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for six pence? ” – asked a boy in a loud voice. “Oh, for a shilling” exclaimed the director. The
boys began to jump up and down so well that the storm was a great success.
TEA LEAVES
Many years ago tea was unknown in European countries. Many people didn’t even know
the word “tea”, though drinking tea was very popular in the East. Once a young sailor came
back from India. He was the only son of an old woman and every time he returned to Great
Britain from a far away country he brought his mother a gift. Of course, he tried to bring her
something unusual that she could show to her friends. This time he brought her a box of tea.
The old woman didn’t know anything about tea, but she liked the smell and invited all her
friends to come and try it. When her guests arrived she invited them to the dining – table. The
old woman treated them to cakes and fruits and tea leaves. When the sailor entered the room
and saw a big plate filled with tea leaves he understood everything. He smiled when he saw
her mother’s friends eating leaves with butter and salt. They pretended they liked it but it was
clear they didn’t enjoy eating the leaves. “Where is the tea, mother ?” – the sailor asked. His
mother pointed to the plate in the middle of the table. “No, this is only the leaves of the tea” –
the sailor said. “Where is the water ?” “The water ?” his mother said. “I threw the water away,
of course”.
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