Mabel
A curious rabbit with a sweet tooth.
Mabel asks the questions adults overlook and follows her nose toward every fresh bake. She is small, bold and difficult to keep out of trouble.
The disappearing cake
Theo left a carrot cake cooling on the kitchen table with a note: PLEASE WAIT. Mabel wanted to be helpful, so she sat beside it and kept a very close eye on it. The icing smelled wonderful. She moved closer to make sure it was cooling evenly.
When Theo returned, one small corner was missing. Mabel pointed at the window. It was shut. She pointed at the door. Also shut. Then she noticed a crumb on her scarf.
“I checked whether it was ready,” she said. Theo looked at the cake, then at her. “And?” Mabel considered this carefully. “The corner was. The rest might need another test.”
Theo cut them both a proper slice. Mabel promised to wait next time. He wrote a new note for the next cake: PLEASE WAIT WITH A PLATE.