Shawn plunged his hand in, searching around for the dish. He felt something: a smooth, porcelain shape. But it was slippery. And it fell out of the grasp of his right hand.
Mr. Clayton, loomed up on the side of Shawn's peripheral vision.
"Maybe try with both hands." Mr. Clayton said, with the eagerness of someone ready to get a house chore over with. Then he disappeared from Shawn's vision and Shawn heard the
clackity-clack of his wooden feet against the linoleum kitchen flooring as the Puppet made his way towards the oven.