One day, a coffee bean, a drop of milk and a coffee cup were chatting in cafeteria called Rusticana which was rarely visited by people in a small village near Florence. The three friends were sad because no one ever came to visit and they decided it was time to go away from cafeteria to see the world.

They made a plan that the journey begins at midnight. Everybody packed their small bags and hit the road. When they approached a tall oak tree a drop of milk had to seat down. “I must rest a little,” said the milk drop but the coffee bean got angry: “Why must you sit down just now when we are almost reaching the train station that can bring us far away?” Then the cup screams:” aahh!! Look! Something is crawling on the floor, I am afraid! Drop of milk, do not seat down!“ but the drop of milk could not walk anymore. The old oak tree heard them and said: “What are you doing here? I have never seen such a group before. You are not animals nor people.” Coffee bean replied bravely:” We are three friends traveling the world.” The old oak tree replied: “If you are three friends why are you arguing? Friends do not argue.” The cup starts to shake and squeezes to the coffee bean. Milk drop also steps closer to the coffee bean. Coffee bean replied: “Maybe we are not friends.” Then a drop of milk steps away from coffee bean and also the cup does the same. As the drop of milk steps away it steps right into a paddle of water and disappears in it. The cup starts to scream and jumps after it. The cup too drowns in the puddle. Coffee bean starts to laugh as much as he can. As loud as he can! “Look how silly these two are! Ha ha ha!! They just drown in the first paddle that came along. Ha ha ha!” The old oak tree says: “Now I am sure you are not friends.”

As the coffee bean laughs he hears cup calling out the paddle of water: “Help, help!” Now the coffee bean gets scared. It goes to the paddle and reaches in and the cup grabs it by the hand and coffee bean jumps back. As they are falling down coffee bean sees a drop of milk holding the cup and as they fall down on the floor the coffee bean and milk drop both fall into the cup and get stuck. They start to call out: “Help, help “and the old oak tree says: “You supposed to be friends and friends help each other.” The cup answers:” You are right. I think I have an idea. Old oak tree, do you know anyone who comes by here?” The old oak tree says: »Yes. Each morning a man comes to collect the wood just before the down. He might help.” So they all waited in silence for the down. Because it was dark and it was not cold they fell asleep. And as the down came so did the man to collect the wood. As he approaches the old oak tree he sees the cup and inside the coffee bean and drop of milk. Because they were still a sleep and did not say anything he lifts up the cup and drinks out the milk and the coffee bean. That is a very good coffee he says to the old oak tree and then the cup screams:” Oh no! You drank my friends!” The man looks at the screaming cup and says: “They were very good. Thank you.” The cup never spoke again. Only every time people drink milk and coffee the cup gets a little warmer.