The Starlight Slippers by Susan Maupin Schmid

Author:Susan Maupin Schmid
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

Mariposa’s Spring Feast

Cucumber Soup

Spinach Cheese Soufflé

Cod Fillet in Escarole

Lobster Salad with Avocado Cream

Minted New Peas

Roasted Asparagus

Lime Tart

Last summer I’d eaten the Ruby Luncheon. Evidently, Her Highness liked her meals color-coordinated. And loaded with vegetables.

“It all sounds divine,” the lady next to me said, fluttering her menu in my direction. “Don’t you think so?”

“It sounds delicious,” I said, thinking I would eat only a course or two and then excuse myself.

A Footman set a bowl of pale green soup before me.

“Such a fashionable color for soup,” the lady said.

I picked up my spoon.

Ninety jiggled around my knees. I’d asked to be someone the Princess would listen to. And obviously, she respected Madame Zerlina’s opinion. But the Princess had a mind of her own. I couldn’t save her from the slippers by scaring her—or tempting her with something fancier. Still, there had to be some way to keep her out of those shoes!

But what?

“You must really like it,” the lady said, interrupting my thoughts.

I glanced down at my empty bowl. I hadn’t tasted a bite.

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