The Diet Book

(Winifred’s farm shop near Norwich. Her son Emeka comes in with a book.)

Emeka: Mum, I got you this. It’s a diet book.

Winifred: Read me some.

Emeka: Page one. Eat vegetables every day. Carrots, onions, peppers.

(Winifred points at those boxes by the door.)

Winifred: Carrots. Onions. Peppers. Two pounds a bag.

Emeka: Page four. Fruit is better than ice cream. Apples, bananas, oranges.

Winifred: The apples are behind you. The oranges came this morning.

Emeka: Page nine. Drink water and juice.

Winifred: The juice is next to the potatoes.

Emeka: Mum, it’s good advice.

Winifred: It’s my shop.

Emeka: Page twenty. It says healthy food is expensive.

Winifred: How much was the book?

Emeka: Fourteen pounds.

Winifred: The carrots are two.