On Monday after the lessons Slava played football. Then he drank cold water. When Slava was going home from school, the weather was very bad. It was cold and it was raining.  Slava had no umbrella. When he came home, he had a running nose and a bad cough. His mother told him to get into bed. In the evening he had a temperature and a headache. His mother gave him hot tea with honey and jam to beat down the temperature and a tablet for headache. The next morning his temperature was thirty seven point six. So he had to stay away from school. His mother called the doctor in. When the doctor came, he examined Slava, listened to his heart and lungs. He said it was the flu.

"May I get up?" asked Slava.

"No. You must stay in bed a few days, until your temperature is normal," said the doctor. "Drink a lot of hot tea with jam and eat honey. You like honey, don't you? Hot milk is also very good for you." "Oh!" Slava made a face. "I don't want to drink hot milk”.