Table manners, “must / mustn’t”, laying the table and lesson rules

Laying the table: the plate goes in the centre, the fork on the left, the knife and spoon on the right, the glass at the top right, the napkin next to or under the plate. Sentences: “You should put the plate in the centre.” “The forks are on the left and the knife is on the right.” This is the British custom; on an Uzbek table bread, teapots and bowls usually go in the middle. A short fable (the Fox and the Stork): each animal invites the other to dinner; the fox serves soup on a flat plate, the stork serves it in a tall jar, so each guest cannot eat. Lesson: choose dishes that suit your guest.