‘That’s the last time I let you go to the market,’ said Jack’s mother, once upon a time.
‘I can’t believe you’ve gave away our cow!’
Jack looked down at the full bowl of mangetout he’d collected from their kitchen garden. ‘That was weeks ago Mum. There are hundreds more pea plants out there. These will feed us for weeks to come, and we can sell the rest. If we keep some, we can even re-plant next year and branch out.’
‘I don’t want your new-fangled peas,’ cried his mother. ‘I want milk for my coffee!’
‘You know you should be going vegan anyway, for the sake of the planet,’ said Jack.
‘I stopped eating meat and eating dairy months ago.’ He paused, and looked at her, ‘It might even make you hap-pea.’
‘Smart-arse,’ replied his mother, rolling her eyes.
Shortly afterwards, Jack left home to start a new organic veg-growing business, which kept his mother in the style to which she’d always wanted to become accustomed.
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