Animals were perched on logs patio benches beach chairs and overturned buckets Beyond the fire some of the villagers were snuggled up in sleeping bags The Scurry children couldn’t wait to join the party They warmly greeted their family friends and neighbors Henry spotted Mama Scurry and Adelaide beside a table covered with lots of different food and drinks Mama Scurry was pouring hot cocoa from a large metal thermos
She waved the children over You did a great job getting the word out Mama said She smiled proudly It looks like almost everyone is here Martin and Lila exchanged a high five Where did all of this come from Henry asked taking a cup of hot cocoa Everyone brought what they could share Mama replied Adelaide and Nisha ground their cacao beans here and donated some
cocoa powder to us Spike gave us sugar from her bakery and Samson brought milk from the farm Remember those cacao beans you almost bumped into this morning Adelaide asked She raised her mug We put them to good use Henry smiled You have a huge chocolate mustache Martin told his brother Lila tried hard not to laugh at Henry’s new look She drank her own cup of cocoa being careful to
