Jolan Neni
No Bed of
Roses
Living in
the country is no bed of roses. There are the normal farmyard
smells, the noises of work being done, and, worst of all, the flies
and the wasps. They are a nuisance and always invade when
meals are being served.
But, there
is a solution. And, it's something that Jolan Neni would like to
share with us all. And, it is simple, it's tomatoes! And, Jolan Neni
knows what she's talking about, she grew up on a farm.
And, it was
there that she was taught that flies and wasps didn't like
tomatoes. All one had to do to keep flies and wasps
away and at bay was to hang sprigs of tomatoes above
all windows and doors.
And, there's
more to it as well. Jolan Neni discovered that sprigs of tomato, if
hung above the entrance to pigsties,
would, as if by magic, stop flies flying by and upsetting
the pigs. And, the results were amazing, lots of very happy pigs.
And, very happy pigs make very good meals. And, Jolan Neni's roast
pork and dumplings are simply
delicious. In fact, the best in all Hungary.
And, very
good meals make everyone glad. Jolan Neni is happy, and her
family, too. Tomatoes, it seems, are more than we think! So, stop
giving roses, give tomatoes instead, and, who knows, your life, too,
may also become a bed of red roses.
Vocabulary
at bay
– entfernt
glad
– happy
nuisance – Ärgernis
pigsty
– Schweinestall
roast
pork - Schweinsbraten
sprig –
Zweig
upsetting
– verärgern
.
