What is the author's purpose in the following piece of writing? "me want cookie! " shouts the cookie monster, scaring the young girls as she pulled cookies from the oven. she looks over and giggles, "you always want cookies. how about i make you some broccoli and pasta? " "me want cookie, me want mmm waanntt ckie! yay, yay! " a light went off in the girl's head, and she thought that there were many ways to make a cookie. promising cookie monster a cookie, she went to work chopping and baking. cookie monster could not wait for the cookies to cool, so he scarfed one right out of the oven. the young girl watched him eating her broccoli and cheese cookies with a smile on her face. there is always more than one way to eat your vegetables.