27/07/2026
Once upon a time in Russia there was a girl names Maria who hated the cold. She did everything she could to stay warm: sweaters, blankets, exercise, warm soup. She avoided going outside during winter as much as possible.
She was so focused on staying warm that she was distracted in her studies. And from about age 8 she spent all her spare time studying cold, warmth, clothing, insulation, the human body, thermodynamics. Anything that might help her stay warm forever. She learned a great many things about life.
So far her favourite discovery was chai tea. The spices warm you up from the inside, keep your blood moving, keep your organs healthy. It's quick and easy and lasts for hours.
For a while she was so in love with chai tea, that she forgot about the cold, and simply studied about spices. She tried all different spice combinations and observed the effects on her body. Sometimes she had it with jam, like russian tea.
昔々、ロシアにマリアという女の子がいました。
彼女は大の寒がりでした。セーターを着込み、毛布にくるまり、運動をし、温かいスープを飲むなど、暖かく過ごすためにあらゆる工夫を凝らしました。
冬の間は、できるだけ外に出ないようにしていたのです。 暖かく過ごすことに夢中になるあまり、彼女は勉強がおろそかになってしまうほどでした。
そして8歳くらいの頃からは、空いた時間のすべてを、寒さや暖かさ、衣服、断熱、人体、熱力学といった事柄の探求に費やすようになりました。いつまでも暖かく過ごす助けになりそうなことなら、何でも学んだのです。そうして彼女は、生きることについて多くのことを学びました。
これまでの発見の中で、彼女が一番気に入ったのは「チャイ」でした。スパイスは体の内側から温めて血行を促し、内臓の健康を保ってくれます。
手軽に作れて、その温かさが長時間続くのも魅力でした。
一時期、彼女はチャイにすっかり夢中になり、寒さのことなど忘れて、ひたすらスパイスについて研究していました。さまざまなスパイスの組み合わせを試し、それが体にどのような影響を与えるかを観察したのです。時には、ロシア流の紅茶のようにジャムを添えて楽しむこともありました。
This pursuit went on and on until Maria finished high school. She considered taking her study of warmth to university, but her grades weren't good enough, so she decided to travel.
Of course she went to India first. But honestly she found the traditional Chai tea too plain, after all her experimentation.
So she continued her travel in search of new flavours. This took her to the Persian Gulf, where Coffee was more popular than tea.
She tried all different linds of drinks, sweets, sh**ha, anything new and different.
This brought her to Oman, where she found a job in a small grocery store.
The store also sold flowers, and the roses were especially beautiful and fragrant.