Short Stories by Hope/The Doll/The Doll Chapter 7a

In the morning, something makes you have another look at the books on the shelf. You find another Janet and John book and decide to take it to school to show Cyn. On the way to school, Mum tells you that Uncle Bob will be back today. He's been abroad somewhere, delivering stuff in his van.

You show Cyn the book at morning break, and you sit on the grass in the sunshine to look at it.

Janet and John go to School

The picture shows a little village school, not at all like theirs. There are kids in the playground and a pretty, lady teacher about to blow a whistle.

"Janet and John went to school."
"When they arrived at school, they saw their friends playing with toys."
"Janet and John wanted to play too but they knew that they had to learn first."

The next page showed them sitting in a classroom. The teacher is holding up a picture of a penis.

"Their teacher, Mrs. Smith, greeted them and asked them to sit down."
"She then showed them a picture of a penis and asked them what it was."
"Janet and John looked at each other and then said “cock”."
"Mrs Smith smiled and said “very good”. She said that the proper name was penis, but most people called it a cock or a dick."
"Mrs Smith wanted to know how many children had seen a real one. Most of the children put their hands up."

Just as you turn to the next page, two bigger boys come up behind you. "Janet and John... That's kiddy stuff," one of them scoffs. Then he sees the picture. "Whoa!"

The next picture shows a muscular young man, completely naked and with an impressively stiff cock, standing beside Mrs Smith. She is pointing at his cock.

"After showing them a picture, Mrs. Smith said it was time they saw the real thing."
"The children came up, one at a time, to touch the man's cock."
"The man has a big smile. He likes children touching him."

The bell for the end of the break sounds and you quickly stuff the book in your bag. "Could we go to the old classroom and see some more," one of the boys says. The old classroom is a temporary building that was used while they were building the new science block. You and Cyn agree to meet them after lunch.

When it was time for lunch, Janet and John were very hungry. They ate their sandwiches and drank their juice. After lunch, they went outside to play with their friends.

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