Canada's house
September 6, 2018
Madeline Williams, the personification of Canada, nudged her brother, Alfred Jones, the personification of America. "Come on! Try one!"
Madeline was tall and slender. She had fair skin, violet eyes, and perfectly arched eyebrows. Her straight blonde hair was parted in the middle and reached her chest. A single wayward curl stuck out of her hair. She had on black glasses with rectangular frames. She was wearing an unbuttoned red cardigan, a white t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and red ankle-length suede boots.
Alfred looked dubiously at the chocolates.
"Uh...These are not Smarties." Alfred was offended. His seriousness over a snack made Madeline laugh.
Alfred was wearing a long-sleeved blue and white plaid flannel shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and brown ankle-length leather boots.
"Yes, they are. Try one. They're good." Madeline grabbed one of the chocolates and put it in her mouth.
Alfred looked at Madeline like he expected her to drop dead. He looked surprised when she smiled.
"What do they taste like?" Alfred asked.
"Chocolate." Madeline said. "Come on! Try one!"
Madeline smiled as Alfred grabbed one of the chocolates and put in in his mouth.
Alfred smiled widely. "Whoa! These are like Canadian M&M'S!"
Alfred grabbed another one of the chocolates and put in in his mouth. He chewed with his mouth open. "You should have just said so!"
Madeline laughed. "Chew with your mouth closed, Alfred."
Alfred shut his mouth compliantly.
Madeline reached for the package of Smarties. Alfred pulled it away from her.
"Nope! These are mine now." Alfred said.
THE END
Author's note
Smarties are sugar-coated chocolates popular primarily in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Greece, the Nordic countries, South Africa, and the Middle East. They have been manufactured since 1937, originally by H.I. Rowntree & Company in the UK. They are currently produced by Nestlé.
Smarties come in eight colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pale purple, pink, and brown. The blue variety was temporarily replaced by a white variety in some countries.
Smarties are not distributed in America, except by specialist importers. This is because the American rights to the brand belong to the Smarties Candy Company, which manufactures its own candy under the registered trademark name Smarties. Here in Canada, these are sold using the brand name Rockets.
In America, Smarties are a type of tablet candy produced by Smarties Candy Company, formerly known as Ce De Candy Inc., since 1949. They come in combinations of colours within their wrapped rolls, including white, yellow, pink, green, purple, and orange. Each colour's flavor is different. They are usually packaged as a roll of 15 candies.
M&M's are colourful chocolates produced by Mars, Incorporated. The candy shell, each of which has the letter M printed in lower case on one side, surrounds a filling which varies depending on the variety of M&M's. Nestlé Smarties are basically Canadian M&M's.
