3 Fairy Spell 2 Cupcakeridoo!

Fairy Spell #2 CUPCAKERIDOO！

Super-Speedy Magic for Tea t was a Saturday, and we had invited my best friends, Tom and Lenka, for dinner. I've known Tom since I was a baby—we were even born in the same hospital together. But Lenka and I only became friends after her family moved here last year and she started going to school with me. Her mom is very pretty and can make special Polish pancakes, which are yummy. Tom and Lenka are both my best friends because they like playing hide-and-seek and telling jokes. My Not-Best Friend, Zoe, was coming over too, with her mom. My mom and Zoe's mom think Zoe and I should be best friends because we

live next door to each other, but Zoe is my Not- Best Friend because she does mean things to me. At school this week, she "accidentally" spilled her water all over my lunch. I wasn't looking forward to seeing her. But I was looking forward to dessert. Mom was having a Fairy Tube lesson with her Fairy Teacher, Fenella. She was learning the cupcake spell.

"It's very simple," Fenella said on the Fairy Computer screen. Fenella has long, straight hair and rectangle glasses, and she always says everything is very simple. As she began to show my mom the spell, she waved her wand and said, "Cupcakeridoo!" Ten chocolate cupcakes instantly appeared on the screen.

"Cupcakeridoo!" Mom said, copying what Fenella did, but instead of cupcakes, ten cups appeared. "Oh no," Mom said. "I don't know what to do!" Luckily, I didn't want Mom to make the cupcakes by magic. "Mom," I said, "I know magic is quick. But if you use magic, I won't be able to lick the spoon." Mom looked at her Computawand, then back at me. "Good point, Ella," she said. "Let's do it ourselves." We mixed flour, eggs, sugar, butter and cocoa powder. When I helped stir, I dipped my finger in the bowl for a quick taste. It was so yummy. "Can I eat the whole bowl of cake mix?" I asked. "Please, please? Just this once, as a special treat?" "No!" Mom said. "You can lick the spoon later."

She got out the icing and sprinkles. Then we heard a sound outside. It was people clapping. "Let's go see what's happening," Mom said. She picked up Ollie and we went outside. Zoe and her mom were standing in their front yard. A lady in a pink jacket was giving Zoe's mom a big silver cup, and a man was taking a photo of them. Lots of people were watching. "Well done!" the lady said to Zoe's mom. "You have won Perfect House of the Year. Your house is the tidiest house in the whole of Cherrywood! Now, everyone, come inside and see this lovely house!"