Wednesday, June 24, 2009

One of the reasons I love the Guardian

It's just a small snippet, but how funny! Apparently Alison Uttley, writer who created the Little Grey Rabbit, fought off children with an umbrella.

Here's a quote:
As Uttley hadn't bothered to listen to a word I'd told her, she was completely unprepared for this. Dimly, she perceived an overwhelming mob running at her and with British pluck she unhesitatingly grabbed her duck-handled umbrella and waded into the attack, felling infants right and left. The kiddies paused, briefly regrouped, then broke up and ran off, screaming in terror. Uttley strode among them, lashing out freely.

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