My Dad had a jewelry store in a farming community . Because he was pretty much tied to the store during the day . he arranged for a local farmer to drop off a large basket of tomatoes at the store . When Dad came home for lunch , he brought the tomato basket , and put it on the floor near the refrigerator .
Answer the following question: What profession did the narrator 's dad have ?

They were a shop owner .

Wow , hearing these names and coupled with the aroma and fragrance of Hong Kong dim sum diffusing into our senses had us flashing the various dim sum even before we seated . We were so excited and could not wait to eat and eat and eat ! Once we settled down , we quickly had plates and reels of dim sum snacks spread out on our table . Yummie , the sight of these mouth watering dim sum really had us drooling our saliva waiting to feast on them .
Answer the following question: Why may they have been more excited then usual to be eating dim sum ?

Because they would be eating it in its country of origin .

Well , I ' ve saved this plant for the weekend nights and done what I was supposed to do . The first time I brewed the tea and smoked the cigarette . I did n't hear my heartbeat or anything major and I had trouble getting to sleep so I ended up having a glass of Kava ( the crushed root of a plant from the Pacific Islands which is prepared into a beverage which gets you a unique type of drunk ) which is also supposed to potentiate dreams . I did have some vivid and bizarre dreams that night but nothing to write home about . Last night I decided I 'd try swallowing a heaped tablespoon of wet leaves instead of drink the brewed tea ( as suggested in my book ) .
Answer the following question: Why did he swallow a heaped teaspoon of wet leaves .

The book told him to swallow the leaves if the desired affect did nt work with the leaves in the tea .

I left carefully wishing I had n't been afraid to take a picture . Saturday evening heavy rain accompanied thunder and lightning . But at sunset a full rainbow filled the sky above our house . It was impossible to fit the entire arc in the viewfinder of the camera but the colour and clarity made it the most spectacular rainbow I have ever seen . It was only a week ago that we chased the last rainbow .
Answer the following question: What may be the reason why they were afraid to take pictures ?
Because it was stormy outside .