Jenna’s favorite present from Santa was the Easy Bake Oven.
\nShe always watched her mommy in the kitchen and was eager
\nto imitate the cooking process, in her cute little apron.
\nIn fact, the very next day, she made cupcakes for her parents,
\nbaked them for six hours under the Easy Bake’s sixty watt lightbulb,
\nand added a green glaze frosting to boot. They looked horrible.
\nAnd tasted even worse, it turned out, but mommy and daddy ate
\nthe entire treat, out of deep love and respect for little Jenna.
\nLater that night, her parents got very sick and had to be taken
\nby ambulance to the local hospital. It seems that Jenna could
\nnot find a suitable colored liquid in the fridge for her frosting,
\nso had gone out to the garage to search amongst the canned
\ngoods there. Anti freeze was the perfect color, and gooey, too.
\nJenna did not know how to read.
\nAnd, even if she did, who’d want frozen cupcakes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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