Freddy Plays Football
“Some were pro-pig and some were anti-pig. Some said, what of it?—if a pig could be admitted to school, and could keep up with the children in his studies, why should he be debarred from free participation in athletics? Others said, what is the country coming to, when our school games are degenerating into brutal contests with wild animals, like the ancient Romans? But the national committee, which makes the football rules, decided to wait and see. “It will be high time to make a ruling,” the ch...airman said in an interview in The Times, “when elephants and tigers are introduced into the game. Then of course we shall have to take steps.”
During the next few days Freddy received letters from four colleges, asking if he planned to continue his education beyond high school, and hinting that scholarships might be available. But Freddy didn’t pay much attention to them, for soon Mr. Bean would get his money from the bank. And the only plan he had been able to think up was such a desperate one that none of his friends thought that he ought to try it.MoreLess
During the next few days Freddy received letters from four colleges, asking if he planned to continue his education beyond high school, and hinting that scholarships might be available. But Freddy didn’t pay much attention to them, for soon Mr. Bean would get his money from the bank. And the only plan he had been able to think up was such a desperate one that none of his friends thought that he ought to try it.MoreLess
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