Hello, I’m Sam. I ask some people in Green Zoo.

In many English homes, people usually have four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.

People in China have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They usually have porridge, eggs or bread. But English people drink tea or coffee for breakfast.

Lunch usually comes at about 1:00 p.m. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon. For this meal, people don’t eat much. They usually eat some snacks when they drink tea or coffee. And dinner is at about half past seven in the evening. First they have soup, and then meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges.

But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have three meals a day. Their meals are breakfast, lunch and dinner.

In Jayda’s family, there is a special tradition—Grandmother needs to make a piece of clothes as her grandchildren’s twelfth(第十二) birthday gift. And the clothes must be in the child’s favorite color.

Time flies, and Jayda’s twelfth birthday comes. On that day, Jayda gets up early and goes to visit her grandmother. It takes Jayda an hour to walk there. Once she walks into the house, her grandmother says, “Happy birthday, my child! I want to make you a skirt for your twelfth birthday. What color do you like best?”

Jayda thinks for a while and says, “Grandma, how can I pick just one? I love all the colors of the rainbow(彩虹)!

—Red is the color of love and luck. When I wear red, I feel like I’m on top of the world.

—Orange makes me feel warm and comfortable. When I wear orange, I feel like I’m right at home.

—Yellow makes me want to be a kid forever. When I wear yellow, I feel like I’m the happiest girl in the world.

—Purple(紫色) is the color of wisdom. When I wear purple, I feel clever.

—Green is the color of life. When I wear green, I feel relaxed.

—Blue is the color of sea and sky. It’s quiet but strong. When I wear blue, I feel free.”

Hearing this, the grandma says, “________ Just wait for me here!” Hours later, she comes back with a rainbow-colored skirt in her hand. Jayda is so happy.

“Wow! I have a skirt with all the colors of the rainbow now!”