihira, Uganda Christian University
Illustration - Emily Berg, Kathy Arbuckle, Marleen Visser, Mlungisi Dlamini, Rebecca Riley, Sue Kramer
Language - English
Level - First sentences
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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Original source Creative Writing Course and Community Service Project.