Dingo the Dissident

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Wednesday, 19 January 2022

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..."


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