5.A Lawn That Takes A Long Time to Make

5 A Lawn That Takes a Long Time To Make. Mr. Anderson lives in America, and last year he came to England to visit his father's hometown.

There was a big garden in the town with green grass in the centre. A gardener was watering it, and Mr. Anderson said to him, " Good morning. Is this your garden? "

" No, " answered the gardener, " it is not mine, but I work here." " How do people get such a beautiful lawn? ' Mr. Anderson asked." Ours are never as good as this. ' The gardener stopped his work and looked at Mr. Anderson.

Then he said, " You are from America, are not you? " Mr. Anderson answered, " Yes, but my father came from here." " Well, " the gardener said, " it's easy to grow lawns like this. Let me tell you how."

Mr. Anderson went into the garden. ' My name's Anderson, ' he said to the gardener, " What's yours? " " My name's Gray, " the gardener answered, " Now about the lawns. First we sow our seeds; then when the grass appears,

we pull all the weeds out; after that, we cut the grass every week. We water it every day when the weather is very dry." " Oh, " Mr. Anderson answered, " that's very interesting, Gray, and how long does it take before the lawn ends up like this?

The gardener thought for a few moments and then answered, ' Oh, about four hundred years."