Winner in the Junior Writing Rammy 2019
Sally and Bob lived in an ordinary house, in an ordinary street. Sally was keen on recycling but Bob hated the very idea of it, he thought it was a complete waste of time.
Sally would go outside every night and sort through the green and blue bin making sure the right materials were in the correct bin. She nicknamed the bins in her garden, green was Gooey and Blue was Basher and they became her best friends.
One night her brother went out and mixed up all the bins, he took great pleasure in doing this. He was mean. The next morning Sally’s mum shouted “Sally and Bob get down here now!” “Who has messed up all the bins? There is rubbish all over the garden! You are both grounded until further notice!” Sally was so upset, she went to her room, she knew Bob had done it to annoy her. She sat and thought how she could stop him from doing it again. “AHA!!! I know” thought Sally and off she went to get her writing pad and pen.
Sally wrote a letter to Paul Garner her local councillor,
Dear Councillor Garner,
We need more bins as a matter of urgency so we can recycle more and save our planet. We need to recycle food, glass, garden waste and lots more for sustainability. I want to breathe clean air and I want wildlife to be safe in their habitats.
I expect you to consider my request.
Yours sincerely
Sally
One morning Sally saw a lorry arriving, she ran down the stairs and out of the front door to see what was being delivered. To her amazement, four more bins came off of the lorry for every house in the street. Sally was delighted! She couldn’t believe that Councillor Garner had actually read her letter and took on board her suggestions.
She had more bins and more friends instantly! There was a brown bin which she called Bushy, a black bin that she nicknamed Banger, a grey bin that she called Grotty and finally, a purple bin that she named Precious.
Sally no longer needed any more friends, she had everything she needed. She was going to breathe fresh air and animals would too.
Bob her brother was devastated when he saw more bins coming and couldn’t believe his eyes, how was he going to prank his sister with 6 bins? He was either going to get caught or he was just going to have to recycle like her, “no chance” thought Bob,” I will find a way.”
Gooey and Basher told Bushy, Banger, Grotty and Precious how wonderful Sally was at recycling but how mean Bob was. So the 6 bins put their bin lids together and came up with a plan. The next morning Bobs room was a rubbish dump, Mum said “if this isn’t clean by the time I am out of the shower, your X-Box will be removed forever!”
Did he recycle?
(c) Grace Malcolm