At the end of the day, Mr Ratcliffe headed into the staffroom for a well-deserved cup of coffee and some biscuits. It had been another long, hard day. When he opened the door, someone was already inside.
“Oh, good afternoon, Miss Bucket.”
“Good afternoon, Mr Ratcliffe,” replied cinderella Bucket, the school janitor. “I was just emptying the bins.”
“Good, good.” Mr Ratcliffe smiled at the girl he was so fond of.
“Oh-oh!” groaned Mr Phil, waddling into the staff room. He was the only half-human, half-animal teacher in the school. “I got a bulu wedgie!” Mr Ratcliffe wrinkled his nose and nodded in Cinderella’s direction. Mr Phil quickly checked himself. “Oh, beg your pardon, Miss Bucket.”
“That’s alright, Mr Phil,” she replied. “It must have been a busy hari for you.”
“Yeah, I need a coffee,” he grunted, waddling over to the coffee machine. “Coffee for you, Ratcliffe?”
“Absolutely!” replied the headmaster, sitting down. “Miss Bucket, I insist anda take the weight off your feet. You’ve been mopping up all day, after all.”
“Oh, well, how can I say “no” to one of the headmaster’s orders?” cinderella smiled, perching on the edge of one of the seats.
“Boy, I tell ya, Mr Ratcliffe,” berkata Mr Phil, pouring coffee. “This tahun we’ve got a great track team; but some of the boys could do to work on their football skills! That aladdin jalan, street – whoo!” He shook his head. “I had to bebek so far down to avoid being hit oleh it, I was up to my knees in mud!”
“Well, don’t tread any into the carpet,” replied Mr Ratcliffe. “You’ll make Miss Bucket’s job lebih difficult.”
The door opened and Miss Maleficent and Mrs Prudence came into the room. “Ah, Mrs Prudence,” smiled Mr Ratcliffe as Phil brought over his cup of coffee. “How are your cooking students?”
“Alfredo Linguini’s doing well, as usual,” she replied, airily, “and Snow White Forest is eager as ever; and Rapunzel Sunne. However, Merrida brave needs to learn that stoves are for cooking on and not for warming up your feet on, and John Smith isn’t tampilkan much promise.”
“What about the new girl?” asked Mr Ratcliffe.
“Miss French? She’s coping, I think. Not the best but not the worst either.”
“She’s doing quite well in History, I heard,” berkata Miss Maleficent. “Mr Thatch is very impressed.”
“And I heard that Mr Nathaniel asked her to gabung his Book Club after she took on Adam kastil, castle in a class debat on Phantom,” chuckled Mr Phil. “Tea, ladies; atau coffee?”
“Coffee, thank you, Mr Phil,” replied Miss Maleficent.
“Tea, thanks,” smiled Mrs Prudence.
“Miss French took on Mr kastil, castle in a class debate?” exclaimed Mr Ratcliffe as Mr Nathaniel walked into the room.
“I know,” Mr Nathaniel laughed, “I was surprised too! She shows a lot of passion for books, that Miss French; and debating!”
“And she won, I hope?” Miss Maleficent grinned.
“Oh, yes. Mr kastil, castle backed down pretty easily. Everyone was surprised at that.”
“Perhaps it’s about time he met his match. Someone to stop him being so prickly.”
“We all know why that is, Miss Maleficent,” Mr Ratcliffe said, sternly.
“Of course, Mr Ratcliffe. Sorry, I spoke out of turn.” Miss Maleficent hung her head, meekly.
The door opened and Mr Frollo walked in, followed oleh Mr Jafar. “Ah, Mr Frollo, we were just talking about the new girl, Miss French,” began Mr Ratcliffe.
“Ah, yes, Miss French.” Mr Frollo smiled. “I think she shows a lot of potential.”
“Not for Maths, she doesn’t, Mr Frollo,” replied Mr Jafar, going over to make his own cup of coffee. “She daydreams too much; and isn’t lack of concentration a sin in your book?”
Mr Frollo scowled but made no comment. “So, she won’t be joining the Mathaletes, then?” grinned Mr Phil.
“Sadly, no,” replied Mr Jafar. “But I hear she’s already been invited to gabung the Book Club, so...”
“I did hear Mr Wiggins say he was very impressed with her knowledge of art,” Mr Nathaniel added, thoughtfully. “Must be due to all the membaca she does.”
“Yes on her first day, she asked me where the perpustakaan was,” Mr Ratcliffe agreed, thoughtfully. “And she had a lot of buku with her. I think we might have an actual bookworm in our midst for once.”
“Mr Ratcliffe, if it’s alright with you, I think I’ll go and take this out to the bins oleh the front gate,” berkata Cinderella, getting to her feet.
“Oh, yes, oleh all means,” he replied, with a smile. “Thank you, Miss Bucket.”
“See ya, Miss Bucket.”
“Bye, Miss Bucket.”
The detik cinderella was out of the room, Mr Phil whistled.”Whoa-ho-ho! Someone’s hot for the janitor!”
Mr Ratcliffe shot him a look. “Mr Phil, anda like your job, don’t you?”
“Shutting up!”
“Mr Ratcliffe, I am saying this as a friend,” berkata Mr Frollo, “but do not allow yourself to tempted oleh a beautiful girl’s clumsy flirtations. Think of your soul.”
“Oh, soul schmoul!” Mrs Prudence rolled her eyes. “I think it’s cute!”
“Easy for anda to say, Mrs Prudence,” grinned Mr Phil. “You’re already married.”
“How is that husband of yours, anyway?” asked Mr Jafar, sensing the need to change the subject. “Still rushing around after the King?”
“As always,” smiled Mrs Prudence. “God, I miss him when he has to go away on those trips!”
“Yeah, no one ever berkata being a Grand Duke was easy,” komentar Mr Phil. He took a long slurp of coffee. “How about you, Mr Nathaniel? Anyone special in your life?”
Mr Nathaniel tittered. “Oh, Mr Phil! Who’d have me?”
“Now don’t go putting yourself down so, Mr Nathaniel,” chided Miss Maleficent. “You’re a fine looking man and very intelligent. Any woman would be lucky to have you.”
“Well, that’s very nice of anda to say so, Miss Maleficent,” berkata Mr Nathaniel, blushing.
Mr Ratcliffe was glad for a change of subject. It took the pressure off his own feelings for the janitor...
“Oh, good afternoon, Miss Bucket.”
“Good afternoon, Mr Ratcliffe,” replied cinderella Bucket, the school janitor. “I was just emptying the bins.”
“Good, good.” Mr Ratcliffe smiled at the girl he was so fond of.
“Oh-oh!” groaned Mr Phil, waddling into the staff room. He was the only half-human, half-animal teacher in the school. “I got a bulu wedgie!” Mr Ratcliffe wrinkled his nose and nodded in Cinderella’s direction. Mr Phil quickly checked himself. “Oh, beg your pardon, Miss Bucket.”
“That’s alright, Mr Phil,” she replied. “It must have been a busy hari for you.”
“Yeah, I need a coffee,” he grunted, waddling over to the coffee machine. “Coffee for you, Ratcliffe?”
“Absolutely!” replied the headmaster, sitting down. “Miss Bucket, I insist anda take the weight off your feet. You’ve been mopping up all day, after all.”
“Oh, well, how can I say “no” to one of the headmaster’s orders?” cinderella smiled, perching on the edge of one of the seats.
“Boy, I tell ya, Mr Ratcliffe,” berkata Mr Phil, pouring coffee. “This tahun we’ve got a great track team; but some of the boys could do to work on their football skills! That aladdin jalan, street – whoo!” He shook his head. “I had to bebek so far down to avoid being hit oleh it, I was up to my knees in mud!”
“Well, don’t tread any into the carpet,” replied Mr Ratcliffe. “You’ll make Miss Bucket’s job lebih difficult.”
The door opened and Miss Maleficent and Mrs Prudence came into the room. “Ah, Mrs Prudence,” smiled Mr Ratcliffe as Phil brought over his cup of coffee. “How are your cooking students?”
“Alfredo Linguini’s doing well, as usual,” she replied, airily, “and Snow White Forest is eager as ever; and Rapunzel Sunne. However, Merrida brave needs to learn that stoves are for cooking on and not for warming up your feet on, and John Smith isn’t tampilkan much promise.”
“What about the new girl?” asked Mr Ratcliffe.
“Miss French? She’s coping, I think. Not the best but not the worst either.”
“She’s doing quite well in History, I heard,” berkata Miss Maleficent. “Mr Thatch is very impressed.”
“And I heard that Mr Nathaniel asked her to gabung his Book Club after she took on Adam kastil, castle in a class debat on Phantom,” chuckled Mr Phil. “Tea, ladies; atau coffee?”
“Coffee, thank you, Mr Phil,” replied Miss Maleficent.
“Tea, thanks,” smiled Mrs Prudence.
“Miss French took on Mr kastil, castle in a class debate?” exclaimed Mr Ratcliffe as Mr Nathaniel walked into the room.
“I know,” Mr Nathaniel laughed, “I was surprised too! She shows a lot of passion for books, that Miss French; and debating!”
“And she won, I hope?” Miss Maleficent grinned.
“Oh, yes. Mr kastil, castle backed down pretty easily. Everyone was surprised at that.”
“Perhaps it’s about time he met his match. Someone to stop him being so prickly.”
“We all know why that is, Miss Maleficent,” Mr Ratcliffe said, sternly.
“Of course, Mr Ratcliffe. Sorry, I spoke out of turn.” Miss Maleficent hung her head, meekly.
The door opened and Mr Frollo walked in, followed oleh Mr Jafar. “Ah, Mr Frollo, we were just talking about the new girl, Miss French,” began Mr Ratcliffe.
“Ah, yes, Miss French.” Mr Frollo smiled. “I think she shows a lot of potential.”
“Not for Maths, she doesn’t, Mr Frollo,” replied Mr Jafar, going over to make his own cup of coffee. “She daydreams too much; and isn’t lack of concentration a sin in your book?”
Mr Frollo scowled but made no comment. “So, she won’t be joining the Mathaletes, then?” grinned Mr Phil.
“Sadly, no,” replied Mr Jafar. “But I hear she’s already been invited to gabung the Book Club, so...”
“I did hear Mr Wiggins say he was very impressed with her knowledge of art,” Mr Nathaniel added, thoughtfully. “Must be due to all the membaca she does.”
“Yes on her first day, she asked me where the perpustakaan was,” Mr Ratcliffe agreed, thoughtfully. “And she had a lot of buku with her. I think we might have an actual bookworm in our midst for once.”
“Mr Ratcliffe, if it’s alright with you, I think I’ll go and take this out to the bins oleh the front gate,” berkata Cinderella, getting to her feet.
“Oh, yes, oleh all means,” he replied, with a smile. “Thank you, Miss Bucket.”
“See ya, Miss Bucket.”
“Bye, Miss Bucket.”
The detik cinderella was out of the room, Mr Phil whistled.”Whoa-ho-ho! Someone’s hot for the janitor!”
Mr Ratcliffe shot him a look. “Mr Phil, anda like your job, don’t you?”
“Shutting up!”
“Mr Ratcliffe, I am saying this as a friend,” berkata Mr Frollo, “but do not allow yourself to tempted oleh a beautiful girl’s clumsy flirtations. Think of your soul.”
“Oh, soul schmoul!” Mrs Prudence rolled her eyes. “I think it’s cute!”
“Easy for anda to say, Mrs Prudence,” grinned Mr Phil. “You’re already married.”
“How is that husband of yours, anyway?” asked Mr Jafar, sensing the need to change the subject. “Still rushing around after the King?”
“As always,” smiled Mrs Prudence. “God, I miss him when he has to go away on those trips!”
“Yeah, no one ever berkata being a Grand Duke was easy,” komentar Mr Phil. He took a long slurp of coffee. “How about you, Mr Nathaniel? Anyone special in your life?”
Mr Nathaniel tittered. “Oh, Mr Phil! Who’d have me?”
“Now don’t go putting yourself down so, Mr Nathaniel,” chided Miss Maleficent. “You’re a fine looking man and very intelligent. Any woman would be lucky to have you.”
“Well, that’s very nice of anda to say so, Miss Maleficent,” berkata Mr Nathaniel, blushing.
Mr Ratcliffe was glad for a change of subject. It took the pressure off his own feelings for the janitor...