“Well done William.” Miss Wainwright says before prompting the class to applaud him. “And that’s a lovely dress you’ve made for your dolly… did you make her apron too?” she asked.
“It used to be a doily.” Billy told her. “But it was a bit tatty so I asked Mrs Postlethwaite if I could turn it into an apron for Deanna.”
“Oh how very clever.” Miss Wainwright said in that warm yet patronising tone that teachers often use. She sent him back to his seat and called the next girl forward who talked for several minutes about her favourite book. The disinterest amongst the class clearly eluded this girl as she talked excitedly about the characters and plot, but they applauded her anyway. After everyone had had their turn at show-and-tell, the girls played more party games until lunchtime and that was it… no more school until September.
