It was Christmas Eve and Will was delighted watching how the table seemed to gain life with the colourful reflexes of the Christmas tree lights. The red table cloth had Christmas illustrations embroidered in white. The special plates, taken out of the cupboard only on festivity days, were carefully set indicating each one´s place. Red napkins, embroidered by Granny, were decorating the glasses. And the centre of the table was trimmed with a candle Will had made at school with his teacher´s help.
In the kitchen Granny, always humming, was very busy with a big wicker basket. She was carefully filling the basket with farming products: homemade jam, eggs, vegetables, wine, walnuts, a cake, some dry codfish slices and a bottle of olive oil, one of the best Portuguese products, very much appreciated all over the world. Will was amazed, but he did not disturb Granny, up to the moment when he saw her tie a big golden ribbon on top of the basket. Will did not contain himself: - Granny, what are you going to do with that basket?