Anna creates a perfume with a secret ingredient from her Aunt Mimi's fruitcake that has an extraordinary effect on men, making them instantly attracted to her. This leads to chaos when her boss David Amos takes her to dinner and the waiter also becomes infatuated with her. She later discovers the secret ingredient came from an old woman who is now deceased. In the end, Anna finds true love with Armstrong, a local pizza delivery man who has worked hard to become successful in his own business. The story's themes are about looking beyond physical appearances for true love and maintaining one's integrity, dignity, and self-respect.

1. THE FRUITCAKE SPECIAL Frank Brennan

3. THE SYNOPSIS The Fruitcake Special is an amusing story about Anna, a scientist, who creates a perfume that has an extraordinary effect on men. Her boss, David Amos, is instantly smitten with her the minute he smells the perfume on Anna. Chaos ensues when Anna and David dine together as Anna also becomes the object of the waiter’s affection. Anna asks her Aunt Mimi for more information about the fruitcake before coming to a dead end. Guided by his jealous girlfriend Sabina, David offers a money-based apology to Anna, who decides to leave for a rival company. Anna’s love life develops together with her career as she is wooed by Armstrong, her local pizza delivery man, who is now a pizza owner.

5. CHARACTER S THE FRUITCAKE SPECIAL SETTING THEME S MORAL VALUES Inner beauty vs outer beauty True love can do wonders Determination Honesty Courage Acceptance Rationality Lesson Learnt Try out new ways and experiment Maintain dignity when being insulted New does not mean better Some secrets are better left buried. Nobody is perfect. ANNA DAVID AMOS AUNT MIMI MOMMA ARMSTRONG SABINA THE WAITER Aunt Mimi’s apartment Anna’s home Amos Cosmetics factory The French Restaurant

6. Anna experiments by adding a slice of fruitcake to a mix of flowers to create a new perfume . EXPOSITION Mr Amos is attracted to Anna who is using the perfume and invites her to dinner RISING ACTION The Fruitcake Special attracts both Mr Amos and the waiter. A fight breaks out between David, Sabina and the waiter. CLIMAX Anna visits Aunt Mimi and discovers that the fruitcake was brought from an old lady who had put in a special ingredient. Unfortunately the woman is now dead and so is the secret. FALLING ACTION Armstrong, the owner of ‘Armstrong’s Peachy Pizzas’, presents Anna with flowers and pizza and tells her that he had fallen in love with her from the very first time he delivered pizza to her. RESOLUTION THE PLOT

7. Anna David Amos Aunt Mimi Sabina Waiter Momma THE CHARACTERS Armstrong

8. ANNA CURIOUS INTELLIGENT OBSERVANT PRACTICAL INNOVATIVE INTEGRITY SENSIBLE DETERMINED

10. DAVID AMOS Weak Impulsive Superficial Not employee-friendly

12. AUNT MIMI WARM GENEROUS GOOD-HEARTED OBSERVANT CURIOUS