Weymuth??….Yu`m a long way frum Weymuth me ladd, ….Why, `tis near the auld zeazide in` it?…you`ll `at to git down to the Barf Spar Stayshun for that un u……
" No Sir,..Please Sir, " buzzed the Wasp excitedly as it hovered in front of the old boy, who, being a wily old local, ….knew what day it was, …and was busy showing off his own peculiar sense of humour by teasing the Wasp
" It`s School I want, Sir…Weymouth House School they said it was, ..I`m lost, …and I`m late…Where is it please…do you know Sir?
The Wasp hovering on its hind legs, …legs plugged into black sockets , the cold morning beads of dew glistening on the Cherry Blossom coated surface…upwards came the long dark grey lines over the lower leg, past the little bobbles on the knee joints, up to the flapping appendages below the waist….upward to the " Black Yellow Black " band stretched around its middle…held there by the two headed Serpent Snake…..past the pristine sheer surface of the thorax… ..reflecting the sun from its glazed eyes,…. eyes held in place by the rim of a black head adorned with a symbol of kinship………..a Shield full of Wavy Water……A Book, and a Wall…….
" Go up the street right in front of you , turn left, keep on going past the building site on the right, ….near Woolies corner shop it is yung un, …..go right to the end , …….right by Fishy Evanses is where you`ll find it"…………...the words " Thank you sir"…….trailed off into the distance as the young wasp eager now to arrive on time, winged his way towards where he had been directed…….
" The Nest, I`ve found the nest !, come on you guys, who`s got the matches?"….the railway bank was full of nests, nest for birds, slow worms, adders, and Wasps….the ones who stole your sticky sweets when you put them down, those who drunk your " Dandelion & Burdock " when you weren`t looking …the ones who stung you just for doing nothing….everyone hated the wasps !……..Piles of Beanos, Dandys, Hotspurs and even Mighty Eagles were strewn readily near the Sandpits….fuel for the fires…..and loads of sand to keep it under control….didn`t really matter though, the steam engines got the blame for when the railway banks caught light….especially at night….
The wasp hovered at the Stone Pillars, ….." is this it then, what do I do now ?, …. I`ll follow the rest of the Black & Yellow brigade and see what happens"…..way across the yard was the door….." this is a step up in the world ",.. said the little wasp as he climbed the stairs into the corridor, ….corridor now heaving with all sizes of wasps….." come on in laddie, …don`t be shy " …the Wasp was ushered into a room with a long table across it, behind the table were seated figures of authority, masterful in the art of interrogation….." Name ? "….." Francis Sir,"…. "No, No, lad, …Surname !"……" Oh, …Williams Sir,…. Francis Williams Sir….."
" Bit of a problem here eh, Head?….we`ll have to make up a new Form for this year, ….so many of the little blighters for some reason……..Right Williams, ..and your Form master will be Mr. Pullan…..step outside and join the rest laddie, …….eak, tap,.. eak, tap.. eak, tap …EAK.…..The noise was getting louder by the second…..from the doorway opposite came the cry…" it `s Killer !,… he`s coming.! Quick !"…….the door slammed shut as the noise climaxed and then stopped…" Are you one of mine? "….. Said the owner of the noise…." Are you Mr. Pulling Sir ?"…." No ! " .. said the voice …" I`m Mr. Keating, and you must mean Mr. PULLAN my boy !, ..he`ll be with you soon, I`m sure "…..beads of perspiration were beginning to dry up under his armpits now as the Wasp called Williams joined the " Q ".
"O.K., now settle down, open your satchels and get out pencil and ruler "…..Mr. Pulling was a mild mannered man, but you could sense he was strict inside, bit like a lucky dip really, never sure what……… a piece of paper fluttered past the wasps glazing pods and struck the desk with a " swish "….." Right then, pay attention, …copy what I have drawn on the board onto your paper "….." parallel lines at the top "……" parallel ? "…oh, I get it!, "train tracks!"…new word for the vocabulary of life……." Leave a margin at the side ",… the Wasp looked every where, nobody else had what appeared to be a margin ,.. let alone a margin to leave behind ….
" Margin"… (n)… an edge,…. the blank border of a printed page;…. surplus; ….the difference between the cost and the selling price…said the Dictionary…..but which one was it ?……..word two was securely in place when Williams did what he a had learned at " South Twerton Junior "…" If in doubt, copy "…this was a phrase he had borrowed from the book of life…….." Timetable, write Timetable at the top of your sheets "…these were the words that woke up the wasp, he had drifted away again, head full of nothing as usual…..the list was never ending " P.E…. R.E…..Maths…Physics….Geog…and .Gym….." ,all of these things were meant for him….."clang, clang, clang "…..right boys, break time !…15 minutes, and don`t be late.!…….The door….at last !
Outside the door was the Yard, swirling mass of Yellow and Black with speckles of Grey as well, " Who were these ?"…. thought the Wasp… " You can`t go out of here until lunch time !"…words that fell on the floor as the Wasp looked down at his feet swinging in mid air, Coat….. Brand New Coat, ..that mother would go ape shit about if it got wrecked !…..The wasp released the thoughts of struggle from his small mind and could hear himself saying " Sorry,…. mind you don`t break my glasses, ….I`ve only got the one pair , ….are you a Master as well ?"……….." See this ?" said the large wasp, pointing to a little enamel badge on his upper torso, it means " Prefect "….another word, ...God, how many more can a Wasp take in one day !…….
This nest was so HUGE !……..This one would not be easy, …" Lord Snooty, ….Myrtle, ….Desperate Dan, ….Dennis the Menace, …Gnasher…….The Mekon," ……..not even the irrepressible " Dan Dare " could help the Wasp with this one…………there had to be another way…
Bath Tech…….School for Boys Eh?
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