Evie’s Apple Divider

Evie and Dad are taking apples from their garden to a neighbour. The apples lie in a shallow box. When Dad lifts one end to carry it, they roll together. “They will bump all the way there,” Evie says.

She spreads the apples out again and lays a clean cloth across the bottom. The cloth makes a soft lining, but there is still a wide open space. Dad gently lifts the end once more. The apples gather against one side.

“The soft cloth helps underneath,” says Evie, “but it does not keep them apart.” They set the box level on the table. Evie looks at a folded piece of corrugated card left from a delivery box.

She bends the card into a zigzag. Dad helps her make the folds broad enough for the apples. Together they place it inside the fruit box. The folds make separate spaces instead of one long open area.

Evie puts apples into the spaces. Dad checks that the card edges are smooth and the fruit is not squeezed. One fold is too narrow, so they open it a little wider before putting that apple back.

They test the box close to the table, tilting it only a little as before. The apples move slightly, but the divider keeps them in their spaces. Evie watches the folds. Nothing tips over or pushes hard against the fruit.

Dad carries the box while Evie walks beside him. At the neighbour’s door, they look inside together. The apples are still spread out. “The lining and the divider do different jobs,” Evie explains, lifting the clean cloth at one corner.

Their neighbour takes the apples out carefully. Evie flattens the clean card to carry home. “We can fold it again next time,” she says. Dad keeps the shallow box, ready for another trip from the garden.