Jamal the Panda is in a pickle...he's fresh out of soup, his favorite food. Luckily, he's got a lot of friends, and one somewhat questionable idea. Will Jamal manage to cook something up, or will he end up in hot water?The PandaRiffic(TM) series offers comprehensible, unpredictible stories for new readers of Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language. They are based on familiar tales with lots of unexpected plot twists and humor added. Jamal's culinary quest is completed with just 86 unique high-frequency words and phrases containing 96 unique Chinese characters.