Today was Stf's ( the boss) birthday party.
In the last meeting Mz was discussing what should we gift her for her birthday; jewellery? Cooking book? scarf? Flowers? Plants? Gift voucher?
"I personally think," said I, "that she is very rich; she has everything. Our pecuniary gift of 20/-, 50/- or even 100/- Euros won't really be valuable enough for her to like it, much less, use it. She may appreciate it but I don't think she would really use it."
Everybody heartily agreed with me.
"You are absolutely right." Said Ndn. "Last birthday all the groups had painfully made birthday cards for her, even our little under two year old babies. She pretended she was sooo happy getting such lovely cards. Fifteen minutes after the party, she mercilessly tossed them into the dustbin. I saw them there myself and realized how stupid we had been in making them."
"And the gift vouchers which we gave her on previous occassions, she merely handed them to somebody else, her cleaner for example. I really felt bad then." Said Mz dolefully.
Finally we decided we need not buy anything for her gift since she would never use it on account of its value being below her status. We can get the children make something for her but again we need not work too hard on it because it will only be flung into the dustbin after the party.
My brought a photo album in which she stuck the pictures of each group and the teachers wrote their wishes and this we presented to her today in the party. We all assembled in the hall, sang German and English birthday song for her and ate cakes and goodies. She was nice. She had brought a beautiful bouquet for Cl to tell her that she was indeed sorry she was leaving.
In the last meeting Mz was discussing what should we gift her for her birthday; jewellery? Cooking book? scarf? Flowers? Plants? Gift voucher?
"I personally think," said I, "that she is very rich; she has everything. Our pecuniary gift of 20/-, 50/- or even 100/- Euros won't really be valuable enough for her to like it, much less, use it. She may appreciate it but I don't think she would really use it."
Everybody heartily agreed with me.
"You are absolutely right." Said Ndn. "Last birthday all the groups had painfully made birthday cards for her, even our little under two year old babies. She pretended she was sooo happy getting such lovely cards. Fifteen minutes after the party, she mercilessly tossed them into the dustbin. I saw them there myself and realized how stupid we had been in making them."
"And the gift vouchers which we gave her on previous occassions, she merely handed them to somebody else, her cleaner for example. I really felt bad then." Said Mz dolefully.
Finally we decided we need not buy anything for her gift since she would never use it on account of its value being below her status. We can get the children make something for her but again we need not work too hard on it because it will only be flung into the dustbin after the party.
My brought a photo album in which she stuck the pictures of each group and the teachers wrote their wishes and this we presented to her today in the party. We all assembled in the hall, sang German and English birthday song for her and ate cakes and goodies. She was nice. She had brought a beautiful bouquet for Cl to tell her that she was indeed sorry she was leaving.
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