Once upon a time, in a far-off kingdom of food, there lived seven cooking methods named Baking, Frying, Poaching, Grilling, Boiling, Roasting, and Steaming. They all lived together in a big kitchen and loved to cook up delicious meals for everyone in the kingdom.

One day, they decided to have a big cooking competition to see who was the best cook among them. Baking was up first and decided to make a delicious chocolate cake. Frying followed with a plate of crispy french fries. Poaching was next and made a perfectly poached salmon. Grilling brought out some juicy burgers, Boiling made some tasty dumplings, Roasting roasted a succulent turkey, and Steaming steamed some healthy vegetables.

As they were all admiring their dishes, suddenly a group of mischievous mice appeared and started to wreak havoc in the kitchen. Baking, Frying, Poaching, Grilling, Boiling, Roasting, and Steaming were all so busy trying to save their dishes that they didn't notice the mice sneaking away with their food.

"Oh no! Our food is gone!" cried Baking.

"What are we going to do?" asked Frying.

Just then, an idea struck Steaming. "I know, let's turn the tables on those mice and give them a taste of their own medicine!"

So the seven cooking methods came up with a plan. They disguised themselves as the mice's favorite foods and waited for the rodents to come back. When the mice returned, they were greeted by Baking, who looked like a huge slice of cheese pizza. Frying was disguised as a giant french fry, Poaching looked like a yummy shrimp, Grilling was a giant hotdog, Boiling was a big bowl of noodles, Roasting was a whole roasted chicken, and Steaming was a steamy pot of rice.

The mice were so shocked by the sudden appearance of their favorite foods that they didn't notice the cooking methods hiding inside. Just as they were about to take a bite, Baking, Frying, Poaching, Grilling, Boiling, Roasting, and Steaming all jumped out and scared the mischievous mice away.

"Hooray!" cheered the kingdom of food. "The cooking methods have saved the day and our food is safe once again!"

From that day on, Baking, Frying, Poaching, Grilling, Boiling, Roasting, and Steaming were known as the heroes of the kitchen, and everyone in the kingdom admired their bravery and cooking skills. And the mischievous mice never dared to steal food from the kitchen again.

The end.

Reflections

1. Who were the seven cooking methods in the story?
2. What did the seven cooking methods make for the competition?
3. Who appeared in the kitchen and caused trouble?
4. How did the cooking methods save their food?
5. What did the mice steal from the kitchen?
6. What was the plan that the seven cooking methods came up with?
7. How did the cooking methods become heroes in the end?
8. What did the mice do when they saw the cooking methods disguised as their favorite foods?
9. What happened to the mischievous mice after they were scared away?
10. What lesson did the story teach us about teamwork and bravery?