Minnie's Apple Pie Disaster

    "Mother, is it almost time for us to make apple pie? The apples look ripe, and last year you said I could help you this year," Minnie asked excitedly.
     "Now dear, calm down. I was just thinking about it. I have to run to the store today, so we can make the pies tomorrow. While I go to the store, you need to pick three baskets of apples," Mother said.
     "Ok mother, I will. Have a good time in town."
     Minnie hurried out to the orchard to pick apples, pulling the baskets behind her. When she reached the orchard, she set the baskets down and begins picking. At first, picking the apples was very easy. All of a sudden she found that she could not reach any more.
     "What am I to do now?" she asked herself. "My first basket is only half full. I know! I will go ask father to help me build a ladder."
     "Why do you need me to help you build a ladder?" asked father.
     "I'd rather not say. It is a surprise. Will you please help me anyway?" asked Minnie sweetly.
     "Okay, I will help you by designing the ladder, cutting the wood, and showing you how to put it together. Afterwards, I will let you finish it all by yourself," said father.
     About two hours later Minnie rushed back to the orchard with her newly made ladder and resumed picking. An hour later she slowly walked into the kitchen with her apples, one basket at a time. All of her baskets were overflowing with apples. Her mother looked up, surprised.
     "Good job, Minnie. Pull up a chair and you can start peeling and chopping the apples." her mother said. "First thing tomorrow we will begin the pies."
     The next day Minnie's mother showed her how to make a crust and the pie filling. She left her alone to work on the pies.
     "My, oh my, I never realized how much work making a pie is," Minnie said to herself.
     Slowly and carefully, she began to work on her pie. First she measured out all the ingredients for the pie crust and mixed them together. Next, she greased up the pie pan and smoothed the crust over it, leaving some extra out for the top. Then she began making the filling.
     "Let me see, I have put everything in but the sugar. Well, here it goes," Minnie said to herself.
     Minnie added the sugar, put the filling in the pie, and popped it in the oven. About thirty minutes later she removed the pie and tasted a tiny bit of the filling.
     "Oh no! It is completely and totally salty! I'm going to have to start all over," she wailed.
     Minnie quickly made a new crust and smoothed it out. Then she made a new pie filling. This time she tasted it before she put it in the crust. Then she carefully slid it into the oven. Thirty minutes later she brought it out of the oven. It looked absolutely perfect. Now, all she had to do was wait.
     That night after dinner she presented it to her family and eagerly waited for their response.
      "Why honey, it is delicious!" they chimed together.
      And that is how Minnie's disaster turned into a great apple pie!