school

This little picture Story book is for you
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to remind you of the time we spent together as an
E4 class 2 nd grade Highschool. This booklet will
bring back memories of school life to you when you
are older and away from the school environment. It
will remind you of the targets we had in the year
2005-2006. It will also remind you of your
school mates and of how you looked and
thought at the fresh age of 14. I hope
it will bring a smile on your face
and warmth to
your heart.
With lots of love
your teacher
Zafi Mandali

It was a shiny day and the Mrs.
Shields was taking care of the garden.
Mr. Shields was also helping with
the plants.
The Shields Family lived in a wonderful house in Doncaster, England.
Everything would be perfect without their neighbours, the Browns Family.
Their children Jamie, Ella and
Jimmie were watching TV.
It was Monday morning. Mrs. Brown
was in the kitchen, arranging dishes.

Mr. Brown was at work. While their children Matti, Mari and Johnie were at
school. They loved being there among their friends.
They were also in a band together
called “The nightingales”. Liam
Marriot was with them too.
Matti Brown and Jamie Shields shared
the same desk because they were
classmates, neighbours and best friends.
Ella Shields and Marie Brown were almost friends but liked the same boy
Liam. They were competitive about just about everything, high marks, good
looks, best voice and sang at the band. Marie and Ella however had one
worry on their mind. Who was Liam in love with?

Jimmie Shields and Johnie Brown on
the other hand were worst enemies.
They kept fighting at school and
calling each other names.
Quiet. Get up! If you continue, I
will expel you from school.
The physics teacher, Mr Marriot,
had often sent them out of class
for calling each other names.
But he started!!!
This stupid
one started!!!
Johnie got an 18,6 and I got an 18,7!
You are stupid and you will...
That’s it!! Both of you, out!!! I won’t
say it again!! I’ll count to 3.
1,2,3. Out!!!!!!!

B….B……B…
All right , whatever.
Why did you stop?
In the afternoon, Matti and Jamie met at Liam’s house, Liam’s house was equipped with many musical instruments.
Liam played the guitar. Jamie also played the guitar and Matti was playing on the drums. They were playing the song
“you are beautiful”. It was the song that Jamie had written for his girlfriend, Selina. But Jamie suddenly stopped.
I have a strange feeling
that something is going to
happen.
Something will happen
with our band?
No, it’s not that. I have a bad feeling
about home and Selina hasn’t
called either and I’m worried about
her too.
Selina was indeed sad. Her cruel father
had not given her permission to go out
again.

Forget about it. It is probably nothing .
There was rubbish all around the place. And the window of the Brown’s
house was broken.
Hell, no, not again. That’s not good!
Jamie and Matti were on their way home after 2 hours of practice with their
band. They had little idea what would follow.
Why is everything
happening to us.
I dread to think what the
situation is going to be with
our parents now.

At the Brown’s house.
“Matti! Where have you been?
Yes., I bet they did it. I won’t
forget the time they stole my bike
from our garden. I bet that Jimmie
did it. I hate him so much.
At Liam’s house, dad. What has
happened here? World war three?
What’s wrong with the window?
Stop the nonsense
Johnie. Just because
you hate him it doesn’t
mean they are thieves.
Mum says it is the
Shields family who did it.
The family was sitting around the table.
And what about the time
they wrote graffiti on our
front door and we had to
spend a fortune buying a
new door?

Perhaps the police will find the truth
some day. The Shields say we flattened
their plants, threw garbage on the their
entrance and burst their tyres. We did
not do these things, did we?
What happened to
the plants , father?
Hey! You were at Liam’s
house, heh? How was
your day?
At the Shields home Mr. Shield was
sweet to his son as always.
This is a mystery and I won’t rest
until we find out the truth.
Fine, dad but…what about
the plants. Where is mum?
Remember this, someone is making
trouble for us and laughing at us .
At the police station. But don’t worry.
Come and sit next to Ella.
He was too tired to do anything else
and his mind was fixed on what had
happened to the window and the plants.

Jimme, what happened
to mum’s flowers?
Oh, the graffiti is a mystery and do
you remember the time they burst
our tyres? Our ford was flat. We
spent a fortune on new tyres.
Mum says the Browns did it like the other
time they threw garbage on the entrance.
I bet that Johnie did.
I hate him so much.
Yes, but the Browns say we
wrote graffiti on their door
and we did not. Did we?
Cut the crap, Jimmie. Just
because you hate Johnie it
doesn’t mean he burst our
tyres.

Someone is messing up our lives and we
are sitting here and doing nothing.
Today you are not going to school
because we have a problem with
the neighbours and we must
figure out what is happening.”
The next morning Jamie woke up and went to the kitchen. Everyone was sitting around the table. He asked his mother
for his breakfast because he didn’t like to be late for school!
Mom, get serious, please!
I talk very seriously, young man. They are going to pay for
everything they did to us and I warn you if you talk or see
again their son, Matti, you also are going to be in trouble.
But…

No, buts … this is my final word.
I don’t want you to have any
relationship with this boy again!
The situation is too
unpleasant for us and for our
family, but what could we
do? …
In the children's room.
Mum but you are unfair…
Mari send an SMS to Ella to tell her not to
worry. Probably they are as worried as we are.
The Brown children are also discussing
the problem.
To your room now!
That’s a good idea. Let’s see
how things are next door.

At that moment a message came form
Mari explaining the whole situation and
saying that her feelings for Jamie and
Ella hadn’t changed at all.
You know I got a message from
Mari and she said that perhaps it
was the dog’s fault that our
plants have been flattened.
At the Shields house the whole family was around the table. Nobody was
speaking. Ella wanted to break the ice.
Don’t be ironic, it’s not their
fault. And I sent a message to
The dog’s fault, oh why did Mattie.
we not think of that?

You did what? Go to your
room, now! Don’t think of getting
out before you apologise after
you think what you have done.
Hm, you look quite
happy. Am I right?
Mum, he is my best friend.
Yes, you are. Well, I was thinking of us and I had a
really cool idea. Liam, you are sixteen. Matti, is
eighteen and I am sixteen too. So if our families go
on fighting each other they will destroy our band.
The next day Jamie went to Liam’s house where Matti and Liam were playing a new song.
Now, I’m 16, Matti is 18 and Liam is 16
too. Maybe we could go and live
somewhere else. The hatred between
our parents is killing us!’. Tomorrow I
will tell my friends what I thought of.
Jamies is lying in his room, thinking.
Yeah, yeah, you are dreaming. You mean, in a few
years we will be old enough to do whatever we want,
we can leave this place and travel somewhere else,
where we can make CD’s and give concerts… and
make our dream come true!

This is what we want but our parents
will get angry and disagree. We should stop
dreaming.
So they just continued playing. They were playing and playing Mean while next door Liam’s mum was talking to a neighbour,
Mrs Gallini. They had been talking for some time when the bell rang.
I’m glad to see you Mrs Shields.
How are you? Come in. The
children are practicing.
Let me introduce you to Mrs Giallini.
She lives further down the street.
How do you do? How do you do?
I have seen you a few times.
Sometimes my son Darry plays with
your Jimmie.
Mrs. Marriot opened the door and welcomed Mrs. Shield in. She then introduced Mrs. Shields to Mrs. Gallini.

How are things with the Browns?
Are they still annoying you?
Perhaps there is an explanation.
Don’t be so sure. I am sure the
Browns did not do anything.
Unfortunately, yes. Yesterday morning, while I was
watering my favorite plants. Tthe phone rang. So I went
to answer it. When I came back the plants had been
flattened. I’m sure it was the Browns who did it. They are
so mean. I hate them and I’ll always hate them.
What explanation? And any
way how would you know?
Oh, dear. That’s awful!“. It is such
a pity since the children Jamie
and Matti are such good friends.
Hello Miranda. How are you dear? I need your
help . I hope my children Matti and Mari are not
here playing with that Shields boy, Jamie.
But 2 seconds later somebody knocked on the door and Liam’s mother went to open it. Liam, Jamie, Matti, Ella
and Mari all stoped practicing and went to see what was going on. They heard a third woman’s voice. It was Mrs.
Brown, Matti’s mother!

You don’t mind my entering? You
see we have a problem.” .
I won’t talk to this crazy woman
who accuses me of flattening her
plants and breaks my window.
What on earth! I see you
are not alone.
I broke no window of
yours. I am not like you.
Miranda. Maybe if you talk things
over, misunderstandings will clear.
If you did not break my window, who did? And if
you did not write graffiti on my entrance door who
did? And if you didn’t steal Johnie’s bike who did?

Is my mom here? What’s the matter with you boy?
At that point the bell rang and in came Darry Gallian crying. Everybody stared at him.
Darry, we are not alone darling!!! There
are these ladies here. Let’s go home.
I am not going home again. My father
never buys me anything and hates me.
I want to leave home. I hate
him. He beat me again. I will
go to the police.
This can not be so. Why are your saying such
terrible lies? Your father can’t hate you.

He does and he hates both of you, too. That’s why he
flattened your plants and and burst your tyres. My
father emptied his rubbish in front of your entrance.
Mum tell them. Don’t protect him any more.
The boy is right. That is why I came here
today but I did not dare speak the truth. I
am afraid of him. He is a sick man and he
needs help and I don’t know who to turn to.
That’s not all. You remember the day you
found graffiti written on your door? He
enjoys seeing your fighting. He also broke
your window. He is horrible . He beats my
mother. Do something. Protect us.
Everybody is extremely surprised.
We are so miserable. My
Selina is also very
unhappy. I would like to
apologize on his behalf.
Please help us.
Oh, oh…. We could never
imagine such things.
That explains everything. I am
so sorry Mrs Brown. You
know I always wanted us to be
friends because our children
are friends too.

I am so sorry for you little boy but I
am so glad that the Browns are
good and caring neighbours after
all. Don’t worry about your father
we will see what we can do about it.
Was your husband
always so violent?
No, it all started
three years ago.
Believe me, I ‘am also
very, very happy.
Do you have any
idea, why?
Mrs Giallini is talking to the psychologist, Mrs. Goodweather.
That’s the problem I
can’t guess.
Mrs Gallini, I will
introduce you to
psychologist. She
might be able to
help you.
I believe I should have a few
sessions with him. If I find the reason
I’ll be able to cure him. Don’t worry, we
always help people.
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Author of initial script: Ioannidou Niovi, Zafi Mandali
Script adapted by the students of E4, 2 nd grade High School, 2005 - 2006
1 st couple: The Shields 2 nd couple: The Browns
Father: Kekes Trifon Father: Papios Peter
Mother: Gergini Vassia, , Mother: Tsoga Evaggelia
Child 1: Samaras Lefteris, Child 1: Sousoudis Aris
Child 2: Georgosopoulou Ilektra Child 2: Varela Marilena
Child 3: Valsamos Dimitris Child 3: Bilianis John
3 rd couple: The Marriots 4 th couple: Mr Gallinis
Father: Reppas Konstantinos Father: ?
Mother: Parathisi Margarita Mother: Giannikopoulou Maria,
Child 1: Itopoulos Dimitrios Child 1:Darren: Matev Stefanos
Psychologist: Mrs. Goodweather: Fani Tsantaraki
Cover design: Paradissi Margarita
Typing and page make up: Elena Vagena
Child 2: Selina: Ioannidou Niovi