Otto
An octopus chef with eight helpful hands.
Otto cooks by instinct, moves at kitchen speed and believes every guest deserves seconds. His recipes are as lively as he is.
Eight hands, one pancake
Otto volunteered to make breakfast for the whole street. With eight arms, he could whisk batter, warm plates, set the table and flip pancakes at the same time. He announced that breakfast would be ready in exactly three minutes.
The first pancake landed on a plate. The second landed on his chef's hat. The third flew through the open window and came back on a garden rake. Otto was still stirring, pouring and flipping when he noticed that nobody had eaten anything.
He stopped all eight arms at once. The kitchen became wonderfully quiet. Then he made one pancake slowly and carried it to the table. Everyone shared a bite and asked for another.
Otto smiled and began again, one pancake at a time. The one on his hat stayed there until lunch. He called it his emergency snack.