Ballet Shoes for Anna
“They did of course see Wally at school but only Francesco saw him to talk to because they were in the same class. There was never a chance that they would walk to school together because Wally rode there on his bicycle, whereas the children got there by walking up The Crescent.
“I don’t like it,” Wally’s mum would grumble. “They was sent to us like and I’d be much happier in meself if I could keep an eye on them like.”
Wally’s dad agreed with her for he knew he would be much happier too, but it... was hard to figure a way of seeing the children. Then that very Saturday morning, when Wally was looking after the stall, his mum had a piece of luck. She was in the supermarket, her trolley piled high with the week’s shopping. At the place where you pay there was a woman stacking her shopping on the counter.
“Nice weather for the time of year,” the assistant said to her.
The woman, sorting out what she had bought, seemed overcome by this casual remark. She puffed and gasped and dropped a packet of breakfast cereal and half a pound of tea on to the floor.MoreLess
“I don’t like it,” Wally’s mum would grumble. “They was sent to us like and I’d be much happier in meself if I could keep an eye on them like.”
Wally’s dad agreed with her for he knew he would be much happier too, but it... was hard to figure a way of seeing the children. Then that very Saturday morning, when Wally was looking after the stall, his mum had a piece of luck. She was in the supermarket, her trolley piled high with the week’s shopping. At the place where you pay there was a woman stacking her shopping on the counter.
“Nice weather for the time of year,” the assistant said to her.
The woman, sorting out what she had bought, seemed overcome by this casual remark. She puffed and gasped and dropped a packet of breakfast cereal and half a pound of tea on to the floor.MoreLess
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