diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/cafe/README.txt b/spring-integration-samples/cafe/README.txt
index 396f238eba..b5e7745a8c 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/cafe/README.txt
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/cafe/README.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-Instructions for running CafeDemo sample
+Instructions for running the CafeDemo sample
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-1. See README.txt of the parent directory
+1. See README.txt in the parent directory.
 
-2. To run this sample as stand alone application simply execute HelloWorldDemo class
-   located in org.springframework.integration.samples.cafe package
+2. To run this sample as a standalone application simply execute the CafeDemo
+   class in the org.springframework.integration.samples.cafe.xml package.
+
+3. This sample is also configured to be a valid OSGi bundle. This means you can
+   deploy the generated JAR into an OSGi environment providing that the Spring
+   Integration bundles as well as other prerequisites (e.g., Spring Framework)
+   were installed. For example: To deploy it on SpringSource dm Server simply
+   drop the cafe-[version].jar file, located in the 'target' directory, to the
+   'pickup' directory of the dm Server instance. You should see output similar
+   to the following in the trace file:
 
-3. This sample is also configured to be a valid OSGi bundle. This means you can deploy generated JAR
-   into OSGi environment providing that Spring Integration bundles as well as other prerequisites 
-   (e.g., Spring Framework were installed).
-   For example: To deploy it on SpringSource dmServer simply drop cafe-1.0.3.jar file, located 
-   in the 'target' directory, to the 'pickup' directory of the dmServer. 
-   You should see the following output in the trace file:
-   
 . . . . . . . . . . . . .   			                                                     
    			                                                     System.out I -----------------------
 [2009-07-11 01:43:04.614] task-scheduler-3                       System.out I Order #1
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/helloworld/README.txt b/spring-integration-samples/helloworld/README.txt
index e82256a13e..5374943731 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/helloworld/README.txt
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/helloworld/README.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-Instructions for running HelloWorldDemo sample
+Instructions for running the HelloWorldDemo sample
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-1. See README.txt of the parent directory
+1. See README.txt in the parent directory.
 
-2. To run this sample as stand alone application simply execute HelloWorldDemo class
-   located in org.springframework.integration.samples.helloworld package
+2. To run this sample as a standalone application simply execute the
+   HelloWorldDemo class that is located within the
+   org.springframework.integration.samples.helloworld package.
 
-3. This sample is also configured to be a valid OSGi bundle. This means you can deploy generated JAR
-   into OSGi environment providing that Spring Integration bundles as well as other prerequisites 
-   (e.g., Spring Framework were installed).
-   For example: To deploy it on SpringSource dmServer simply drop helloworld-1.0.3.jar file, located 
-   in the 'target' directory, to the 'pickup' directory of the dmServer. 
-   You should see the following output in the trace file:
+3. This sample is also configured to be a valid OSGi bundle. This means you can
+   deploy the generated JAR into an OSGi environment providing that the Spring
+   Integration bundles as well as other prerequisites (e.g., Spring Framework)
+   were installed. For example: To deploy it on SpringSource dm Server simply
+   drop the helloworld-[version].jar file, located  in the 'target' directory,
+   to the 'pickup' directory of the dm Server instance. You should see output
+   similar to the following in the trace file:
    
    			System.out I ==> HelloWorldDemo: Hello World