Yes, I think we’re ready to order. Elizabeth, what would you like to have?
C:
I haven’t made up my mind yet. You order first, Donald.
B:
All right. I’ll start with chicken soup. Then I want a steak, medium rare. I’ll have a baked potato, green beans and an egg salad. I’ll order dessert later.
A:
Yes, sir. And you, miss? What would you like to have?
C:
I can’t decide. I don’t see anything I really like.
A:
There are over thirty dishes to select from, miss.
B:
There ought to be something you like, Elizabeth.
C:
Well, I guess so. But I only see food that I don’t like. I don’t care for chicken and I can’t stand fish. Do you have any oysters?
A:
No, miss. I’m afraid not. How about some other seafood?
C:
Oysters are the only seafood I like. I dislike the rest.
B:
I wish I could think of something for you.
A:
May I suggest cream of tomato soup, steak with mushroom gravy, asparagus, and buttered cauliflower. For dessert—strawberry pie with ice cream?
C:
No, that isn’t my ideal of a good meal. I’ll have a hamburger. That’s my favorite dish. I have it every day.