Hansi and His Party - An evening that was never to be!
One
day, Hansi Seiler, a good friend of mine, decided to move.
He'd had enough of the view and fancied a change. And, then, after
some looking, Hansi Seiler found a nice flat
in a nice part of town, Vienna's 3rd district.
And
so, Hansi Seiler moved flat. And, 3 months later decided to have a
house-warming party. A select dinner for close drinking friends and
his mother. And, the invitations went out.
Now,
dinner parties involve organization. Hansi made lists, borrowed
chairs from his brother, and the Gasthaus where he went everyday lent
him the glasses and plates. And, then the great day arrived.
Hansi
got up and went shopping, and his afternoon was spent making salads,
peeling potatoes, putting beer and wine in the bath tub
to cool, and generally doing what had to be done. And, then at 8 on
the dot, we arrived.
But,
there was no smell of cooking and no drink to say welcome. Hansi
told us to keep our coats on. We were all going out! Why, we all
wanted to know!
The
reason was simple. The time had arrived for Hansi to put the meat in
the oven and the rice on to cook. So far – so good. But, then
came the surprise. It was then, 3 months after moving in, that Hansi
discovered his stove didn't work. A tragedy?
Not
really. Hansi gave the food to his mother to freeze and off we all
went to the Gasthaus. And there we stayed and had fun for the rest
of the evening. Full circle again! There are places one can't get
away from.
But,
of course, Hansi bought a new stove and was happy. But, Hansi still
hasn't used it. Cooking was never for Him. But, who knows?
Celebrations can sometimes come out of the blue, and, maybe, one day,
Hansi will need his new stove. But, there will be a difference.
Hansi's stove definitely works! But, will he know how? Which knob
for this and which knob for that? And, the oven?
The
Gasthaus will always be better. We are, after all, creatures of
habit!
Hansi
Seiler, a man of good heart who moved flat and tried to cook a nice
meal. But, never again. The Gasthaus will always be better!
Vocabulary
bath
tub – Badewanne
difference
– Unterschied
invitations
– Einladungen
move
– übersiedeln
peeling
– schälen
stove
– Herd
Questions
Why
did Hansi move flat?
Where
did Hansi find a new flat?
What
do dinner parties involve?
From
whom did Hansi borrow some chairs?
Who
lent Hansi some glasses and plates?
What
was Hansi's very big surprise?
What
did Hansi do with the food?
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