The Garden of Eaten
[In Pudgyville?s center...]
"Students, I thought that since it?s a nice enough day out, we could have class outside. Just take a seat on the grass and we?ll begin," announced Ms. Sheila. *The class cheers*
"What smells so good?" asked Mocha.
"That would be the Garden of Eaten down the street. It?s named because you can literally eat it as these are candy plants. You eat them and they grow back within the next hour," explained Ms. Sheila.
"Mmmm, sounds tasty," remarked Mocha.
"Can we see it?" asked Patricia.
"Why sure. It?s sort of part of today?s lesson anyway," replied Ms. Sheila before taking the class there.
"Wow, it looks as delicious as it smells. How do you grow them?" continued Mocha.
"Sugar and sunlight," answered Ms. Sheila.
"That?s it? Oh that?s easy then," remarked Truffle.
"They don?t need water either but they do need shade though, which is why this tent has been put in," added Ms. Sheila.
"Guess I know what I?m having during lunch then," said Jasmine.
"The Garden of Eaten is also a rare plant that only grows here because we literally have plenty of sugar here," elaborated Ms. Sheila.
"You can say that again," giggled Floaty.
"Oh, hello, Floaty and Pop Drops. Glad you could join us. I presume you?ve met my class?" noticed Ms. Sheila.
"Yep, we met them yesterday and they?re all very nice," replied Pop Drops.
"Good to know. Now then, you?re probably all interested to know if this candy plant works like real candy in that you could gain weight from it. You?d have to eat the entire plant to see a difference," stated Ms. Sheila.
"Huh, well I guess that?s good. Means you could have a snack here and there but not worry about your weight, even if you wanted to stay skinny," said Chloe.
"It would eventually make a difference if you did that but it?d probably take a few months," protested Ms. Sheila.
"I?d love to replicate it for making some kind of drink but I doubt it?d be possible," said Stacie.
"Even I don?t know the process that leads to the making of the plant. Sure it?s sugar but I?m sure it?s more complicated than that," concluded Ms. Sheila.
"How long do they live?" asked Truffle.
"If not eaten, they could live a few years but once that happens, provided there?s sugar in the ground, they?ll grow back quickly, which means that there must be a constant supply of sugar in the ground below them and I?ve been making that happen thanks to a special underground pipeline," explained Ms. Sheila. [Later that day...]
"That was very interesting," said Jasmine.
"Yeah, and it tastes good too. I wonder if chocolate plants would ever be made," agreed Truffle.
"They?d likely melt if not kept frozen," figured Mocha.
"We could keep them inside then," suggested Truffle.
"They sort of do exist but not literally as chocolate but cocoa plants. You eventually get chocolate out of that," noted Ms. Sheila.
"So that?s where chocolate comes from," concluded Truffle.
"I may just try some with a little bit of spice," added Galapeno.
"Just a few more pounds and I?m ready for you," stated Darren to Galapeno.
"I can certainly see progress and you do look nearly there," admitted Galapeno.
"You two will make a nice couple," said Jasmine.
"I think so too," agreed Darren.
"By the way, Truffle, I like your outfit. Is it new?" asked Ms Sheila.
"It is. Mocha and I went to Flirty Fabrics and I got several new outfits," replied Truffle.
"It?s very you," added Jasmine.
"Thanks, you guys," replied Truffle.
"Only for my big boy Truffle," added Mocha.
"He sure loves his outfits," noted Galapeno.
"He wouldn?t be Truffle if he didn?t," stated Marie.
"A cutie with a booty," giggled Patricia.
