Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy
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The Day The Chairs Strike!
It was a morning like any other at Bourne Abbey, or so the children thought as they shuffled into their classroom, lunchboxes and reading books in tow. But something was amiss. Instead of the usual orderly rows of desks paired with welcoming chairs, the students found nothing but desks and… a single letter taped to the whiteboards.
In bold, furious letters, it read:
“Enough is enough! We QUIT!
We are absolutely sick of being treated this way!! Every day we try our hardest to support you, but it is EXHAUSTING!! You try being sat on all day, every day. How would you feel if you were dragged along the floor and forced off your two front legs? IT MAKES US SO ANGRY!!!! Do you know how scary it is to just be chilling on all your legs and then suddenly you’re swinging backwards with only two feet on the ground??
Finally, your bottoms are out of control! The constant wind that brushes up against us is REVOLTING! Why can’t you go to the toilets or outside? Anywhere but on us!!!
Give us some good reasons why we should come back, and we might just consider it.
Signed,
The Chairs
The classroom fell into a stunned silence. Some children giggled nervously, but others felt a pang of guilt as they remembered all the times they’d leaned back on the chairs or scooted noisily across the floor without a thought. And the… smelly wind. The mortified realisation swept through the room.
Soon, whispers turned to action. Miss Fleming, announced that this was an opportunity to practice their persuasive writing skills. The task? To convince the chairs to come back.
The students got to work promising to treat the chairs with care and respect and were thrilled when they were forgiven and could finally rest their tired bottoms and backs. From this point forward, they have promised to show the chairs nothing but respect.
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