How To Start A Lemonade Stand

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The Evans twins were mad at each other. Everyone knew that Bree and Kai were about as different as an ant and an elephant. They would switch from being best of friends to annoying and arguing with each other frequently. Today was an arguing kind of day. They got ready for school and ate breakfast while arguing about some random unimportant issue. At school, they went their separate ways, until their economics class. Ms. Periwinkle was a perceptive teacher, and she had figured out a way to help them stop their constant arguing. And so when she announced the group project; to start and run a business for 2 weeks, Bree and Kai were horrified to find out that they had been paired with one another. They immediately complained to Ms. Periwinkle, but there was no changing her mind. "You kids will just have to find a way to work with each other without arguing for two weeks. I'm sure you can do it. Have fun!" …show more content…
They finally decided on a lemonade stand, but quickly realized that half of the class was also choosing to start a lemonade stand. Bree turned to Kai and said, "I think we should choose something else. Remember what Ms. Periwinkle was talking about yesterday? It's supply and demand. If there are 6 other lemonade stands in the class, who's going to want to buy from ours?" "Ok," her brother replied. "What about a dog walking business?" Bree considered this for a moment before nodding and suggesting that they go home and work on their

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