Our Forgotten Children

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Comment by Sophie Jerram on June 11, 2009 at 6:57am

A boa constrictor eating an elephant - thanks to Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Comment by Turrence on May 22, 2009 at 11:04am

Nasty nasty Lye-worm

Comment by Lindsay Alderton on April 25, 2009 at 5:55pm

The infamous Lambton Worm was a song which terrorised most English schoolkids in the North West (where the Geordies come from).

One Sunday mornin' Lambton went
A-fishing in the Wear;
An' catched a fish upon he's heuk
He thowt leuk't vary queer.
But whatt'n a kind ov fish it was
Young Lambton cudden't tell-
He waddn't fash te carry'd hyem,
So he hoyed it doon a well

Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs,
An' aa'll tell ye aall an aaful story,
Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs,
An' Aa'll tel ye 'boot the worm.

Noo Lambton felt inclined te gan
An' fight i' foreign wars.
He joined a troop ov Knights that cared
For nowther woonds nor scars,
An' off he went te Palestine
Where queer things him befel,
An varry seun forgat aboot
The queer worm i' the well.

But the worm got fat an' growed an' growed,
An' growed an aaful size;
He'd greet big teeth, a greet big gob,
An greet big goggle eyes.
An' when at neets he craaled aboot
Te pick up bits o' news,
If he felt dry upon the road,
He milked a dozen coos.

This feorful worm would often feed
On caalves an' lambs an' sheep,
An' swally little bairns alive
When they laid doon te sleep.
An when he'd eaten aall he cud
An' he had had he's fill,
He craaled away an' lapped he's tail
Ten times roond Pensher Hill.

The news ov this myest aaful worm
An' his queer gannins on
Seun crossed the seas, gat te the ears
Ov brave an' bowld Sor John.
So hyem he cam an' catched the beast,
An' cut 'im in twe haalves,
An' that seun stopped hes eatin' bairns
An' sheep an' lambs an' caalves.

So noo ye knaa hoo aall the foaks
On byeth sides ov the Wear
Lost lots o' sheep an' lots o' sleep
An leeved i' mortal feor.
So let's hev one te brave Sor John
That kept the bairns frae harm,
Saved coos an' calves by myekin' haalves
O' the famis Lambton Worm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lambton_Worm

Comment by Nick Potter on April 18, 2009 at 11:15am

You just need to believe...

Comment by Carl Chenery on April 7, 2009 at 3:13pm

Introducing Saphira:

Comment by Rebeka Whale on April 6, 2009 at 10:24pm

Two representations of Aaron's past (or potential future) lives!

Comment by Rebeka Whale on April 6, 2009 at 10:10pm

Comment by Georgi on April 6, 2009 at 10:07pm

giggle giggle

Comment by Rebeka Whale on April 6, 2009 at 10:03pm

Comment by Liz on April 6, 2009 at 9:54pm

toves! damnit.

yay.

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