Rubio Fromage sat in his father’s cheese shop and longed to taste the beautiful grapes and berries in the window of the fruit shop across the street.
Julienne Chéri sat in her mother’s fruit shop and longed to taste the delectable wheels and savory wedges in the window of the cheese shop across the street.
But Rubio’s father hated fruit and Julienne’s mother hated cheese, and the children were forbidden to speak to each other.
One day while making deliveries, the children collide on a street corner. Rubio’s cheeses and Julienne’s fruits fly skyward and fall on their heads, creating spontaneous juicy pairings they can’t help but taste. They know nothing will ever be the same again.
Fortunately for Rubio and Julienne, their forbidden adventures end more happily than Romeo and Juliette’s, though not before our heroes overcome a few obstacles and accidents, one of which prompts a mortified Rubio to exclaim, “What cheese through yonder window breaks?”
A backmatter menu of child friendly delicious fruit-cheese combinations augments the story.