Paris
Maderna
In those
days, Paris Maderna was a colourful character. He was young, and not
so much an inventor but a reinventor of things that had
already been invented. And, when I got to know him he was busy
reinventing the bike. And, his idea was not only brilliant, but
rather unusual as well.
Paris
Maderna's new bike looked more like a bed with three wheels than a
bike. And, to ride it, one had to lie in it, not sit in it, and the
pedals were up at the front and coupled to the front single wheel.
And, riding it, Paris Maderna promised, was not only simple, but
comfortable, too. And, I will never forget the day that I saw it in
action.
To begin
with, Paris Maderna explained how it worked. To steer to the right,
one had to lean to the right, and vice-versa for left.
There was no other way. The bike had neither a steering wheel
nor handlebars and to stop, one had to stop
pedalling. It was all very simple. And, then with a smile and a grin
he lowered himself into his bike and got ready for action.
And
soon he was moving at speed. And then, at just the right distance
from the fast approaching
concrete wall,
Paris Maderna leaned
to the right. Nothing. The bike kept on going. Paris Maderna then
leaned to the left. Again nothing. And then, with one last desperate
effort, Paris Maderna leaned again to the right. And, the bike
started turning. Everyone breathed a sigh
of relief.
But, too late. The wall had been quicker than Paris Maderna, and the
sound of the crash told it all. All we had to do was help Paris
Maderna out of the wreckage.
But, of
course Paris Maderna didn't give up. And, very soon he was back on
the road with another idea. And, it was good so. Thanks to inventors
and reinventors like Paris Maderna, we have the colours of choice
that provide for the shades of our comforts.
The new age of cycling will surely arrive, and the
peddling will all have been done by Paris Maderna!
Long live
inventors!
Vocabulary
age - Zeitalter
approaching - annähend
comforts – Bequemlichkeiten
concrete wall – Betonmauer
desperate -
verzweifelt
distance - Entfernung
handlebars - Lenkstange
inventor – Erfinder
leaned – (lean/leaned/leaned) - lehnen
neither nor – weder noch
pedalling –
treten
relief - Erleichterung
shades - Schattierungen
sigh - Seufzen
steering - lenken
vice-versa – Gegenteil
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