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(The Night Before the Contest)
Courage carefully made his way into the kitchen, avoiding the mess of utensils and food all over the floor. In the end, Katz and Cajun Fox ended up being dragged to the hospital by the others. Remembering the state they were in, Courage winced in sympathy.
Courage surveyed the state of the room and released a heavy sigh. It will take all night to clean up everything and restore the kitchen to the way it was.
As he was about to leave to get the cleaning supplies, his foot landed on top of a rolling bottle and almost fell face first. He lifted the bottle off the ground and went to place it on the counter. Yet he paused to stare at the bottle label-
Vinegar…
He was almost injured by a bottle of vinegar.
“If you must know it’s vinegar! I use it in all my recipes!”
Courage wiped away his tears and gazed around the kitchen again. There really was a lot to do but…
He needed to get his sweets ready for tomorrow!
(After the Contest)
At home, Courage set the newly baked cupcakes on the table. Now all he had to do was prepare the tea and—
Without warning, Courage was lifted off the ground and settled into someone’s lap at the table. He looked up to find Katz staring down at him. The feline was no longer in a body cast and looked in good health considering how he looked earlier. Courage became extremely nervous and began to shake in fear, expecting to be throttled for winning first place. He waited and waited, but no such violence happened. Instead, Katz soothingly stroked Courage’s fur until his tail wagged in happiness.
Katz then reached over and plucked one of the cupcakes off the tray. He inspected the sweet and even went so far as to sniff it before taking a large bite out of it.
Courage watched him chew slowly and observed how the feline’s eyes became wide with amazement.
“Dear boy, what is your secret ingredient?”
Courage didn’t respond. He merely gave the feline a wag of his tail and nestled into his lap.
Katz continued to stroke his fur until Courage fell asleep feeling happy and accomplished.