Cleaning with Marion - The Young Marion
*phone rings*
Wee Sadie: Hello?
HT: Mrs McKnight?
Wee Sadie: *posh voice* Yes, this is she.
HT: It’s Mr Barlow, Head Teacher at Ardrossan Academy. How are you?
Wee Sadie: *normal voice* aw aye am fine. Whits wrang noo?
HT: Well, Mrs McKnight it’s Mario. There’s been another incident.
Wee Sadie: *sighs* Whits the wee shite done now?
HT: well Mrs McKnight, we need to add pencils to the list of items that Mario is no longer allowed to use.
Wee Sadie: *shocked* Pencils Mr Barlow? Oh christ, hus he stabbed someboady? *shouts tae Mario’s dad standing at the back of the room* THE WEE BASTARDS STABBED SOMEBAOADY! HURRY UP AND GET THE CAR!
HT: MRS MCKNIGHT, NO NO! PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN.
Wee Sadie: *talking to Mario’s dad* ah cannae take much mair ah this wee shite tae be honest, can we no send him tae yer sisters?
HT: Mrs McKnight? Mario pushed a pencil up his nose to see how far it would go. The hospital seem quite concerned that he has caused some damage so are sending him for neurological tests. Mrs Cropper is with him at the minute but could you and Mr McKnight make your way up to collect him?
Wee Sadie: *muffling laughter* aye of course *shouting to Mr McKnight *he’s et the hospital, they’ve sent him fur brain scans tae see if he’s caused any damage wae a pencil *roaring laughter in the background* *male voice* they’ll take a while luking fur wan *more laughter*
HT: Mrs McKnight, this is seriously going to affect his education. We can’t allow him to use the computers as he stuck his fingers in the electrical sockets and now he can’t use pencils. We are running out of options with him.
Wee Sadie: aye ah ken, his hair hus never sat the same since he electrocuted himsel. *talking to Mario’s dad again* ah don’t want the wee basturd here aw day, ah couldnae cope wae him* Mr Barlow, can you do dae anything, he needs tae learn something.
HT: well, one of the cleaners is sick. We could give him a duster?
And that ma lovelies is how we got oor illiterate wee hedgehog Marion