It was a cold winter’s day, and Evelyn had volunteered to stand outside the supermarket and ask for donations for the Salvation Army’s soup kitchen.
Evelyn: Hello. Would you like to make a donation to the Salvation Army’s soup kitchen?
Passer-by 1: Goodness. You must be freezing standing out here. Not a nice day at all, is it?
Evelyn: It’s certainly a bit chilly. Have a nice day.
Evelyn: Hello. Would you like to make a donation to the Salvation Army’s soup kitchen?
Passer-by 2: Goodness. You must be freezing standing out here. Not a nice day at all, is it?
Evelyn: It’s certainly a bit chilly. Have a nice day.
Evelyn: Hello. Would you like to make a donation to the Salvation Army’s soup kitchen?
Passer-by 3: Goodness. You must be freezing standing out here. Not a nice day at all, is it?
Evelyn: It’s certainly a bit chilly. Have a nice day.
Evelyn: Hello. Would you like to make a donation to the Salvation Army’s soup kitchen?
Passer-by 4: Goodness. You must be freezing standing out here. Not a nice day at all, is it?
Evelyn: It’s certainly a bit chilly. Have a nice day…
I went back to re-read the tale about Mrs Bradshaw. It hadn’t changed.
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I’m starting to think I have a “thing” about collecting for the Salvation Army!
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You have employed a unique technic to capture the monotony and rigours of collecting. Her condition is hammered in with each iteration.
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Thank you! I was actually inspired by a collector I saw!
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What matters is you remembered and reproduced it for us. Only an artist could have done it.
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Have you ever thought of writing a children’s story? They so love repetition 🙂
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I used to earn a living writing children’s musicals – lived on that for 14 years – until I became very yesterday and the schools became PC. Then I faded into oblivion… !
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Not yet, Bruce.
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Wow
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