Before Charlie and Thunder awoke, Tabitha went out of the house to collect mushrooms for breakfast. She flew around little pebbles and found her favorite kind, a red flower mushroom. It was called that because it looked like a fiery rose. She picked two and shoved them into her satchel. Next, she went to find poppyseeds.
A few moments later, she had enough food to feed everyone. She flew back to her humble little house and gathered the recipe and ingredients as she waited for them to wake up. She set fire to the fireplace and set a kettle over the flames. Just then, Thunder fell down the steps, making an awful racket. Tabitha turns to look at him, "Are you ok?" Thunder nods. "Just living out my name." Then, Charlie walks downstairs, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Good morning, Charlie," Tabitha says, keeping her eyes on the kettle of mushroom stew. "G' mornin.." He responds, sitting in a rocking chair.
"Hey, when are we leaving?" Thunder asks Charlie. He shrugs. "Food first." Thunder agrees and they both turn their heads to watch Tabitha cook. "So..what're you making?" Charlie asks eagerly. "Mushroom stew. I'll top it off with poppy seeds later," she responds without hesitance. Charlie anxiously waits for the food to be ready. Remember, he hadn't had anything except that little bit of water yesterday.
"What are you making, Mommy?" asks a timid little voice from upstairs. Then it's clear to see that it was a small young girl, about 5 years old. "Why good morning, Melody! I'm making mushroom stew! It'll be ready in about 5 minutes," Tabitha says, walking over to hug her daughter. Charlie overheard when it'd be ready, so he told Thunder.
"Breakfast is ready!" calls Tabitha a little while later. Thunder and Charlie rush to the kettle holding their plates up."No, no!" she teases. "Ladies first. Melody!!" Melody comes running with a small china bowl in her hands. She holds it out as Tabitha pours the stew into it. "Ok, boys next!" She says.Melody heads to the dining room as Charlie and Thunder hold out their plates. After pouring the mushrooms and the broth onto their plates, she sprinkles poppyseeds on it. "Ok boys, now go sit down to eat. I'll fetch you some water in a moment." They happily walk over to the table and sit with Melody, and Tabitha calls her husband over for breakfast.
"Hey there!" Charlie greets Melody. Melody shrugs and continues to slurp the broth. "Not really a talker, eh?" Thunder asks. Nothing. They seemed to have some sort of understanding, so they left the shy little Melody alone.
After finishing their delicious stew, they thanked Tabitha and went on their merry way.
YOU ARE READING
The Golden Creek
ActionCharlie has always had an active imagination. But waking up in a completely different realm can be a little concerning, don't you think? Well, not for this eight year old. Anywhere other than his home was amazing basically. It all started when he wa...
