Sunday 31 August 2008

Living in a Bilingual World (Vivace)

For the first and second parts of this series, click here, and here.

Wednesday 6th August, afternoon, summer camp, Dorset.

A group of people holding hands together in a circle.

Middle-aged Man: ‘Link your hands together
Middle-aged Woman: A circle we will make
Dark-haired Girl: This bond of our friendship
Blond Girl: No power can break
Son: We’ll all join together
Daughter: In one mighty throng
Wife: Should any be weary
Me: We’ll help them along
Middle-aged couple: Should any be weary
Everybody in unison: We’ll help them along!

The circle breaks and a group photo is taken. Out of the corner of my eye I see a diminutive figure scurrying away, getting smaller and smaller as he dashes off. His tail (yes, tail!) is tucked in between his legs and his face is flustered.


I know I will come across Little Englander again, but for this one time he has been defeated.

Living in a Bilingual World 2 – Little Englander 0 (goal forfeited for ugliness)

Copyright 2008

7 comments:

  1. Goal forfeited for ugliness? Hahaha ;-)

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  2. Hello, sara, well, you know, this is a very monstruous personage that is best left unattended like baggage in a busy airport that is just waiting for the anti-terrorist brigade to pound on it.

    Greetings from London.

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  3. Heyy Cuban, you have a prize in our blog!!!!
    Congratulations

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  4. Thanks a lot, mate. I will pop by in a second to pick it up.

    Greetings from London.

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  5. Hi Cuban...just popping by to say hello... glad to hear we have exchanged Brillante Weblog, see you in the next tale;-) un beso

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  6. We should always try to scare those Englanders away!!!

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  7. Thanks, betty. Te pillo el viernes.

    Yes, lena, Little Englander is gone... for the time being.

    Greetings from London.

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