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On a snowy afternoon in France, Léonie set the king’s cake on the table. Then she noticed a tiny almond-shaped crumb beside the plate.
Who Hid the Almond in the King's Cake?A child at a French winter gathering follows clues around the table and discovers how a tiny hidden treat can turn dessert into a playful tradition.
1. On a snowy afternoon in France, Léonie set the king’s cake on the table. Then she noticed a tiny almond-shaped crumb beside the plate.
2. Léonie opened her blue notebook. Three golden crumbs led from the cake to a folded napkin.
3. Under the napkin lay a silver spoon. Léonie wrote, “A spoon for stirring, but not for hiding.”
4. The spoon pointed to the mixing bowl. Inside it was a curl of pastry dough and one floury fingerprint.
5. “Grand-père?” Léonie asked. Grand-père lifted both hands. Flour dusted his moustache.
6. Beneath Grand-père’s chair, Léonie found a paper crown. It had one floury fingerprint, too.
7. The crown pointed back to the cake. Léonie tapped the crust with her pencil and heard a very small knock.
8. Grand-mère cut the cake carefully. Inside Léonie’s slice was the almond, warm and hidden like a secret.
9. Léonie put on the crown. “I am queen for today!” she cried. Grand-père bowed so low that his moustache brushed the table.
10. Before the next slice, Léonie hid a new almond in the cake. The little secret was ready to begin again.
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