After approximately 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of almonds. She repeats this gesture about eight times.
At the ninth time he asks the old lady why they don't eat the almonds themselves, whereupon she replies that it is not possible because of their old teeth, they are not able to chew them. "Why do you buy them then?" he asks puzzled. Whereupon the old lady answers, "We just love the chocolate around them."
VOCABULARY
almond - almendra
gratefully - agradecidamente
handful - puñado
shoulder - hombro
teeth - dientes
whereupon - con lo cual
to chew - masticar
to puzzle - desconcertar
to tap - dar golpecitos
to be able to - poder
to eat up - comer todo
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