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were pony treats — like dog treats, but much bigger. And that pony teeth were big, too. And that pony drool was not too bad. (Pony poop, though, kind of was.)
    And Sophie learned one more thing. This was probably the most important: A horse’s name did not matter. They were all great, no matter what!
    In fact, Sophie knew what she would buy before a fancy hard hat or a fast car when she was a real zillionaire: a horse farm and lots of ponies just like Penny.
    And lots of air freshener, too!
    Sophie had more reasons than ever to be a zillionaire now. She had to buy all those things. And pay someone to do her chores. And she had to have more money than Mindy VonBoffmann, of course.
    Sophie did not think the first thing could happen before Monday. Pony farms were pricey, she bet.
    But the next two things might happen fast — if her bake sale went well.
    Sophie told Kate about her amazing bake sale idea as Kate’s mom drove them home from the farm.
    Kate wanted to help. “But if I help, do I get to make some money, too?” Kate asked.
    Sophie thought about this for a second. Kate had a good point.
    Plus if Kate made her own money, Sophie would not have to buy her gum. Kate could buy it herself.
    Sophie grinned and shook Kate’s hand. “We are now business partners!” she said.

O n Sunday afternoon, Kate came over.
    “So, what are we baking?” she asked.
    Sophie smiled. What else? “What is the alltime best-ever bake sale treat?” she said.
    Kate rubbed her hands together. Her eyes got very big. She licked her lips and smiled back at Sophie. “Rice Krispies Treats!”
    Huh? No.
Sophie shook her head.
    “Chocolate chip cookies!” she said.
    Kate’s eyes got normal again. “Oh. Are you sure?” she asked.
    “Sure I’m sure. Besides, I already made a sign,” Sophie said.
    She held up a big piece of cardboard she’d found in the garage. She had written big words on it in Magic Marker.
    BAKE SALE TODAY!
CHOCKLIT CHIP COOKEES!
#5 – CHEEP!
    Kate scratched a freckle on her chin. “Are you sure you wrote that right?” she asked.
    Sophie studied her sign. “Maybe that’s not the way you spell ‘chocolate.’ But it’s close enough,” she said.
    Kate shook her head. “I don’t mean that. I mean the price. Five dollars for one cookie?”
    “Well, yeah!” Sophie nodded hard. “Don’t you want to make as much money as we can?” she asked.
    Kate shrugged. “I guess so. It just seems like a lot,” she said.
    Sophie looked at the sign.
Hmm.
Maybe Kate was right. Maybe that was a lot. For one regular cookie.
    So she added two words.
    DEELISHUS!
    and
    SPESHUL!
    “Better?” Sophie asked Kate.
    Kate grinned. “Yes,” she said. “Uh … but are you sure you spelled
those
right?”
    “Who cares?” Sophie waved her hand. That was not important when there were cookies to make!
    The girls headed into the kitchen. Sophie put on an apron. She gave Kate one, too.
    Then Sophie pulled out her cookbook. It was the one just for kids. She turned past the Stone Soup. And the Easy-Cheesy Carrots and Peasies. But she stopped at the World’s Best Rocko-Chocko Chips.
    Yes!
    “Okay,” Sophie said. “We need some butter….” She opened the fridge.
    Just then, her mom walked in.
    “Guess what? Dad took Max to the playground. So I’m all yours. How can I help?” she asked.
    Sophie waved her mom out of the room. “You can’t,” she said.
    Her mom looked surprised. “Are you sure?”
    “I am very sure,” Sophie said.
    She was very sure that she and Kate could make the cookies all by themselves. And she was very sure that she did not want to split the profits with anyone else. Not even her mom.
    “Okay …,” her mom said. She used that voice that sounded like she did not really mean it. “But call me when it’s oven time. You girls do need help with that.”
    “Fine,” Sophie said, blowing her bangs off her forehead.
    She rolled her eyes as her mom left.
    “Moms,” she and Kate both said.
    Then they got