People have been drinking BEVERAGE OTHER THAN COFFEE for hundreds of years, maybe even more. But where did it come from? Who was the first person to discover those magical BEVERAGE INGREDIENT that everybody knows and loves today? According to popular legend, we have Kaldi the ANIMAL herder to thank!
The story goes like this. Kaldi was a young SAME ANIMAL herder in the mountains of Ethiopia. One day Kaldi observed his SAME ANIMAL PLURAL acting strange. Their usual calm behavior was replaced with ACTION +ING , DIFFERENT ACTION +ING , and DIFFERENT ACTION +ING . They had so much energy they didn’t sleep that night! At first, Kaldi thought they were possessed. After some investigating, Kaldi found that the SAME ANIMAL had been eating from an unfamiliar tree with BEVERAGE INGREDIENT . Kaldi, feeling adventurous, decided to try it. After eating a few, he joined the SAME ANIMAL dancing and frolicking around. He became the happiest SAME ANIMAL herder around!
Later on, a monk was passing through and observed Kaldi and the dancing SAME ANIMAL . Intrigued, he stopped to see what was going on. Kaldi told him about the SAME FOOD ITEM , and the monk was convinced they were an answer to his prayers. He explained to Kaldi that he would always fall asleep mid-way through his prayers. When he ate the mysterious SAME FOOD ITEM , he was able to stay awake! He stayed up for LENGTH OF TIME , praying in the state of divine ecstasy he had always desired.
Since that epic day of discovery, BEVERAGE OTHER THAN COFFEE has evolved into an almost cherished beverage enjoyed by people all over the world. Thank you, Kaldi!
