The Voice of Knowledge

  Chapter one Steak Tartare It was Mr. Bean's birthday, and he wanted to enjoy it! What could he do? 'How can I make this important day a happy day?' he thought. 'I know. I'll go out to a restaurant for dinner this evening! I'll enjoy that. ' Mr. Bean didn't often eat in restaurants. They were sometimes very expensive. And he sometimes did things wrong when he was in a new or strange place. Oh dear! Life wasn't easy for Mr. Bean! *** That evening, Mr. Bean put on a clean shirt. He put on his best coat and trousers. He put on his best shoes. Then he drove to a restaurant in the centre of town. He arrived at eight o'clock and went inside. It was a very nice restaurant. Everybody was wearing their best clothes, and there were flowers on every table. 'I'm going to like it here, ' thought Mr. Bean. 'This is a good restaurant for my birthday dinner. ' The manager met him at the door. 'Good evening, sir, ' he said. 'How

CHAPTER TWO Life at University When we got to the university, Coach Bryant came to talk to us. 'Last man to get to the practice field will get a ride there on my shoe!' he shouted at us. And he meant it when he said that kind of thing. We soon learned that. The building that I went to live in was nice on the outside but not on the inside. Most of the doors and windows were broken, and the floor was dirty. I lived in a room with a man called Curtis. He crashed into the room with a wild look in his eyes. He wasn't very tall, but he was very strong. 'Where are you from?' he asked. 'Mobile,' I told him. 'That's a stupid town!' he said. And that was all of our conversation for several days. On the practice field, things didn't start very well. I got the ball, but I ran the wrong way with it, and everybody got angry and started shouting at me. But Coach Bryant called me across. 'Just get in the line and start catching the ball,' he told me.