Charley Steidel - by Nigel A JAMES
Charley
Steidel's Big Grey Elephant!
Farewells
are all part of life. And, sometimes these moments are best
understood when viewed through the distance of years. And, this is
how Charley Steidl still remembers a day from long, long ago.
It
was 1939. It was late summer and hot, and Charley Steidel was still
very young. And, because
of the very fine weather, Charley's father had decided to take
the family to the Viennese Prata, an amusement park close to the
centre of town. And, the Prata, with its rides, swings and
roundabouts, was a wonderful place for a family day out. And,
even Charley won an inflatable big grey elephant. Charlie was
happy. But, this magical day was not only for riding the fare,
there was something else, too. And, this was eating.
To
begin with, lunch was spent at Emminger's, a restaurant close
to the Prata. Charley still remembers that the meal was good, but
can no longer recall that which he had. And
then, after eating all they could eat, the party moved on to
another restaurant for afternoon coffee and cakes. But, that was not
all. With the coming of evening, Charley's father ordered yet
another meal, this time roast goose. And, the fun and the eating
carried on until late.
And,
of course, it was very much later in life that Charley understood the
meaning of this eating. His family weren't being greedy,
they were simply bidding farewell to the
good times of plenty! And, they knew what was coming. Within
just a short space of time the dark clouds of hunger had eclipsed
the fine days of plenty. The world was at war! There was not enough
food and people were hungry. And, the sun and good food were not to
come back for a very long time!
Vocabulary
eatery
– Restaurant
bidding
farewell - (bid/bade/bidden)
sich verabschieden
eclipse
– in den Schatten stellen
fare
– Vergnügungspark
farewells
– Verabschiedungen
greedy
– gierig
impress
- beeinflussen
inflatable
– aufblasbar
meaning
– Bedeutung
plenty
– mehr als Genug
recall
(to recall/recalled/recalled) – erinnern
yet
- noch
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