T never got round to reading the Ranui Children's wishlist as she was more interested in the beanbags than the books. One was filled with old cushions and the other two were filled not with beans but foam chip and lavender flowers. They made a good landing for tired children who would often collapse after running around the library, playing tiggy. She was lucky that S did not play 'The Floor is Lava' game or teach it, because then the library would have really got out of control.
While scanning in the Teachers Resources she noted that S had left a sign on the library computer in the office. It said 'Out of Order, until we win lotto'. Odd, thought T. We don't play lotto at school. That is unacceptable gambling. Was S trying to turn the library into a casino? The library was supposed to be what it was always meant to be - a classroom!
Then she noticed Mr Muggs the library cat napping in his box next to the Lucky Pig, who had won a $50 Whitcoulls voucher. The Lucky Pig had something written in Chinese on her side. But it was all gobbledegook to her. There were no Chinese children at school anyhow who could translate. Little Angela was only just learning how to read English. She couldn't bring herself to ask S because that would just show her ignorance. Teachers weren't meant to ask librarians things. Teachers were supposed to know everything!
Turning around, she opened the magic cupboard. It was supposed to transport her to Narnia, but inside she found nothing but books and those annoying smiling emoji flowers that S had decorated the library with. These really need to go in the compost thought T. They distract the children from learning.
Likewise, the spider plants. Why S had so many spider plants she had no idea but as Mr O was no longer around to hang them up she supposed she would be the one to climb the ladder to hook them from the ceiling.
S had shown her were the lettering books were and T decided that the library needed a new sign. Instead of Library it would say 'T's room' and she would decal it to the window. Now T had a room all to herself and she could also make a cup of tea if she wanted to and lie back when she got those hammocks installed tied to the two fake trees she was going to get put inside, and get the library monitors minions to bring her favourite tim tams.
Mr Muggs. What was he still doing here? S had handed over the library to Mr Muggs to take care of, but now T was here he wasn't needed anymore, so she rang the SPCA. The SPCA said they had too many cats at the moment and would T like a dog as well?
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