Douglas' group goes to the veggie plot with their teacher. They get a pumpkin there, because they want to make pumpkin soup. The children choose the biggest of them all. A few weeks ago it was still a small round little ball. Now there are enormous ones. Strange how they can grow so quickly.

The teacher takes the stem of the pumpkin, and she then carries the heavy fruit to the class room.
Douglas and a class mate are to fill a big pan for one half with water. Meantime the teacher cuts the pumpkin in bits, and removes the peel. She lights the cooker, and puts the pan on top of it.
The children are allowed to put the pumpkin bits carefully in the water.

"Now the soups needs to boil in the pan for about an hour, and then it is ready", the teacher says.
"Another hour", Douglas asks amazed.
"Eh...yes", answers the teacher.
"But I am absolutely starving", Douglas says.
"You will in a little while get an extra huge plate with soup", the teacher says smiling.
That is absolutely fine with Douglas.
Slowly the water in the pan boils. The lid trembles gently. After a while the whole classroom smells of the soup.

"Oh, oh, my stomach rumbles", says Douglas while sniffing the great smelling soup.
"Just a minute", says the teacher.
Finally the moment arrives. The soup is ready. The teacher adds some salt and pepper. Then she fills the bowls with soup for each child.

All children enjoy the soup enormously. And Douglas spoons three bowls away.