Dingo the Dissident

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Monday, 18 October 2021

Recently overheard in an English classroom

by Michael Rosen


"He doesn't speak English, Miss.

He comes from the Congo, Miss.

I translate for you, Miss.

He says that the bad men kill his grandfather, Miss.

He says that the bad men kill his grandmother, Miss.

He says that the bad men kill his dad, Miss.

He says that the bad men kill his mum, Miss.

He doesn't know how he got here, Miss.

He can't say how he got here, Miss..."


1 comment:

Wofl said...

Transcribed from an interview with Mr Rosen on the BBC World Service on 17th August, 2021.