High in the hills of Yemen, a country in the Middle East, a young boy watched as his goats ate the red fruit of an unfamiliar bush.When they stopped eating,the goats began to run around and play excitedly. And they continued playing in the night. They hardly stopped to rest! Kaldi,the boy,was intrigued. The next evening he brought home some of the fruit. His father boiled them and drank the liquid. That night,he did not sleep either. In fact, he felt so fresh and alert,he worked through the night! News of this stimulating drink soon spread far and wide. If this story is true,it tells how coffee as a beverage was discovered.