Playground Earth
I guess the only thing the
'Whole World' has really ever succeeded in doing
together as such is fighting.
Even then, places like Sweden didn't play;
although it's been said that
their banks did.
Hell, the 'Whole World' can't even
agree to keep the garbage under control!
As far as primary school playgrounds
go, the planet's not doing too bad at the
moment; the place is covered
in discarded lunch-wrappers, as usual, but the
kids seem to be using the rubbish
bins a bit more - even if the staff can't
agree on who's responsible
for emptying them, or where they should be placed.
We still get a few kids throwing
rocks at our only remaining feminist, but
overall they seem to have got
the message that it's not a good idea to kill
things just because they're
ugly. We're hoping it will reproduce, but we're
having a bit of trouble finding
a mate for it.
There are a few scuffles happening,
as usual, but nothing serious. Of course,
Sam, our richest pupil, insists
on selling walloping-sticks to both sides in
every scuffle, and sending
in his cronies to help the kids that give him the
most money, but there's not
much we can do about it, because his uncle pays
our rent.
Still, that's the way it goes
in kindy - I can't remember a time when it was
any better...
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