The Great Chapatti Chase

The Great Chapatti Chase

Long ago and faraway, in a village in India, a woman walked wearily home from the well. And now it's time to make my bread, " she said with a sigh, going into her small kitchen. She threw some handfuls of flour into a tin bowl, poured in a trickle of cool water and kneaded it all together o make some dough.

Pop! She placed a small piece between the palms of her hands. Round and round she rolled that dough, making a small round ball. Then she placed the ball on a square wooden board, took her little rolling pin and set to work.

The woman rolled the dough flat and turned it, again and again, until she had made a perfectly round chapatti. The woman smiled. " My, what a handsome little chapatti, " she said. " You'll be delicious to eat! ” And - flip, flap! - she flung that chapatti on to the hot iron stove.

However - believe it or not! - as soon as this little chapatti felt the fire, he puffed out his fat round cheeks and grinned. “ Delicious to eat?” he replied, laughing. " No, no, you silly woman! I'm not staying to be eaten! "

With that, he jumped off the stove and rolled right out of the door, singing for all to hear: " Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm Chapatti Man! "