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Harold’s 11th Birthday By Jack

Living history interpreter as Fred at the pit head baths, in his cloth cap.
Living history interpreter as Fred at the pit head baths, in his cloth cap.
© National Coal Mining Museum for England (Photo: Phil Butcher)
Harold's Father, Fred Works Down At The Pit With His Snap Tin Which All He Has Is Bread And A Drink But When He Saw All The Party Food Left Over He Ate It Like A Hungry Pig. When The boys Came Back They Discovered That the things Their After Party Food Had Been Minimized To About A Third Of What They Had Before. Fred Made It Up To Them By Takin' Them Up To See The Pit Ponies. What A Present Harold Got Of His Dad. Another goldfish. I Said To Harold: "You Better Look After Those Fish Now Or I'll Give THem Away!"
He Took It Rather Well.
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