Once upon a time, there was a little arthropod named Louie. Louie was a larva and loved to play along the jetty by the sea. One day, while lounging on a rock, he noticed a horseshoe crab molting nearby. Louie was fascinated and decided to try it himself. He molt his skin and emerged as a big, beautiful crab!

Excited about his new form, Louie decided to explore the beach and try some of the famous crab cakes that everyone was talking about. He went from store to store, but they were all sold out. Just when Louie was about to give up, he stumbled upon a stand with the biggest and most delicious-looking crab cakes he had ever seen.

But there was one catch: the vendor wouldn't sell them to him because he was just a little crab. Louie didn't let this get him down. He came up with a plan to sneak into the kitchen and make his own crab cakes.

It wasn't easy, but Louie finally succeeded and he made the best crab cakes in all the land! Everyone was amazed at how delicious they were and Louie became known as the greatest crab cake chef in all the world.

And from that day on, Louie lived happily ever after, always surrounded by his favorite food, crab cakes! The end.

Reflections

1. What was Louie before he molted into a crab?
2. What was Louie's plan to get crab cakes?
3. Why did Louie become famous for making crab cakes?
4. How did Louie feel when he succeeded in making the best crab cakes?