Tea is a kind of drink. We get it from leaves. Now-a-days it is popular drink in the world. where grows: Tea grows well in the hilly places where rain water can not stand at all. It grows in Bangladesh, India, China and Japan. In Bangladesh it grows well in the hilly areas Sylhet and Chittagong.
How grown: Tree plants grow seeds. Seeds are shown in March; seedlings are planted in rows five feet apart. They are regularly prunced and allowed to grow only four or five feet high.
How gathered: When tree plants are four years of age, leaves are plucked three or four times a year. The leaves are first dried in the sun and roested in fire. Thus the leaves are ready for use and sale.
How prepared: At firest water is boiled in a pot. Tea leaves are put into boiling water. After three or four minutes it is poured into cups through a sieve. The suger and milk is mixed with it. Thus it becomes a good drink.
Usefulness: Tea is a useful drink to us. Refreshes body and mind. Gives us energy to work. It also helps us to keep awake. Taking tea three times a day is healthy for healt. While gossiping with our friends and relatives we can not heardly think without a cup of hot tea. It brings a new mood of gossiping And In our country it is an important crop also.
Demerites: Tea is not always good for healt. Too much of it is bad for health. It kills our hunger.
Conjunsion: The importance of tea in our national economy is very great. It brings a good deal of foreign money every year. So we should take care of better production of tea.