Griffin sans Davey - le médecin et l'école

Well first off the lady from the town hall rang and told Ben, in English, that the lads will go to the schools that are nearer to their home (not the asylum seeker school). This suits the family because the other school is a half-hour walk.

Liz phoned their teachers and the lads are starting school tomorrow. They'll get their list of stationery that they need and they can get that as they can.

Then Ben marched the lads up to the doctor. Do you speak English ? No, said the doctor, and then proceeded to speak English perfectly well. He prescribed the BCG vaccine, Ben and the boys went and got it and they scuttled back to the surgery where the boys were both jabbed then and there on the spot.

Pretty good, eh ! Tomorrow the lads start school, our Catrin starts school and Ben and I scuttle off to the DEFLE to finish off his signing up process.

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