thatitmakesyoubelievethatitisoneofthebestmealshehasevertasted!CharlieChaplinwrote,directedandproducedthefilmsthestarredin.In1972hewasgivenaspecialOscarforhisoutstandingworkinfilms.HelivedinEnglandandtheUSAbutspendhislastyearsinSwitzerland,wherehewasburiedin1977.Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocouldinspirepeoplewithgreatconfidence.ANAPRILFOOL’SJOKE:THENOODLEHARVESTAprilFool’sday,orApril1st,isknowninmanycountriesasadayforplayingjokesonothers.Itisusuallyatimewhenchildrenmakefunofeachother,butsometimesotherpeoplecangetcaughtinthefuntoo.OneofthemostfamousjokesinEnglandtookplaceonBritishtelevisionin1957.ItwasaMondaynightwhentherewerealwaysmanyseriousprogrammesonthetelevision.OneofthemwascalledPanorama,thisshowexploredproblemsandprogressallovertheworld,sonobodywassurprisedwhenitbeganwithareportontheexcellentnoodleharvestinthesouthSwitzerland.Theprogrammementionedtworeasonsforthegoodcrop:anunusuallywarmwinterandthedisappearanceoftheinsectthatattackedthenoodlecropeveryyear.Thereportershowedmanynoodletreeswiththefarmerspullingnoodlesoffthemandputtingthemintobaskets.Thepeoplewatchingweretoldthattheymaynothaveheardofnoodlesfromthispartoftheworldbecausenoodlesweregrownaspartofsmallfamilybusinesses.Theprogrammemakersmakersrealizedthatpeoplemightwonderwhynoodleswerealwaysthesamesizesothattheyexplainedthat“itwastheresultofmanyyears’patientresearchwiththetreetoproducenoodlesofexactlythesamelength.”Butevensotheyexplained,thelifeofanoodlefarmerwasnoteasy.“ThelasttwoweeksofMarchareananxioustimefornoodlefarmers.Thereisalwaysachanceofverycoldweatherspoilingtheircrop.Thenitisdifficultforthemtogettoppricesonthemarkets.”ManypeopleinEnglandbelievedthisstory.TheyrangtheBBCtofindouthoetogrowtheirownnoodletree.Theyweretoldto“placeapieceofnoodleinatinoftomatosauceandhopeforthebest.”Thismayseemverysilly,butinthe1950sveryfewBritishpeopletravelledaboardfortheirholidaysandevenfewerofthematenoodles.Soitseemedpossibletoimaginethatnoodlesgrewontreelikeapples,pearsandnuts.PeoplealsotrustedthePanor