Necessity is the mother of invention

Last year I went camping near Ińsko with my girlfriend. We stayed there for five days. The sun was shining, the sky was clear and we swam in the lake every day. Everything was excelent, but soon problems came up.

One day I went fishing and I came back with a big pike. I planned to prepare a delicious meal while my girlfriend was out.. Everything went smoothly until I wanted to fry the fish. I looked for my ligher, but I could not find it anywhere. Then I realized I forgot to take it with me. There was no time to lose, because she was supposed to return from the walk any minute

I found two flints in the forest. Making a fire with them was not so easy. I felt like a troglodyte. I struck the flints against each other to produce sparks. This method requires a lot of practice. I was striking sparks into the tinder until it glowed. Then I started blowing onto it and in a few minutes it bursted into flame. I was successful although I did it for the first time in my life. I got the dinner ready right at the time when my girlfriend returned. She was very surprised. In return for the tasty meal I got a big kiss and it was the best present I had ever dreamed of.

When we returned home I told her the truth. I lit the fire using flint. She was proud of me and said ‘Necessity is the mother of invention my dear’.