Some salad veggies

Once upon a time, in a small countryside garden, there lived two vegetables – a cucumber and a carrot. The cucumber was a happy and carefree vegetable, while the carrot was quite serious and stubborn.

One day, the cucumbers and carrots decided to have a competition for best salad veggies. The cucumber giggled with excitement, knowing that he would win the contest with his crisp and refreshing taste, while the carrot remained confident in his sweet and crunchy texture.

Everyone gathered to watch the competition, and the judges announced that they would be judging on taste, texture and freshness. The cucumber was the first to be tasted, and it was clear that he was the clear winner in the taste category. The judges were impressed with the crisp and cool texture of the cucumber.

As the judges tasted the carrot, they were very impressed by its sweet, crunchy taste, but still, the cucumber had won the competition. The carrot was not happy at all, so he went to the cucumber and asked him, “How did you do it though? What was your secret?”

The cucumber replied, “I am cool as a cucumber and that’s how I got the perfect flavor. Plus, I am packed with water which means I am as fresh as ever!”.

From that day, the carrot learned an important lesson about the qualities of a good salad vegetable, and both the cucumbers and carrots lived happily ever after in the garden, serving as perfect salad veggies for everyone who needed them. And that’s how the crossword clue ‘Some salad veggies’ is connected to ‘CUKES’ – the cool and refreshing cucumber that always wins the salad contest in the garden!