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Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. These bakers are, even today, known as ______ in Goa. During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, companion and guide. He used to come at least twice a day.

OUR elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters of loaves might have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, timetested furnaces still exist. The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of reminiscing nostalgically thinking fondly of the past First Flight 86 the traditional ______’s bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning, can still be heard in some places. Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. These ______s are, even today, known as pader in Goa. During our childhood in Goa, the ______ used to be our friend, companion and guide. He used to come at least twice a day.

BEFORE YOU READ Activity Discuss in class 1. What images — of people and of places — come to your mind, when you think of our country. 2. What parts of ______ have you lived in, or visited. Can you name some popular tourist destinations. 3. You may know that apart from the British, the Dutch and the French, the Portuguese have also played a part in the history of our country. Can you say which parts of ______ show French and Portuguese influences. 4. Can you say which parts of ______ grow (i) tea, (ii) coffee. I A

We still have amongst us the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, ______ furnaces still exist. The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of reminiscing nostalgically thinking fondly of the past First Flight 86 the traditional baker’s bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning, can still be heard in some places.

During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, ______ and guide. He used to come at least twice a day.