

Tom and Lily were playing in the garden. They saw a big pot and some sticks. They wanted to cook something.
"Let's cook soup!" said Tom.
"OK, what do we need?" asked Lily.
Tom looked around and saw some flowers, leaves, rocks and dirt. He picked them up and put them in the pot.
"We need water too," he said.
He ran to the tap and filled a bucket with water. He poured it in the pot and stirred with a stick.
"Now we need fire," he said.
He looked for matches, but he could not find any. He saw a magnifying glass on the table. He remembered that his dad used it to make fire with the sun.
He took the magnifying glass and held it over the pot. He waited for the sun to shine through it and make a spark.
Lily watched him and clapped her hands.
"Wow, you are smart!" she said.
Tom smiled and felt proud.
They waited for the soup to cook. They smelled something funny.
"What is that?" asked Lily.
They looked in the pot and saw a lot of bubbles and smoke. The soup was boiling and spilling over.
They heard a loud noise. It was their mom. She came out of the house and saw the mess.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"We are cooking soup!" said Tom and Lily.
They looked at their mom and smiled. They thought she would be happy.
But their mom was not happy. She was angry.
"That is not soup, that is mud!" she said.
She took the pot and the magnifying glass away from them.
"You could have burned yourselves or the garden!" she said.
She told them to go inside and wash their hands.
Tom and Lily felt sad. They did not mean to make trouble. They just wanted to cook something.
They went inside and washed their hands. They saw their dad in the kitchen. He was cooking something.
He saw them and smiled.
"Hi, kids, do you want to help me cook?" he asked.
He was making pizza. He had dough, cheese, tomato sauce and toppings.
He gave them some dough and let them roll it and shape it. He gave them some cheese and let them sprinkle it. He gave them some tomato sauce and let them spread it. He gave them some toppings and let them choose what they liked.
They had fun making their own pizzas. They put them in the oven and waited for them to bake.
They smelled something good.
"What is that?" asked Tom.
"That is pizza, that is food!" said Lily.
They looked at their dad and smiled. They were happy.
Their dad was happy too. He was cheerful.
He hugged them and said, "You are my little chefs!"
