Lines you would never hear in Enid Blyton!
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" A kind heart always brings its own reward," said Mrs. Lee.
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Back at Tremannon Farm....
[...]
Dick was amazed at the lunch spread out for them.
‘Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, radishes, mustard and cress, carrot grated up—that is carrot, isn’t it, Mrs Penruthlan?’ said Dick. ‘And lashings of hard-boiled eggs.’
‘Aye,’ said Mrs Penruthlan. ‘They'll make yew get the wind up inside your blanket at night!’
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Dick was amazed at the lunch spread out for them.
‘Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, radishes, mustard and cress, carrot grated up—that is carrot, isn’t it, Mrs Penruthlan?’ said Dick. ‘And lashings of hard-boiled eggs.’
‘Aye,’ said Mrs Penruthlan. ‘They'll make yew get the wind up inside your blanket at night!’
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‘Are you sure we've finally made it to Wales, Dad?’ moaned George.
‘Yes, very sure of it,’ Uncle Quentin assured her. ‘The sign at the border said so.’
‘And what a very peculiar sign it was, too,’ said Dick. ‘It was written in Welsh:
“CROESO I CYMRU
CEDWCH CYMRU DACLUS,
GADEWCH EICH RWBEL YN LLOEGH.”.’
‘Whatever did it mean?’ queried Anne.
‘Nice simply,’ said Julian with a chuckle, ‘it meant:
“WELCOME TO WALES
KEEP WALES TIDY,
DUMP YOUR RUBBISH IN ENGLAND.”!’
——Diolch yn fawr to Dennis Newman.
‘Yes, very sure of it,’ Uncle Quentin assured her. ‘The sign at the border said so.’
‘And what a very peculiar sign it was, too,’ said Dick. ‘It was written in Welsh:
“CROESO I CYMRU
CEDWCH CYMRU DACLUS,
GADEWCH EICH RWBEL YN LLOEGH.”.’
‘Whatever did it mean?’ queried Anne.
‘Nice simply,’ said Julian with a chuckle, ‘it meant:
“WELCOME TO WALES
KEEP WALES TIDY,
DUMP YOUR RUBBISH IN ENGLAND.”!’
——Diolch yn fawr to Dennis Newman.
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It was the biggest choco bar the children had ever seen ...
but George said that she couldn't eat it because "it was not for girls".
but George said that she couldn't eat it because "it was not for girls".
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"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
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The wonderful Betty Maxey's 1970 depiction of the same scene..
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"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
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