Sandy Wright waited until the chitter-chatter of his students abated. “All right,” he said, “settle down!” He raised one eyebrow at the class and quickly the remaining hubbub fizzled out. “For the Christmas holidays, you have a short literature assignment. You are to write a 250-word paragraph about your favourite minor character from “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” A freckly-faced boy with a permanent gap-toothed grin raised his hand. “Yes, Robbie,” said Wright, rolling up his eyes and sighing. “When you say a minor character, Sir, do you mean one like Professor Digory Kirke?” Most of the students giggled, while a couple laughed out loud. Sandy ...
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