Marla's Idea

Marla's Idea

Marla was bored. She went to her big brothers' room to see if they wanted to play with her. " You can't come in, " they said. " We are trying to make something for the science fair at our school. " What will you invent? Marla asked.

We don't know yet. Please go away so we can think, said her brother Mike. I can help you, Marla replied. No thank you, said her other brother Dan. You are not old enough. You are just a little kid and your poor ideas will mess things up.

I have lots of good ideas, Marla said. Please let me help. You need to find something else to do, answered Mike. Look, you can have that piece of wire. Just go away and let us do our work. Poor Marla. She was very unhappy. She almost started to cry. Instead, She got an idea.

I will make something of my own, she thought. I like bubbles. I like things that are sweet. I will make bubbles you can eat. I will reuse this piece of wire for the wand. Marla thought about what she might need. She made a list and gave it to her mother. Her mother got everything on the list.

Then Marla measured and mixed. She sifted and stirred. She put in sugar and syrup and other sweet things. Then, at last, the mixture was done. It was time to carry it into the yard and test it out.