The strawberry that loved chocolate

THERE WAS ONCE A STRAWBERRY that really loved chocolate. She indulged into all sorts of chocolate: white or black, bitter or milk, with or without almond, but most of all, she loved sweet chocolate. “You are greedy and it will do you no good“, told her the other strawberries.

The strawberry that loved chocolate

She would not listen though, so one day, she thought of paying a visit to the nearest chocolate factory. So as not be discovered by the guards however, she thought of waiting until it was night. She also wore a trench coat and a hat, so that nobody would recognize her in the dark of the night.

When the time came and the lights went out, she sneaked into the chocolate factory. Tiptoeing through the dark corridors, she reached the big hall, where the strong, irresistible smell of chocolate reached her nostrils. She then lit the lights, only to discover that in front of her were five big cauldrons filled with hot chocolate. “Looks so yummy, I’ll bathe in it!”, said the strawberry, then gave a big jump and started swimming in the biggest cauldron.

So amazed was she by the chocolate factory that she took no notice of the time. She swam and ate as much as she could, to the point that her belly became swollen like a balloon and she got tired, falling asleep in the cauldron. When she opened her eyelids the next morning, right above her was a stocky, plump man who dipped his hands in the cauldron and snatched her. She got so scared she could barely speak.