By Aharon Spetner
Illustrated by Miri Weinreb
Brrrr, “It’s freezing outside!” Totty said, slamming the front door behind him against the howling wind and rain.
“Hi Totty!” said Shimmy, taking Totty’s soaking coat and running to hang it up in the laundry room. “Mommy is making hot soup for supper.”
“Here Totty,” Basya said, handing him a cup of hot tea. “You look freezing.”
“Thanks,” Totty said. “You wouldn’t believe how crazy it was driving in this wild weather. Why, just two blocks ago...”
Totty’s voice trailed off as the house plunged into darkness.
“MOMMY!!!” howled little Yaeli, scared. Totty used the light of his cellphone screen to make his way to little Yaeli and pick her up.
BWOOOFMMM! Suddenly the lights in the house came back on.
“That’s strange,” Shimmy said, peering out of the window. “The neighbors’ houses are all still dark.”
“That’s because I hooked up the house to a backup generator,” said Yitzy, walking into the room. “We should have electricity for at least the next five hours.”
Everyone walked into the kitchen, to see Mommy pulling out the largest pots they had and filling them with vegetables.
