A poor couple tell a rich guest that they know someone who uses a new spoon for every bite. Obsessed, the rich man buys so many spoons he eventually loses his fortune.
Attractive paintings help kids visualize just how a tortilla becomes an eating utensil.
The legend begins long ago when the first man and woman have a quarrel and only one berry has the power to reunite the couple. Luminous paintings perfectly complement this Cherokee tale of respect and friendship. The children stuff themselves with treats and strange things happen to them, until Grandma Lupe unmasks Mr. Sugar. He soon discovers that the food collected from his neighborhood is not just food, but preparation for a feast. Tia Lupe makes tortillas so light that the cowboys say they just might jump right out of the griddle.