Start From Scratch! UFLI Foundations Lesson 115

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Start From Scratch!

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On the left side of the image, Gran stands in a lush garden beside a house, leaning forward slightly as she holds a garden hose connected to a water tank mounted on the side of the house, watering the dense green bushes and plants around her. She has a warm, focused expression. The child stands to Gran's left, smiling cheerfully with one arm raised in an excited wave or celebratory gesture. The scene is set outdoors on a bright day in a suburban backyard, with the side of a house and its tiled roof visible behind them, and thick green foliage filling the lower portion of the image. The right ~40% of the image is open, plain pale sky with no characters or detail.

Gran had a plan. 'Today,' she said, aiming the hose at her coconut trees, 'we are going to make the best coconut bars there are.' Jay jumped up and waved an arm. 'Yes! Let's go get a few!' Gran smiled a slow, sly smile. 'Get a few? No, no, no. We start from scratch.'

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In the lower half of the image, the child is jumping joyfully among lush garden plants with both arms raised high and a wide, excited grin. Gran stands to the right, smiling warmly and looking at the child with one hand raised in a gentle gesture, holding a water bottle in her other hand. They are outdoors in a sunny backyard garden surrounded by green leafy bushes and plants, with a plain pale yellow sky filling the top half of the image.

'First, we grow them right!' Gran said. Jay leaped through the garden, cheering the trees on. 'Grow up tall! Grow up huge! Grow coconuts the size of my head!' Gran continued to watch, holding her water bottle and grinning. 'That is the spirit,' she laughed. 'Keep at it!' Jay had no idea what was coming.

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On the right side of the image, Gran sits on a small wooden platform attached to a rope-and-pulley lift system rigged to a large tree, holding a stick or tool, looking calm and determined as she is hoisted upward. The child stands near the centre-left, gripping and turning a large wheel/winch mechanism connected to the rope, with an excited expression. The scene is set outdoors in a sunny suburban American backyard with leafy trees, green shrubs, and houses visible in the background.

Gran had built a lift. Ropes and pulleys and a small wooden platform, all hooked to the biggest tree in the yard. She sat on the platform like a queen on a throne. 'Turn the wheel!' she called down. That was Jay's cue. He grabbed the wheel and cranked with all his might. The ropes groaned. Jay groaned. Gran rose up, up, up into the branches. 'Is this the hard part?' Jay puffed. Gran just laughed.

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On the left side of the image, Gran is perched partway up a tree, on a small wooden platform attached to a rope-and-pulley lift system, smiling cheerfully as she sends green fruit sliding down a long wooden plank that angles from the tree trunk toward the ground. Several fruit are tumbling down the slide mid-air, landing into a large woven basket waiting at the bottom. The child stands on the ground near the basket, looking up at Gran with an eager, excited expression, ready to help collect the fruit. The scene is set outdoors in a sunny backyard with lush green bushes and trees in the background, with the right side of the image fading to a plain warm-toned background.

From high in the tree, Gran sent coconuts flying down a wooden slide. They tumbled and bounced and thunked into the basket below. One. Two. Three. Four. Five! 'That is the lot!' Gran called. 'A few good coconuts are all we need.' Jay looked at the pile of fat coconuts. 'Now can we make the bars?' 'Oh, sweet child,' said Gran. 'We have not even started.'

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On the right side of the image, Gran stands leaning forward with a determined expression, gripping a large coconut husk and using a tool to cut through it. The child stands nearby on the far right, smiling and reaching forward eagerly to help or receive the coconut. They are positioned on a low stone ledge or step outside the front of a suburban American home, with a blue-shuttered window visible behind them. A small pile of coconuts sits on the ledge between them. The scene is set outdoors in warm daylight.

The coconut husk was thick and hard and did not want to come off. Gran grabbed her blade and hewed at the husk, chunk by chunk. Jay reached for a piece and pulled. And pulled. And pulled. Nothing. Jay set his teeth. 'This coconut,' he said, 'does not want to be a bar.' 'Too bad for the coconut,' said Gran.

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On the left side of the image, the child stands with a tired, slightly reluctant expression, hands clasped together in front, looking off to the side as if wanting to slip away to play. Nearby, Gran stands with a firm but warm expression, one hand on her hip and the other hand raised in a beckoning gesture, calling the child back to work. The scene is set against a plain, soft yellow background.

Jay tried to sneak away. Just for one tiny break. Just to sit in the shade for one little minute. 'And where do you think you are going?' Gran said. Jay froze. Gran stood with one hand on her hip. 'We. Are. Not. Done.' Jay let out the biggest sigh of his life. Gran was always right. That was the most annoying thing about Gran.

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On the right side of the image, Gran stands with a determined, confident expression, raising a large blade high above her head with one hand while holding a cracked coconut in the other, coconut water splashing outward. The child kneels beside her on the ground, looking up with wide-eyed excitement, arms extended holding a bowl to catch the coconut water as it streams down. The scene is set against a plain, muted green-yellow background with a soft circular wash behind the characters, keeping the left side clear.

Gran lifted the blade high above her head. 'Ready?' she said. Jay held out the bowl. She swung it down hard. Crack! The coconut split in two and water burst out all over. Jay dove, Jay stretched, Jay rescued every last drop in the bowl. 'Got it!' Jay shouted. 'Not a drop, not a drip, not a leak!' Gran nodded like this was just what she expected. Of course it was.

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On the left side of the image, the child stands at a kitchen counter with a determined, straining expression — teeth gritted and brows furrowed — using a red hand-cranked tool to scrape out the flesh of a large brown coconut. Gran is partially visible at the far left edge, smiling warmly as she works at the counter beside the child. The scene is set indoors in a home kitchen, with pots steaming on a stove in the background and a bowl of scraped coconut flesh on the counter. The right ~40% of the image is plain background.

Back inside, it was time to scrape the meat from the shell. Gran handed Jay a red hand-crank tool. Jay cranked hard. Nothing. Jay renewed his grip and cranked harder. His arms shook. His teeth hurt. 'Is this the hard part?' Jay groaned. 'You keep asking that,' Gran said with a smile. 'The worst part is behind you now.' Jay did not trust her. Not even a little bit.

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In the lower-left portion of the image, Gran stands at a kitchen stove, smiling warmly as she pours grated coconut from a small pan into a large mixing bowl, with steam rising from the bowl. The child stands beside her to the right, eyes closed and smiling contentedly, hands raised as if savouring the aroma. The scene is set in a cosy indoor kitchen with a gas stovetop, a jar on the counter, and a plain warm-yellow background filling the top half of the image.

Gran put the coconut into a big bowl on the stove and stirred. She stirred and stirred and would not stop. Then the sweetest, richest smell filled the kitchen and continued all through the house. It curled around Jay's nose and wrapped around his brain. Jay closed his eyes. 'Gran. Gran. Is that what I think it is?' 'That,' said Gran, 'is what all that hard work smells like.'

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On the right side of the image, Gran stands at a small table, smiling warmly as she tips a bowl of shredded coconut into a rectangular baking tin. The child sits beside her at the table, resting their chin on their hands with an eager, excited expression, watching Gran work. The table holds a glass jar and other baking supplies. The scene is set indoors in a cosy kitchen with a plain wall behind them, giving a warm, domestic feel.

Gran tipped the coconut into the baking tin and smoothed it flat. 'Let the bake begin,' she announced. Jay sat with his chin on his hands and watched every piece go in. He was not going to miss a thing. Not after all that cranking and cracking and pulling and puffing. 'Gran,' Jay whispered. 'Are we nearly done?' Gran winked. 'Just a few more steps.'

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In the lower-left portion of the image, Gran and the child sit at a kitchen table covered with a lace-edged cloth. Gran is seated on the left, smiling and leaning forward with both hands on a tray filled with coconut chunks. The child sits across from her on the right, smiling contentedly while placing a lid onto a glass jar filled with coconut pieces. A plate of coconut chunks also sits on the table between them. The top half of the image is plain pale yellow background.

Out of the tin came chunks of coconut bar, all crunchy and hot and perfect. Jay loved the golden hue of each piece. 'Now,' said Gran, sliding the tray across the table, 'fill those jars right to the brim.' Jay packed them in tight, piece by piece. One jar. Two jars. Three jars. 'Gran,' Jay said slowly. 'Are we done now?' Gran leaned close and grinned. 'We are done.'

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On the left side of the image, Gran stands smiling warmly, holding a plate of freshly made treats. Beside her, the child stands with one arm raised triumphantly, holding up a treat with a wide, excited open-mouthed grin. The scene is set indoors against a plain, light background, with a soft shadow beneath both characters. The right side of the image is plain cream-coloured background with no detail.

Jay grabbed a piece off the plate and held it up high. 'Got it!' he shouted, and bit down hard. It was crunchy. It was sweet. It was the best thing Jay had ever tasted in his entire life. Gran took a piece too. Then a few more. They stood there, munching and grinning, saying nothing at all. All that cranking and cracking and 'we are not done.' Every single bit of hard work was right there in that taste. Totally worth it.

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