Once upon a time, there was a potato named Pat who loved to eat salad. One day, Pat invited all of its vegetable friends to a salad party - cucumber, corn, onion, carrot, and pepper.

Pat asked each of them to bring their own special ingredient to add to the salad. Cucumber brought some cool crispness, corn added some sweet crunch, onion added some tangy flavor, carrot brought some crunchy sweetness, and pepper added some spicy kick.

But when they all arrived at the party, they realized they had forgotten to bring forks to eat the salad! Pat thought for a moment and then came up with a plan. Pat rolled itself around in the salad and became the fork! The other vegetables were so impressed that they all cheered and feasted on the delicious salad using Pat as their fork.

And that's how Pat became the hero of the salad party and learned the importance of being creative and resourceful. The End.

Reflections

1. Who was the main character in the story?
2. What did Pat do to help at the salad party?
3. What did each vegetable bring to the party?
4. Why was Pat considered a hero?
5. What lesson did Pat learn in the end?