Four Chocolates to Savour

By Aida Waters

From the unusual kitchen staff and their protests that hilariously unleash hell at Mimmo's, to the magical sweetness of Rosy Lilybottom and her angels gone missing... These are just a few nibblings from Four Chocolates to Savour - four stories to indulge in and enjoy...

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Oct 3, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456798680

Aida Waters

Aida Waters was born in 1973 on the tiny island of Gozo.She received her first education at the Victoria Primary School and later on at the Girls' Junior Lyceum .She graduated as a teacher at the University of Malta in 1994. Currently teaching nine year olds at her childhood school, this is her first book for children ages 9 to 11 and for the ever young at heart.

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© 2011 by Aida Waters. All rights reserved.

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First published by AuthorHouse 09/27/2011

ISBN: 978-1-4567-9867-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4567-9868-0 (ebk)

Printed in the United States of America

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Contents

DEDICATION

1

Stand Up for Your Rights!

2

And Then There

Were None…

3

Bows and Ribbons

4

Romeo and Juliet

Epilogue

DEDICATION

To my angels and to Doris

1

Stand Up for Your Rights!

2:00am.

At Mimmo’s there was an important meeting. It was the ideal time of day for all the members to gather round the kitchen table and discuss matters. Serious ones.

Peppino, the chairman, was the first to show up. With his stainless-steel belly, he gave a big push forward and knocked his younger twin brothers, Gennaro and Nicola, off the pots’ hanger. The trio landed in the centre of the huge, wooden, kitchen table with their usual, chaotic bings, bangs and bongs.

E fate piano per favore! Easy!

Lola’s soprano voice was only heard after all the noise had died down. The beautiful decanter moved amidst the countless glasses, her long, clear neck making all bottles turn. She made her way towards a blushing Peppino, hips swaying and catching the dim flicker of the candlelight, until she found her place and turned to look around her.

Hmm, quite a crowd this evening, she thought. Bianca and Celestina, the china teapots were there with their two sets