[Short] Sausage Meteor Shower

-- short story --

When I take a few sausages out onto the cutting board, my daughter pops her head in from the side.
"Don't touch them, okay?"

My daughter nods.

"First..."

I cut the sausage in two with a kitchen knife.
I make a cut halfway through.
The head remains round.
"Next..."

I make cuts below the halfway point, a bit more this time.
I trim it so the head is pointed.
"Finally..."

I make four cuts each on the left and right sides.
I shave the shoulder area thinly so it doesn't come off.
I use a knife to make an X-shaped cut on the belly.
I put oil in a frying pan and heat it up.

I place the cut sausages in and sizzle them.

Gradually, a savory aroma drifts through the kitchen.
"...Wow."

My daughter lets out a voice of admiration at the curled-up sausages.

I put rice in a bento box and lay down some nori seaweed.

I have my daughter cut out star shapes from a slice of cheese.

When I place the sausages on a paper towel,

I stick on tiny eyes made of nori.
For the finishing touch,

I place the stars and sausages onto the nori on top of the rice.
"They're cute little aliens."

"...Octopus-san, squid-san, and crab-san."

"So that's why it's a starfish!"

"It's a star. Nori is black, you know."

"Hey, Mom... isn't it the sea?"

"That's right... the Sausage Meteor Shower."

"The great triangle of the sea, floating in the sky."

This story is fiction.
COBITo has never made squid-san or crab-san ( ´∀｀)
I do make octopus-san, though.
#WhatAreYouTalkingAbout

I have written for this again.
Thank you for the fun prompt 🌿