The Green Feast

A Reading Genie Bookby

Geri Murray

Mom made a feast. Jan set each place with plates and cups for the meal.

Tim filled each glass with sweet tea.

Nate sat and played.

"Here is the feast," said Dad.

Nate picked at the meat and the greens. He said, “I will eat the beef, but not the greens. Greens make me mean. I just eat sweets."

Jan ate her greens. "Sweets are bad for the teeth," she said. "Nate will be weak if he just eats sweets.

"I have a treat for you if you eat the greens," said Mom.

Nate said, “I can see the treat, but I still can not eat the greens.”

Mom had baked a sweet peach dish. Tim and Jan got to eat the sweet peaches.

Nate tasted a green and made a face. "Ick! Slim can eat these."

Mom said, "If Slim eats the greens, Slim gets the peaches."

Nate left. Slim had a greens and peach feast.

Jan had a plan for Mom. "Sneak the greens in a cake."

It was late, but Mom came to Nate with a small, sweet cake. "Mmm" said Nate. "I will eat cake, even green cake. Thanks!"

When Nate ate the cake, Jan said, "Mom is such a sneak. You just ate greens!"

Nate said, "She is a sneak! But oh well, they were sweet."