The Snowed-In Cabin
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Andile and two friends get stuck in a mountain cabin when heavy snow closes the only road.
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Andile and two friends rented a mountain cabin for the weekend. They brought food for two days. On Saturday night, the snow began.
By Sunday morning, the snow was up to the windows. The road was closed. Nobody could leave.
"We must stay one more day," said one friend. "How much food do we have?"
They put everything on the kitchen table. There was half a bag of rice. They had three cans of beans and four eggs. They also had two onions and a few carrots.
"It is not much," Andile said. "But it is enough."
They played cards all afternoon. The loser had to wash the dishes. Andile lost four times.
In the evening, they made soup. Andile cut the onions and the carrots. They added the rice and the beans. The soup was hot and thick. The wood stove kept the room warm. Outside, the wind was loud.
They ate two bowls each. It was the best soup of the whole year. Then they went to bed early.
On Monday morning, they heard a big engine. A farmer came down the road on a tractor. It had a wide blade. He pushed the snow to the side. Then he waved at the cabin.
Andile ran outside in his socks. He had a cup of hot soup in his hand. The farmer smiled and took it.
