Yu-Hsin (Maggie) Lin from Taiwan When I was a little child, my parents didn't have a lot of time to take care of my younger sister, my younger brother, and me because they had just started an enterprise. They were always busy doing their job, and they spent most of their time in Thailand. Therefore, my parents sent us to my grandfather's house when they were overseas. We all liked to stay there. My grandpa is a fruit farmer, so he lives near the foot of a mountain. The air is fresh and the scenery is beautiful. There is no air or noise pollution. When I breathed, I could smell the flowers and the grass. When I got up every morning, I could hear the birds and bugs singing. That sounded like song. There is a big orchard near his house. He plants vegetable and many kinds of fruits, like litchi and loran, and he also raises many chickens, birds, and a dog there. When the fruits were mature, we could pluck them any time we wanted to eat. Otherwise, we needed to sell the fruits in the street stall outside the house. The business was often good because the fruits were sweet.
In addition, my grandpa also plants fruits in his own mountain region. We went there with him very often because he worried if we stayed at home by ourselves. The mountain is more beautiful. The mountain is full of trees, different plants, and streams. My grandpa taught us the names of the plants and how they can be used in our life. Some of the plants are useful as medicine, but some of them are toxic. Because of him, we learned a lot. I
miss the time that I stayed in my grandpa's house.
After my parents' business was steady, I never
stayed in his house any more. When I have free
time, I visit him myself. I really had a good
memory of my childhood. It is all because my
grandfather. I will love him forever. What the teacher says: Mining Memory Banks Return to: Childhood Memories | Issue 15 | Home Page
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