A picture of a pink bakery box and the story title.

My mother and I went to a bakery.
When she opened the door, I smelled a big, wonderful smell.

My mother asked me what I wanted.
I wanted the big, wonderful smell, but what was it? The pastries, the cup cakes, the cookies, the muffins, the bread, the...Oh, what made that beautiful smell?

"Well, what do you want?", my mother asked.
I looked around me and shrugged.
Maybe she thought I didn't want anything. She didn't know that I wanted to taste the whole bakery all at once!

She said, "I know it's a hard choice. There are so many delicious things. Maybe this will make it easier. Pick one thing this time, and next time you can pick another thing."

Picture of a cupcake So, I decided to have a cup cake.
It was good, but it wasn't as good as the big, wonderful smell!


Copyright © 1996 Mike Reizman. All Rights Reserved.

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