The Witch of Clatteringshaws (2013)
“The men of the English Ninth Army were squatting on the heathery ground in a circle round Simon, waiting for him to address them.
“Men of the Ninth Army,” he began. “By the way, what happened to the other eight?”
“It was back in owd King Jamie’s time,” someone told him. “When we was fighting against the Frogs in the year thirteen. All got wiped out.”
“Oh. I see. Well, listen. Men of England. What you have to do now is walk a distance of about fifty miles to where the Wends have landed in Tentsm...uir Forest. Does anybody here know the way, by any chance?”
Dead silence was his answer to this.
“Oh. Well, it’s about due east of where we are now, so the rising sun will be a help presently. I hope you are all good walkers.”
More silence.
“Now. We don’t want our country inhabited by a lot of Wends, do we?”
“Dunno,” somebody said.
Ignoring this, Simon went on: “We don’t know how many Wends there are, but there are not very many of us, so we all have to be extra brave and tough.MoreLess
“Men of the Ninth Army,” he began. “By the way, what happened to the other eight?”
“It was back in owd King Jamie’s time,” someone told him. “When we was fighting against the Frogs in the year thirteen. All got wiped out.”
“Oh. I see. Well, listen. Men of England. What you have to do now is walk a distance of about fifty miles to where the Wends have landed in Tentsm...uir Forest. Does anybody here know the way, by any chance?”
Dead silence was his answer to this.
“Oh. Well, it’s about due east of where we are now, so the rising sun will be a help presently. I hope you are all good walkers.”
More silence.
“Now. We don’t want our country inhabited by a lot of Wends, do we?”
“Dunno,” somebody said.
Ignoring this, Simon went on: “We don’t know how many Wends there are, but there are not very many of us, so we all have to be extra brave and tough.MoreLess
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