raindrops on my face. Everyone is
Surprisingly, the summer shower stops
screaming and trying to find shelter.
soon and a beautiful rainbow adorns the
“Come on, let´s hurry up. I know a cosy
sky.
tea house nearby.” Mrs Li says and we
“That´s a miracle, Russie! We hardly
follow her quickly.
ever see rainbows in China,” I tell my
“It feels like being like back in England,
teacher excitedly. “In fact, the last time I
where it can start raining at the drop of
saw one was when I was in England.
a hat.” Russie shouts whilst we are
Let´s go out and take some photos while
running.
waiting for Mrs Li.” Fortunately, our
It takes us just a couple of minutes and
hostess has just bought the dumplings
we find ourselves in a lovely tea house. It so all of us leave the café and find a dry is quite small but really warm and
spot to spread our picnic blanket.
welcoming. Mrs Li suggests buying
I can´t wait to eat some of the delicious
some roast duck dumplings for us.
roast duck dumplings. I see Russie
While waiting, Russie and I browse
taking a bite and her face shows how
through the beautiful pictures on the
much she´s enjoying it. Mrs Li reminds
wall. They all depict scenic spots in the
us to leave some room for the chocolate
park surrounding the lake, such as nice
cookies she´s brought.
bridges, magnificent statues and boats floating in the calm water.
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