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The cook led Vinnie and Helene to the kitchen.

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She put the rabbits on a long table.

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The kitchen was full of busy people.

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"You!" The cook pointed to Vinnie. "Start peeling!"

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Vinnie sat down at a pile of onions.

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Sighing, he began to peel them.

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Vinnie wondered what happened to Mandy.

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"I haven't seen you here before," said a kitchen boy.

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He grinned at Vinnie.

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"I'm new," said Vinnie.

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"Why is everyone so nervous?"

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"Our king is very picky.

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He likes his food cooked a certain way.

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If it isn't"—the boy shuddered—"you're in big trouble!"

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"What will he do?" Vinnie gulped.

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"You don't want to know," said the boy.

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Meanwhile, Mandy was trying to find her way out of the palace.

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"I wish I knew where Helene was!" she cried.

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She walked down a dark flight of stairs.

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"This part of the palace is very different," she thought.

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The rooms were small and shabby.

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Mandy knocked on a door.

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She poked her head in.

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"Hello?" she said.

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"Elise? Is that you?" someone called.

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Mandy walked in.

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She found a sick woman in a bed.

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The room was damp.

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"I'm looking for Helene," said Mandy.

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The woman coughed.

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"Helene? Simone's daughter? She's not here."

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Mandy felt very bad for the woman.

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"Can I bring you some tea?" she asked.

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She shook her head.

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"If His Highness knows I am sick, I will be thrown out.

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Please do not tell."

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Mandy promised she wouldn't.

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"King Louis and his friends live in luxury," she thought.

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"But the servants do not.

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How do the rest of the French people live?" wondered Mandy.

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In the kitchen, Vinnie's eyes were watering.

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The onions made his eyes sting.

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He stood up to wipe his eyes.

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Vinnie's elbow hit a bowl of green leaves.

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The bowl tipped and spilled on the table.

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"Uh-oh," he said.

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"Be careful with that!" said the kitchen boy.

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He was heading into the next room.

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"It looks like parsley.

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But that bitter herb can make you sick if you eat too much."

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Vinnie scooped the bitter herb back into the bowl.

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The cook called out, "Give me that parsley!

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I need it for the soup!"

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Vinnie looked at him, puzzled.

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"What parsley?" he asked.

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"In your hand!" the cook yelled.

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"But this isn't—," Vinnie began.

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The cook grabbed the bowl.

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"Get back to the onions!" he screamed.

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Then he poured the bitter herb into the soup.

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Vinnie's eyes grew big.

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"But, sir," he began.

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It was too late.

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The cook put the soup on a tray.

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"This is the king's favorite," the cook said to a servant.

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"Take it to him at once."