School Fete painting

It was the school fete. The brothers went. The sister went. I went.

We arrived. It started to rain. Spots of water spotted my spotted raincoat. The big tent was washed clean. It was a short shower. Then the sun shone.

J was there. With his friends. He said hello. He grinned. One of his best grins.

I bounced on the bouncy castle. Lots of bounces. I had some cake. Lots of cake. I played with friends. Lots of friends. Lots of playing. It was fun.

I went on the hook a duck stall. Ducks were swimming around. I took the stick. I swung at a duck. I whacked one on the head. It sank. I swung for another. I missed. I wobbled and nearly fell in. It was a close thing. I swung again. Another duck sank. I swung for a third. "That's it" the stallholder said. I waited for my prize. But I didn't get one.

A boy came over to me. He was my height. He was very strange. He had a face like a lion. He wanted to play with me. But I don't play with lions.

Another boy wandered over. He had clothes like J. He was as tall as J. His hair was the colour of Js. But he didn't have a funny face. His was blue and gold. I'd never seen a face like it before. The boy looked at me. He grinned. His grin was like J's. But J doesn't have a blue face. He grinned again. He stayed for a while. I started to play with my friends. I saw him standing nearby. He looked sad. Probably because he had a blue face.

The fete lasted all day long. It was a day of sun and smiles. But I didn't see J again. That would have been nice. I wondered where he was. I thought he would say goodbye. I searched for him. All I saw was the boy with the blue face standing by the wall looking at me. By himself. Looking sad.