Mother: Go wash your hands, Danny. Dinner is ready.
Danny : Yes, Mom.
Mother: All right, everybody. Time for dinner!
Father : It makes my mouth water, Mother.
Mother: Set a good example for the kids, Father.(Danny stands up and reaches for the saltshaker.) Don't do that, Danny.
Danny : But I want the salt.
Mother: You can ask Fanny to pass the saltshaker.
Danny : All right.(To Fanny)Will you please pass me the saltshaker?
Fanny : Sure. Here you are.
Danny : Thank you.
Fanny : You're welcome....Shall I serve the soup, Mother?
Mother: Yes, please.(Fanny serves everybody soup.) Danny!
Danny : What is it this time?
Mother: Don't make any sound when you have your soup.
Danny :...Yes, Mother.
Father : Don't be so hard on him, Mother. He's only a child.
Mother : He's old enough to learn table manners.
Father : You can teach him in a more pleasant way. You'll spoil his appetite.
Mother: Maybe you're right. I shouldn't have blamed him before I
taught him.
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