Hetty Feather
“I'm not sure which of us started sniffing and sneezing first, but within a day we both had red and running noses and hacking coughs. Matron Pigface Peters gave us a rag each to wipe our noses, but they were made of harsh, hard cloth and rubbed us raw. Our heads were aching and our arms and legs hurt. All we wanted to do was lie down, but we were forced up into our everyday routine. It was especially cold and we stood shivering at playtime, barely able to stand.
'Run around, children! You need p...lenty of fresh air to blow those horrid colds away. Don't pull those long faces at me!' said Matron Pigface.
'But we're so cold, Matron. Mayn't we stay indoors just this once?' I snuffled.
'Cold? Of course you're cold if you loll around like that! Do some skipping! Take some exercise, you lazy little girls. And stop that shivering! You've got your good thick coats.' We had our coats, but we had no woollen scarves or mittens. We had no underwear, so the icy wind blew straight up our skirts. We staggered miserably up and down, our faces grey, snot running freely.MoreLess
'Run around, children! You need p...lenty of fresh air to blow those horrid colds away. Don't pull those long faces at me!' said Matron Pigface.
'But we're so cold, Matron. Mayn't we stay indoors just this once?' I snuffled.
'Cold? Of course you're cold if you loll around like that! Do some skipping! Take some exercise, you lazy little girls. And stop that shivering! You've got your good thick coats.' We had our coats, but we had no woollen scarves or mittens. We had no underwear, so the icy wind blew straight up our skirts. We staggered miserably up and down, our faces grey, snot running freely.MoreLess
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