The Legend of Kaladi.
Legend has it that coffee was first discovered by a goat
herder named Kaladi living in the land of Arabia Felix.
One day Kaladi found his normally tranquil goats
very frisky and dancing with abandoned glee near a
shiny, dark leaved shrub with red berries. Kaladi soon
determined that it was the red berries that caused
such jubilation and decided to sample some for
himself. He too found the berries very stimulating and
it wasn’t long before he was merrily dancing and
cavorting with his goats. One day a passing monk
from a nearby monastery was astonished to find a
herdsman and flock dancing in this elated state and
asked Kaladi for an explanation of their strange
behavior. The Abbot, after sampling some of the fruits
himself, immediately felt refreshed and realized that
the berries had the exact properties required to keep
his monks awake while at prayers. The Abbot then
combined the berries with water and produced a
wonderfully stimulating drink which he thought to be
heaven sent. Soon the news of coffee spread
throughout Arabia Felix and from there to the world.