RESUMEN
La Reina estaba desayunando cuando Trish McPherson llamó a su casa. Estuvieron hablando sobre su situación, ya no tenían dinero para comer y dependían de la caridad de los vecinos. La Reina le pidió dinero a Trish; esta dijo que un cheque para ellos estaba en camino, pero que tardarían una semana en recibirlo. La Reina se quejó diciendo que no tenían dinero ni comida para aguantar una semana, por ello, Trish la indicó que debería ir al Departamento de la Seguridad Social y preguntar por los “pagos de emergencia”. La Reina se puso en camino rápidamente.
Mientras tanto, Fitzroy Toussaint llegaba a Hell Close. Era el hijo de Philomena Toussaint, la vecina y amiga de la Reina Madre. Fitzroy fue a casa de su madre pero allí no había nadie; leyó la nota que había para él en la cocina donde decía que estaba en el bungaló de la Reina Madre. Y allí fue. Fitzroy tomó el té con ellas, y cuando Philomena se fue a la cocina, ambos empezaron a hablar sobre las apuestas en las carreras de caballos.
Fitzroy organizaba apuestas a través de llamadas telefónicas, ya que cuando cumplió los 18 años su madre le hizo jurar que nunca iría a un local de apuestas. La Reina Madre le dio un billete de £5 para que lo apostara en un caballo llamado Sea Mist que participaba en una carrera a las 2 en punto de la tarde. Fitzroy llamó por teléfono a unos contactos y él también apostó por ese caballo. A los 15 minutos, el teléfono de Fitzroy volvió a sonar: Sea Mist había sido el ganador de la carrera; Fitzroy y la Reina Madre habían ganado.
Cuando Fitzroy se marchó, estaba muy contento de la nueva amistad de su madre.
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The Queen was having her breakfast when Trish McPherson knocked the door. They were talking about their situation, and it wasn’t very good because the ex Royal Family didn’t have money and they depend on the charity of neighbors. The Queen asked her if she could give them some money, but Trish said that they would receive a cheque within a week. The Queen told her that they couldn’t survive a week without any money, so she went quickly to the Department of Social Security and asked for and Emergency Payment.
Fitzroy Toussaint arrived to Hell Close. He was Philomena Toussaint’s son. He went to his mother’s house but she wasn’t there. There was a note where Philomena said she was in the Queen Mother’s house. He went to see them and drunk some tea with them. Philomena went to the kitchen a moment, and the Queen Mother and Fitzroy was talking about bets.
Fitzroy organized bets using his mobile, because when he was 18 he promise to her mother that he would never go to a betting shop. The Queen Mother gave him a £5 note because she wanted to put that money on a horse called Sea Mist (there was a horse racing at 2 o’clock). Fitzroy called with his mobile and was talking some minutes; he also put some money on the same horse. Then his mobile rang again: Sea Mist was the winner and they too.
When Fitzroy left the house he was very happy because the new friend of his mother.
ACTIVIDADES
- Fitzroy promised his mother that he would never go into a betting shop. How did he keep his promise? He organized bets using his mobile and he received his money in a bank account.
- Why did Fitzroy and the Queen Mother like each other and why were both happy? They like each other because the Queen Mother needed a person how could put her money on a horse racing and Fitzroy liked her because she could be a lucky person. They were happy because they won the bet.
