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Sneaky Pete’s Rainy Day
Sneaky Pete sighed. It had been raining for several days. He was used to leading daring adventures and supervising his brother. Today, he was bored.
At first, he welcomed the downtime; he was, after all, a very busy squirrel. But after an hour, he didn’t know what to do with himself.
“Let me see what I can whip up in the kitchen,” he said to himself. He had to be quiet, though — Reggie, his brother, was still sleeping.
Pete went into the kitchen and looked around.
“A chef of my quality needs to be creative. Maybe I’ll make some special acorn pancakes with blueberries,” Pete said as he pulled the ingredients needed out of the refrigerator and cupboard.
He thought for a moment. Then, an idea occurred to him. “Let me see what adding whipped cream to the batter does.”
Pete didn’t want to use the mixer, so he mixed heavy whipping cream and sugar in a bowl. To get the right consistency, he used a whisk to rapidly stir the mixture until it formed…
